BANGALORE: Have you noticed the colourful and meaningful paintings on many walls of the city, depicting the history of the state, the tradition and culture of Kannadigas or tourist havens of Karnataka? May be or may not be. But do try to spare a glance as they are now in a state of utter neglect and fading glory. Way back in 2009, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) came up...
09:55 AM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy in Delhi on Thursday evening. The assailants said that his art was provocative and went against the religious sentiments of people. They also threatened that just as late painter MF Husain was hounded out of the country for his...
02:34 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Mumbai: It was meant for creating much-needed awareness regarding road safety. But the drawing competition for schoolchildren being organised by Mumbai's regional transport offices (RTOs) and education department has now taken on a rather gloomy hue, with child psychologists claiming that subjects like 'The accident I saw' may send a young participant into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The contest is being held during the ongoing road safety week -- from...
02:19 PM, Jan 06, 2012
It's not quite the Planet of the Apes. A painting monkey in Ontario is taking the Canadian art world by storm. ...
05:16 PM, Dec 07, 2011
New Delhi: Forced to live away from India, M.F. Husain at one time wanted to destroy all his paintings, says his son Owais Husain who is hungering to conquer the wasteland of possibilities left behind by his illustrious father. "I feel suddenly in life there is a wasteland in front of me, but the wasteland is rich, inspiring a hunger in me to devour the wasteland. I am ready, actually...
11:49 AM, Jul 05, 2011
New York: After Dubai, New York City became a second home for celebrated Indian painter M F Husain, who was described by the Indian Americans in New York as a genius and master of colours who took Indian contemporary art to new places. The artist, who died on Thursday, was often seen at Tamarind Art Gallery in Manhattan where he held his painting exhibitions due to his close rapport with...
08:18 AM, Jun 11, 2011
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Controversies in India fail to have endings. It is not just that they are incomplete in terms of resolutions, they convey a sense of perpetual ...
02:56 PM, Jun 10, 2011
CNN-IBN correspondent Sahar Zaman recalls her meeting with legendary painter MF Husain who died in London on Thursday. ...
12:10 PM, Jun 10, 2011
Legendary painter MF Husain also wanted a biopic to be made on his life. ...
09:56 AM, Jun 10, 2011
MF Husain was a wonderful human being besides a great painter, said Alyque Padamsee. ...
09:48 AM, Jun 10, 2011
New Delhi: Friends and admirers of MF Husain were on Thursday at a loss of words at the demise of the painter famously dubbed 'Piccaso of India' and angry at the fact that he had to die in a foreign land. From contemporaries Kishen Khanna and Anjolie Ela Menon to younger artists like Jitish Kallat a sense of shock, disbelief and grief prevailed among the art fraternity which mourned the...
02:20 PM, Jun 09, 2011
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