Looking through images from a trip to Mandawa, struck by the fact that a Shekhawati painting on a wall has been partially blocked by another wall….. obviously the owners do not consider these to be worth preserving!
Tag Archive 'art'
Sensory overload!
Posted in art, Artist, Exhibition on Apr 13th, 2012
Works by around 300 Bangladeshi artists in one place at one time…… it was just fantastic but a complete overload for the brain trying to absorb so much art at one time. Need to go back to spend time appreciating selected pieces Artist Shahabuddin Ahmed talking and gesturing at the inaugural ceremony of the Dhaka [...]
Does it satisfy?
Posted in art, Photography, WIP on Mar 20th, 2012
Using the camera [and related paraphernalia] and photography as a medium without thinking of the technical aspects, enjoying the entire process of making an image from the time of seeing and composing a picture in the viewfinder to the end-result on paper [or screen] : the satisfaction level? MASSIVE. Yes, a lot! Click the images [...]
Nuts about bolts
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 [...]