‘Mud is not just a medium but also a decoration in our aesthetics of art. Mud is used as decoration and also as a canvas’
-Durgabai Vyam, Gond artist
It was a pleasant February morning in a village in Madhya Pradesh, when I first…
In the 18th century when India was ruled by the three major schools of art i.e; Mughal, Anglo-Indian and Pahari, a lesser known but world’s first independent school of painting, “Patna Kalam” wooed the connoisseurs with its minimal yet bold approach towards it subject and…
Driving through the unlevelled dusty route, our auto stopped at a point with no road to go ahead and coincidentally, THAT was the village we were looking for! Opening the tin doors of a house, we climbed up to the room upstairs and standing on…
As children, we’re all fascinated by stories that took us away from our everyday lives, into completely different worlds and as we grow up we tend to move away from this world, preoccupied by our modern day problems. I ,on the other hand, find myself…
As well as the small number of mythological subjects which are his best-known works today, he painted a wide range of religious subjects and also some portraits. He and his workshop were especially known for their Madonna and Childs, many in the round tondo shape.