Art

Amita Dutta (44) is a highly successful painter, reputed for the art that she creates using coffee. That’s right, coffee! She has not let her hearing impairment come in the way of her creativity.

Art can overcome huge differences between people and unite them in common cause. Here is a poem celebrating this unique ability of art to bring people together and erase prejudices and distinctions.

What began in the time of kings as a necessary means of documentation, and a sign of beauty, is now only limited to the last remaining calligraphy artists in Delhi who are trying to keep this art alive.

Her debut solo exhibition, which opened in the Mumbai-based Akara art gallery, features stunning paintings and sculptures made with beeswax.

This Inktober, many artists have posted amazing content online. We have compiled a few brilliant Inktober illustrations posted by Indian artists.

The 34-year-old software engineer turned artist from Bhopal is one of 107 artists painting 62,000 frames on over a 1,000 canvases for Loving Vincent.

I recently got trained in Madhubani painting, an art form from Bihar. Here is a brief summary of my experience on learning the traditional art.

Like all river valley civilizations, River Nila is a fertile ground for arts, craft, literature and tradition to flourish on her banks. Exploring the river civilization is often a journey of self-discovery.

Debasmita decided to put her efforts into bringing about social change through art with her project ‘My Father Illustrations,’ in 2013.

The only thing that can match Aditya Vij’s odd and diverse collection of artefacts is his equally unconventional personality. The museum in his residence houses many items that history buffs would love to get their hands on – from an enviable comics collection to 13 vintage cars