The word ‘Meenakari’ is derived from the Persian word 'minoo' which refers to the azure colour of heaven.

Millennial-age Indians are embracing religious and spiritual tattoos, with this unique form of expression increasingly being recognized as ‘wearable body art’ across India’s busiest cities. The artistic value of tattoos has waxed and waned throughout history until reaching its current status as walking art. In India, tattoos were used for diverse reasons – including art, the imitation of embroidery, and to ward off evil. 

The world today is not the same as we saw two years ago. There is less movement, less display of love and more physical distancing. Embracing the new norm, these artworks show the role of art in the time of a crisis and the utmost importance of wearing a mask

Photography has drastically changed the lives of human beings today. Not a day passes, for most of us, without a photograph. There seems to be no need for any special occasion to take a photo. A good hair day needs a photo! Your cute little pet’s homecoming anniversary needs a photo for sure! “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”  says American photographer Aaron Siskind. Photography has the real magic to capture the world’s beauty. Photos can speak instantly to the world, and our reminiscence happens in real-time. Every photograph has a story to tell. The photography era has enhanced our need to create, record, and remember. Cameras have become an indispensable part of our lives. It is curating our lives for recording and curating our lives. Precious moments were made into keepsakes, while moments we no longer wished to remember were discarded.

Did you know that your surroundings could affect your feelings and state of mind? Have you ever noticed that certain locations aggravate you more than others? or that specific locations are particularly tranquil and calming? Well, there's a likely chance that those spaces' colour schemes are in play.

India’s culture truly reflects its rich, cultural and natural heritage, which are a testimony to its invaluable treasures. The cultural sites are a repository of archetypal diversity and artistic excellence.

Many artists choose to work with mixed media because it allows them to break the boundaries between different art forms and give a whole new dimension to their creativity.

Every artwork is produced with utmost passion, commitment and skills. Serigraphs are artworks that are made with something in addition to these; craftsmanship.

A style that was a common and mainstream one has now become something exotic. The form is the Lippan Kaam, also known as Chittar Kaam.

Delhi based artist Dhara Mehrotra’s solo art installation 'Through Clusters & Networks... is the product of the Artist-in-Residence outreach program at NCBS-TIFR, and offers a closer look at how fungi and plants communicate with each other via a “Wood Wide Web” National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS) encourages collaboration at every level and the artist-in-residence outreach program was also in alignment with varying expressions of science. The program brings on board artists who work closely with ‘Principal Investigators’ and their labs to translate the science into art.