The right sculpture for home decor should fit your personal taste while enhancing the surrounding environment. A very large metal or wooden sculpture may look out of place in a small room lacking sufficient floor space. Likewise, an abstract sculpture for home decor with a modern aesthetic may appear unnatural in an otherwise traditionally decorated room, unless your purpose is to deliberately juxtapose older and newer styles.
Curated art allows spaces to speak with purpose. Whether it is a new home, a freshly set up office, or a space waiting to be reimagined, art plays a quiet but powerful role in shaping how we live, work, and rest.
Here are some of the most popular and sought after folk arts today. Explore through the pages of Mojarto to decorate your walls with an eclectic manifestation of Indian culture.
We belong to a society that loves vibrancy and colours. Similar to its people and place, Indian art and design are also popular for their vibrant hues and striking patterns.
There is mature essence to the way the color ‘brown’ catches the eye, as it’s splattered all over one’s environment. For me, it resonates with the color of the Earth, hard work and labour and artists and photographers alike would agree on how audacious the color seems on the canvas or in print. A lot can be said about any color but something about brown seems as if it’s doused in antiquity, it’s been through a lot of shaping and reshaping and rugged scrutiny and criticism. From the bark of a tree to the deeper layers of the Earth, the ethereal presence of this color remains, like a silent observer, a flaneur of sorts.
Witness the creation of India’s most decorative elephant at Rajaji National Park. Painted by international artists Senkoe and Valentina Pinci this mural was made at one of the most challenging spot, a lone wall on a hill!
The earliest source of music in India is the Samaveda and it opens with this line: ‘Agna ā yāhi vītaye’ which translates as ‘O Agni, come to the feast’. To a musician, this invitation to Agni, the god of fire, is perhaps a prayer to be touched by fire. To be granted the gift of ‘Duende’.
Walk into any serious collection of Contemporary Indian paintings, and you will notice something quietly powerful at work. Beyond colour, form, and surface, there...
India remembers through stories. Through songs sung in courtyards. Through rituals whispered at dawn. Through patterns drawn in rice flour at the threshold of...
As we celebrate this 78th Independence Day, it is a time for reflection and gratitude towards those who stood unyielding against the might of the British Empire. The bravery and resilience displayed by these freedom fighters continue to inspire generations, reminding us of the price paid for our freedom. Artists on Mojarto are doing more than simply selling their work; they celebrate the freedom of expression our ancestors fought so hard to achieve.
While Friendship Day is officially celebrated on a specific day each year, the idea of celebrating friendship isn't limited to just that one day. To celebrate the spirit of friendship, lets us delve into the world of friendship-themed art while exploring the nuances of the magic of companionship.
There is a special excitement in discovering emerging artists before their name becomes widely recognised. You notice a painting, pause longer than expected, and...
Discover how artist Anupam Pal blends Indian mythology, modern abstraction, and glowing acrylic textures. Very few artists bridge the gap between ancient cultural heritage and modern abstract expressionism quite like Pal.
A buyer may fall in love with an artwork because of colour, subject, emotion or memory. But before that connection forms, something quieter happens....
Walk into any serious art conversation today, and one question quietly sits at the centre of it all. What makes this artist unmistakably themselves?
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