Sarmaya X Ojas Art present ‘Echoes of the Land’
Highlights from our two-week exhibition at Ojas Art, Delhi, which showcased the works of 20 artists from the Sarmaya collection
Highlights from our two-week exhibition at Ojas Art, Delhi, which showcased the works of 20 artists from the Sarmaya collection
This painting belongs to a series by Manisha Gera Baswani called Luminously between Eternities and its title Grishma is a truncation of the Sanskrit word for summer, Grishmarutu. The palm at the centre of the work has a very evocative yet meditative quality, with a world of texture evident in the leaves and the bark of the tree.… Read more »
Manisha Gera Baswani reinterprets traditional Indian miniature paintings with a contemporary twist. In this painting from a series titled Luminously Between Eternities, a tree is depicted in the grip of an ‘aandhi’ or storm. The tree is delineated in a rather detailed manner and you can observe a lot of texture in its leaves and… Read more »
Using works from our modern and contemporary art collection, we decipher terms used very often by critics and art insiders
Where does one Indian contemporary art’s most versatile practitioners find her inspiration? The short answer is, everywhere
Before you try to find it, let us clarify right away that there isn’t a common thread connecting the five artists in our Spotlight this month. The art of Bhupen Khakhar, Shakuntala Kulkarni, Manisha Gera Baswani, Dibin Thilakan and Gopa Trivedi are covered by the umbrella term ‘modern and contemporary art’ but this slightly worn… Read more »