Miniature paintings are drawn on a very small scale. If enlarged, they would amaze one with their exactitude. One would fondly recall to mind miniatures on the theme of Radha-Krishna, those of Ragmala series and Nathdwara paintings. Handmade colours, particularly the basic ones – red, yellow and blue – develop strong contrasts as also delicate…

Ahmedabad is hosting two shows of an adaptation from the much-looked upto repertoire of candid short stories of the well known writer late Sadat Hasan Manto who lived a short biological life of 43 years but continues to live in literature and theatre 68 years after his death in 1955. Directed by Narendra Sachar and…

From Revival to A Promise to Rebuild, Amdavadi artist Sheena Chawla has taken a substantial leap forward in her quest for discovery of the self and its innate powers. This is the firm feeling you get after you visit the second solo show by the young artist who comes across as thinking individual no less!…

Talking of abstract art Pablo Picasso had once said “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something (in realism). Afterward(s) you can remove all traces of reality.” Joan Mitchell said the opposite when she averred “All art is abstract, but it’s real!” Yes, for sure even as it also has another meaning…