April 2015 – Ankush Arora

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Portfolio – Ankush Arora

Portfolio – Ankush Arora

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Not the best to time to visit the #RedFort in this heat. But if you do, ask for #DhrishyakalaMuseum. It's a rare temporary museum that shows commissioned #portraits by #European and #Indian #artists, works by India's National Treasure artists and a large set of prints reflecting the birth of #nationalism -- all tracing the beginnings of early modern art in India 18th century onwards. On the top floor, a set of #aquatints by Thomas and William Daniells document the terrain, monuments and people of India as a result of their wide travels. Sure, they are '#oriental' sceneries, turning India into a pretty #fantasy book, but they're worth a look. A #library in the #museum gives access to some of the major publications on #modernism that one many not be able to afford (at least for me). Located in the sprawling environs of the 17th-century Red Fort, surrounded by trees and grand structures, this museum is a walk back in time. Studio portraits of #British #monarchs and Indian royalty hang in the museum, which has about 400-odd works mounted over three floors. Works by artists from the #Bengal school, Amrita Sher-gil, Raja Ravi Verma and other National Treasures such as #SailozMookherjea and #NicholasRoerich make this museum into a delightful piece of visual #history. The lyrical and contemplative quality of their work stay with you even as you go back to your own reality. @dag.world #photooftheday #artistsoninstagram #modernism

If you’re in #Calcutta, drop by at Experimenter gallery, where a huge collection of #photo #archive from The Hindu #newspaper has been reproduced. The #exhibition is a re-look at South Asian #history from the last 80 years or so by using a simple method of cutouts. In the cutouts above is independence fighter Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan through the various stages of his life, including being received by Rajiv Gandhi at Palam airport. Worth a visit! @experimenterkol #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #photography #kolkata #experimentergallery #studiocamp @chennaiphotobiennale #photooftheday #rajivgandhi #frontiergandhi

Drawing upon her experience as an art director for #DurgaPuja #pandals and theatre productions, Piyali Sadhukhan’s latest piece of work on the #Sabarimala controversy is an extension of themes she has explored in her practice, such as #gender and the #violence directed at it. Decorative and macabre at the same time, Piyali’s monumental #installation – titled Flaming Altar – is a subversive take on the opposition to allowing #menstruating women in the Sabarimala #temple, despite the Supreme Court lifting the prohibition. LINK IN BIO Photo by @akarprakarcontemporary #kolkata #piyalisadhukhan #blood #contemporaryart #indianart #indianartist #artexhibition #artistsoninstagram #artandculturediary #artwork

#Polish #artist Goshka Macuga’s #tapestry hangs from the top and spreads into the walking area, inviting the viewer to partake in the artist’s call for unification of #women. Titled ‘Death of #Marxism, Women of All Lands Unite’, the hall-size exhibit shows an image of Karl #Marx’s #tomb in #London that has been transported into a local setting, which has women from #Kerala surrounding the famous landmark. LINK IN BIO #artistsoninstagram @kochibiennale #kochibiennale @kochibiennalefoundation #contemporaryart #photography #photooftheday #art #artists #aspinwallhouse #fortkochi #goshkamacuga #installation #india_everyday #indianblogger #indiatravelgram #indiagram #feminism #museumweek

#Form, #colour and #texture hold primacy in the works of Indian artist Shobha Broota, whose repertoire witnessed a shift from early #portraitures and #figuratives to pure #abstractions. At a recent group #exhibition, titled ‘Shadow #Lines: #Experiments with Light, Line and #Liminality’, the artist showed a large collection of knotted #wool and #thread on the #canvas. Known for her sustained engagement with #geometric forms, abstract #imagery and #relief work, the canvases at the Shrine Empire Gallery are a form of #meditation, embedded with #metaphysical connotations. LINK IN BIO Photo by @shrineempire #shobhabroota @meeramenezesart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #artistsofinstagram #photooftheday #artists #art #artandculturediary #painting #indianart #indianartist

For an artist who developed an early interest in waste material (such as chipped off pieces of marble) at his family #stone carving facility, #Rajasthan-born Prashant Pandey’s latest work repurposes a totally different substance. It is the holy #ash sourced from Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar #Jyotirlinga #Temple, one of the 12 such sites in India that has a powerful #ellipsoid as its presiding deity in the form of #Shiva. LINK IN BIO Pictures by @shrineempire @prashantsculptor #contemporaryart #installation #photooftheday #artists #art #photography #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #visualart #artandculturediary #scroll #tapestry #hanging #artexhibition #indianartists #artexhibition #foundobjectart #foundobjectsculpture #prashantpandey #shrineempiregallery #symbols #drawings #glassslides #glass @meeramenezesart

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