By Team Mojarto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lwda2g1870 VARANASI, also known as Kashi, is one of the oldest living cities in the world. It is the ultimate pilgrimage spot for...

Forget Ayurveda or Yoga, did you know about the healing power of Art? Most of us are completely unaware that creating or even looking at art can be very beneficial to the mind and body. Art is very versatile and can influence us in different ways. The key point here being ‘influence’. Creating art for your own satisfaction has its benefits to both your mind and body. We mostly spend our days rushing around.

Photography is the most effective way to capture breathtaking sceneries, beautiful wildlife and irrevocable memories. Photographs are one of the best inventions of human beings. It becomes a reservoir of memories, happiness and beauty. Every picture has many stories to tell and joys of life to share. Everything viewed through a lens seems more magical and lovely. A camera is a splendour that shows a glimpse of heaven on earth. 

Confluence- Celebrating India- Bangladesh Printmaking on view from 22nd January to 31st January 2020 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Making a beautiful visual connect between cultures across countries and erasing the idea of a border, the show ‘Confluence’ at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

The heavy presence of The Progressive Movement continues to live in and colour the minds of each of us in the art world in India. And it is usually presumed that while the legacy lives on, the artists have all gone.  Thus, it is all the more interesting than the one remaining artist of that set, Manohar Mhatre, now 89, is still living and practicing. Chosen to have long self-marginalized himself, he is finally showing his works in a retrospective solo after decades!

People are posting pictures and videos of sparrows on their balconies. Nilgais walking around mall complexes. And civet cats crossing the road. Strange things are happening in this time of a national lockdown. It is a situation that no one could’ve prepared for. 

We all love to decorate our living spaces and art is the undoubted best choice for it. An artwork can brighten up the room and fill your home or office with spirit and fervour. Experience the joy of decorating your walls with transcending artworks from Mojarto.

When Cornelia Parker was made ‘Election Artist’ by the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art in 2017 it came as a surprise to many ordinary Britons who didn’t know such a post actually existed. The British General Election that year itself was extraordinary because it was a snap poll called by Prime Minister Theresa May three years ahead of schedule.

The inaugural edition of the OnArt Fair – India’s first virtual art fair – kicked off with a bang yesterday evening and it is here for another 2 more days with artworks, events and contests of all shapes and forms. With one-of-a-kind gems presented in ‘booths’ offering some very persuasive prices, OnArt Fair caters to all tastes and expectations. Here are just a few booths to look out for.

Auction houses have often been regarded with awe as they house the most incredible collections and items selling for inordinate prices! But when and where did it all begin?