Posted in art, Artist, Babla, Dhaka, Exhibition, metal, Sculptor on Jan 23rd, 2012
….and screws, washers, nails, bits and pieces of things we might not think twice about – are Babla’s material for his art. Exhibited on 22nd Jan 2012 at Dhaka.
The famous “blue” pottery from Jaipur. Made from an ancient formula which apparently originated in Iran and came to Rajasthan somewhere in the early 1800′s; consists of quartz, green glass, fullers earth, borax and gum. The items are hand painted with chromium, cobalt, iron and cadmium oxides which when fired change color to give the [...]
Posted in Amman Rashid, art, Artist on Mar 19th, 2011
Jewellery artist and master craftsman Amman Rashid has had several very successful exhibitions and continues to evolve as an artist. He does it again by using materials that have been recycled into pieces of artistic jewellery, some of these quite “unusual” like this Kingfisher Beer bottle cap! Enjoyed talking to Amman about his new experiences [...]
Posted in art, Mandawa, new year, Rajasthan on Dec 29th, 2010
All peace and happiness in the New Year! A Rajasthani painting on a mud hut in Mandawa
Posted in art, Artist, Fareha Zeba, Sonargaon on Dec 3rd, 2010
Friend Zeba had called one evening to say that she would be working with a group of artists / photographers / videographers [Mithu Sen & Samit Das - India, Iqra Tanveer Toor – Pakistan, Janananda Laksiri - Sri Lanka, Hu XiaoXiao - China, Paolo W. Tamburella - Italy, Amir Mobed - Iran, Allioum Moussa - [...]
Posted in Ameheh Ispahahi, art, Artist, Cathy Stevulak, Leonard Hill, Surayia Rahman on Nov 28th, 2010
With Cathy and Len in Dhaka – meeting people connected with Surayia Rahman, the search for all artwork and history of Surayia’s amazing life-story continues. A common friend handed over to us a treasure the other day, quite unexpectedly. A set of 5 metal engraved printing blocks that were designed by Surayia Rahman for use on their stationery [...]