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06/28/2022

Encore !
Saw this striking Yves Klein work this morning and couldn’t stop thinking about it.
This is ANT 154, part of Klein’s famous series in which he used n**e models as an anthromorphic brush, covering them in his signature IKB blue and then ‘painting’ the surface of the canvas with them. This seminal series broke apart the definition of painting, radicalised the enduring art historical idea of the n**e and laid the foundations of performance art as we know it today.
This work you see here was created at the ‘New York studio of Larry Rivers where models imprinted themselves on the canvas while an orchestra played a one note symphony composed by Klein.
Klein famously said “I remain detached and distant but it is under my eyes and orders that the work art must create itself.”
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05/28/2022

Bringing back .
I find the process of making an art work so incredibly interesting and to see really how the mind of the artist works as she takes it to the final image.
This series , the idea allows independent artists a square on this page so as to freely share their work in their own words and hopefully exchange ideas with other practitioners on their work.
Today, the very young shares her work at the very initial stages, a series she is hoping to develop further. Radhika also works with the digital medium and you can purchase her prints from platforms like .co
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My art is a reflection of my thoughts, emotions and what’s happening in my life. These last few months have been extremely transformational for me, and that is something that is now starting to translate into my work. I am exploring new ideas, thought processes, routines, and materials. It's all happening simultaneously.

My design language is mostly inspired by architecture and machines. I love observing how things are made and then break them down into basic shapes and work around it, arrange, rearrange them, just like making my own puzzle. I observe patterns, shapes, textures a lot and I am constantly clicking photos of things I like from around me.

I am currently working on developing a new series of small artworks on paper. The idea behind this series is to work with a limited color palette and similar shapes and still create different compositions each time. Keeping the minimal, geometric nature of my work I want to push the boundaries a little and challenge myself to see how I can use the same shapes and have fun with them and create interesting compositions. The artwork that you see is the 1st of 20.
Moving forward I plan to introduce some light textures to these works, just to give the work some dimension. Here I have played with positive and negative space to create an illusion of shapes and a duality in colors, from a deep green to bright, sunny palette on top.

05/25/2022

Three: Genres, Generations, Artists,

When we talk about contemporary art, we sometimes tend to forget the great evolution taking place within our own traditional art forms. This show at showcase the work of three artists from three generations who are reimagining the grammar of traditional art forms- bhajjushyam’s bold Gond works, Krishnanand Jha’s detailed Madhubani’s and the Vayeda brothers’ delicate Wali works.
Padma Shri Bhajju Shyam was in fact working as a security guard when his uncle the late artist Jangarh Singh Shyam invited him to work with him. While assisting his uncle, Shyam fell in love with the Gond tradition and began creating his own work for which he has been recognised widely on an international stage. His experiences outside India have translated into illustrations for a number of books, most significantly The London Jungle Book, which takes Indian myth and tradition to a foreign landscape.
Mithila art or Madhubani painting stems traditionally from the wedding rituals of the Maithil community and has been practised traditionally by women. Krishnanand Jha was one of the first male artists to break this tradition. Born to a ta***ic priest, his art focuses on Ta***ic scenes and symbolism and showcases his mastery of the Kachni style revolving around line work and patterns.
Mayur and Tushar Vayeda grew up in the village of Ganjad, Maharashtra surrounded by their indigenous Warli tradition. Today, they are breaking the barriers of what Warli art is. While Warli artists work traditionally on walls, the Vayedas use canvas, giving them the ability to trace, redo and experiment with the existing grammar of the art form. Here, rather than being scroll-like, the images are layered. While maintaining the deep love for nature and animals in the their art, the brothers’ layer their work with images from the urban landscape leading to questions of ecology and sustainability. This is Warli like you haven’t seen it before.
Last few days to see these in person at . Visit and tell me what you think?!
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Image 2& 3: Krishnanand Jha’s Madhubani works
Image 4& 5:

05/03/2022

Connected ♾
making connections between works of art and beyond.
1 & 2
⭐️Smoke/ Sudhir Patwardhan
⭐️Finder/ Mahesh Baliga
3&4
⭐️Don’t Scream/ Amber Hammad
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⭐️Girl on a Swing/ A. Ramachandran
5&6
⭐️Adequate and Suitable/ Maya Varadaraj
⭐️Made for Each Other/ Soma Sas
7&8
⭐️Ganesh Pyne .prakar
⭐️Ramanujan
9&10
⭐️You made me an artist/ Ratheesh. T
⭐️ Untitled( After Mrs James Guthrie by Fredric Leighton, 1864 -1865)/ Anindita Chakraborty

03/23/2022

Close up of some of the most interesting pieces on display at Immerse. There are plenty more but it was just so great to see so many people come out and support these young artists that frankly, at some point I put my phone down and decided to just take it all in.
Kudos .jeyasingh .nanavati for a wonderful event. Big congratulations to all the artists!
The show is on for a few days more and there is some amazing work up for sale, all of the proceeds go directly to the artists!

06/18/2021

gives artists from across India their own square on this page to tell you what they are currently working on, what's inspiring them and where they are in their practice. Today's square belongs to Bengaluru based artist whose monochrome art is inspired from Indian craft and architecture, textile or botanicals.

If you would like to contribute to this series, send me a DM!..
Currently I'm working on a series of circular paintings in acrylic on canvas.They draw from my reflection on permanence and impermanence, something these past couple of years have set into context for all of us. This has been a truly unusual time for all of us. And while it’s been shrouded in darkness in some ways, it’s also allowed me to focus on the simple joys. I learned that putting my art out there was a lot less frightening than I imagined. I learned that getting my hands muddy is the only way to make something beautiful grow. And I learned that even when I couldn’t see it in the dark, a moon is rising somewhere. 🌙

06/14/2021

💥 A new season signals change and there are big changes coming up on this space! With that, thid will be the last installment of 💙 Monday Blues 💙, a series I have loved exploring and sharing with you! It's only fitting that I end it with an artist whose art brings me pure and simple JOY 🤩

The colour blue makes its way constantly in A Ramachandran's art. The Bhil women with their blue sarees, floating blue lotuses and images of the sky and the sea.

In his watercolours from the series Earthen Pot: Image Poems, the colour is dominant. Using the figure of a traditional Rajasthan woman, he explores themes of fertility and memory, the image of the earthen pot representative of a womb, juxtaposed by nature in all it's beauty.

🌸 What is most beautiful about A Ramachandran's work is that it is art that is created to be joyful and celebratory. His flowers and birds and trees are created to be the most lush, most full versions of themselves, showcasing a deep respect for nature and the environment. Visual poetry, this.

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06/10/2021

In a group of art lovers, one would be hard pressed to find someone who wasn't a stationery fiend. So today I'm particularly excited to introduce the good folks of to you.Inky Memo is a living archive of stationery stories and curiosities founded by and .

In a first of this series of three posts, Minjal and Samir explore how stationery and artistic tools shaped the art of one of India's most significant artists- Madhvi Parekh

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We don't realize what a big leap of technology it was for pens 🖊 to not leak ink. Once a serious writing instrument for adults, the pen was democratized. Ball pens led to the more casual felt pens or markers, and children everywhere rejoiced. Madhvi Parekh was not too old when she picked up a marker to draw on paper seriously, and with every undulating line, she brought her childhood with her.

😃 Self-taught and having spent most of her younger years in a village, Madhvi was introduced to the visual musings of Paul Klee by her artist husband. From then on her unorthodox drawings and paintings bridged the gap between rural folk art and a childlike wonder expressed in decidedly modern art practice. In addition to more formal paints, her paintings continue to celebrate the simple pleasure of markers and glitter pens. In them, the magical mythical stories of her youth are alive and shimmering.

Image Courtesy: Profile Photograph - Scroll.in,

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06/07/2021

💙On Monday Blues today, talking about the incredible artist and printmaker Jyoti Bhatt!
Bhatt's Blue Fly, made in 1970 is an iconic work in that is a classic example of the artist's unique style.

💥In this work, a mixed media Intaglio print, the image of two women form the background on which is superimposed the image of a blue fly 🪰
Compositionally, it looks like a mandala diagram but highly detailed and layered with forms that reference Jain mythology, hoardings, cinema posters. These are then interspersed with words- lines from bhajans-or numbers, over which the graphical forms such as that of the blue fly are superimposed.

Towards the 1960s in New York, Bhatt started to experiment with the form of the face which stemmed from a searching of his own cultural identity. In these works, the face is masked by various traditional motiefs which when combined with the graphical outline of the face give different meaning to the idea of the self. The continued exploration of the self has become central to Bhatt's practice since.

A dynamic intermingling of folk forms, graphical images and text, combined with modern printmaking techniques, makes Bhatt one of the most significant living artists of India.

The Asia Society Game Changer Awards will be honoring three artists for their contribution to Modern and Contemporary art this year, amongst whom is Jyoti Bhatt. The event is open to all and free.

Happy to be working with as Outreach Partner to amplify this event. You can register for free via the link in my bio.

Image 1: Blue Fly, 1972
Image 2: A face, 2000
Image 3: Many Faces of a Face, 1996

06/06/2021

𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘶 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘺

American-French artist explains the painstaking process of creating each piece, in Part 2 of this artist profile.

Which artist would you like to hear from next? Tell me in the comments and I’ll do my best to make it happen

Laurence De Valmy

“The very first step is the composition of the painting and the writing of the dialogues. I paint with acrylics and it's fun to recreate artworks painted in oils, encaustic or gold leaf with this medium. One of the challenges is to pick the right colours because photos modify them. I study several photos to assess them as best as I can. The dialogues and dates are accurate and based on my research. I use quotes or interviews with the artists that I include in the dialogues. My goal is to show the links between the artist and his friends, art dealers, collectors or muse. I try to be as close as possible to the personality of the artist and convey his message in just a few words. The text is printed on the canvas. Then, I varnish the painting to give it a glossy touch and to preserve it.”

"I guess my series revisits art history in a fun way with a factual background so the combination seems to resonate with enough people. Furthermore Instagram plays a big role for artists, art curators and collectors so every art lover can relate.. At least it's what I gather from the feedback I've had!"

06/06/2021

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 is 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳?

Conceptual artist Laurence De Valmy's series POST asks viewers to examine this link between art and social media. In her imagined world, Hockney and Haring, Monet and Murakami are living, breathing characters, allowing viewers in to their observations, inspirations and interactions through their own Instagram posts. The result is an astute comment on the times we live in while being every art history nerd's fantasy.

Laurence's art has been shown at the Barnes Foundation, and several international art fairs across the globe.

Part 1 in the artist's own words here:

Laurence De Valmy:

"My earliest art memory was my first visit to the Musee d'Orsay when I was 12 or so. I clearly remember seeing the Olympia by Manet and my mum telling me about its story and the scandal around it. It sparked my curiosity and from then I started to read books about Manet, Morisot and his impressionist friends. Looking back, I realize that was the start of my journey into art history and art stories"

"I was observing how artists were using Instagram and since I'm passionate about art history and personal stories, I got this idea to revisit art history through Instagram. Before that I was making photorealist paintings and I wanted to create a body of work, that could be more personal."

"It started as three posts: a Hockney, a Warhol and a Lichtenstein. I showed them to two artists friends who encouraged me to develop the series. One of them recommended that I apply to the ESKFF artist residency and it was a great occasion to write a statement and clarify my concept. I got into the ESKFF and after the residency, I got gallery representation."

In Part 2, read about how Laurence creates her POST series.

06/06/2021

In this new series , artists from across India share what they are currently working on. Today, graphic designer and artist .kapur.art shares her work, a response to the staying home in the last year.
If you would like to contribute to this series, send me DM! I would love to hear from you!
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🏡series is a quiet and pensive diary. This series began last year, as an exploration of our habits and our selves during one of the tougher phases of our lifetimes, a representation of how we found hope and opportunity in a pandemic. It speaks of struggles and successes, worry and wins.

This series is also a reminder of time gone by, a record of resilience 💥

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