With Father’s day around the corner, Mojarto is out with a collection of some warm and emotional portrayals of fatherhood. He is our first hero and our first love. He is our icon, role model, protector, provider, playmate, and secret keeper.

Watercolour painting is a popular medium both among professional as well as amateur artists. It offers you a large plethora of creative possibilities and it’s quite easy to use. Here’s an insight into some of the popular techniques that you too could try out.

Story telling, at its root, is a narrative of a person; a stage in their life or an event becomes an inspiration and leads to a creation of something new. Each stage tells a distinctive story, those staple experiences we all have and the dreams that change with times and each stage. It brings up Shakespeare’s poem about the seven ages of life and how the world is a stage and we are mere characters. As we grow, the clothes change, and we adorn ourselves with newer robes. These images capture the story of a person’s growth and the changing view point. 

Like a Phoenix rising from its ashes stronger and brighter every time, the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris continues to inspire awe; even after 800 years. Notre-Dame was built on a tradition of dismantling, fires and resurgence. But the question remains: would the modern designers pay ode to one of the past facades or would they find a 21st century interpretation for the medieval gothic? 

Every Indian’s childhood is marked with certain notions which are relatable in every aspect and one among those is the myths and old folk tales. Artist Basuki Dasgupta takes these folk tales, along with his precious childhood memories, and adds a modern touch to them in his artwork.

WHAT CAN BE READ can also be seen. What can be seen can also be felt. What can be felt can also be absented deliberately to let the imagination fill in the gaps. This kind of wizardry comes only to a few artists. My saying this in no way suggests some kind of a natural gift or an inborn genius.

Lord Ganesha, the beloved deity known as the remover of obstacles and the bearer of new beginnings, has been a timeless muse for artists...

Each day as we step out of the house, we see so many things. It could be something systematic like children going to school or extremely mundane like cars, bikes and vehicles.

No matter which city you belong to, if you feel like watching a wholesome drama, then I suggest you switch off your mobile phones and turn off your computers because no Netflix or Amazon Prime is going to telecast this.

Amrita Sher-Gil, a Hungarian-Indian painter, was a trailblazer in 20th-century art, hailed as one of its foremost avant-garde women artists. Recognized for her mastery from a young age, she garnered acclaim with works like "Young Girls" at 19. Sher-Gil's global travels, including stints in Turkey, France, and India, informed her unique style, blending precolonial Indian art with contemporary influences. Her legacy, akin to Bengal Renaissance luminaries, extends beyond painting, encompassing literature and music, despite initial underappreciation during her lifetime.