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Bronze Art by Tapas Biswas

Aditya — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:43:09 +0000

Introduction Of Tapas Bisaws
A postgraduate in sculpture from B.H.U., Tapas has been awarded the ‘Young Emerging Artist in Sculpture’ at Harmony Show, Mumbai, 2006. He had also won the Govorner’s Award’ for best exhibits of Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, 1997-98 and ‘Doomimal Memorial Award’ 2001 among several others. He had a solo exhibition at Kalakriti Gallery , Hyderabad, 2005, Gallery Alternatives, Gurgaon , 2002 and Gallery Gangatat, Varanasi, 2002. He had shown his works in group exhibitions of Aakriti ART Gallery, Kolkata, 2006, ‘Summer Show’ at CIMA Art Gallery , Kolkata, ‘Young Faces of Contemporary Indian Art’ at Birla Academy, Kolkata and group exhibition In ABC Gallery, Varanast, 2002, Apart from Harmony Show 2005 & 2006, Mumbai. He was one of the artist of Gen Next I & Gen Next II at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2006-2007. He has attended the Show titled Time & Material’ organized by Aakriti Art Gallery and Art Konsult at stainless Gallery, New Delhi, 2008. He has attended workshop on Dokra and has numerous works collected by public and private collectors in India & abroad.

Write – Up about His works
Sculptures and sculptors have always been those works which establish an instant connect with the audience, due to its physical presence and intangible impact.
Tapas Biswas is one such sculptor who puts in humongous efforts in his works. As he says, he always wants to create a sculptural space through a rundown simplicity of the metal and grid.
His works though diverse, are extra-ordinary. They may be as common as landscapes to horizontal works and spaces and also as uncommon as architectures and stylized works. He mainly uses bronze in his creation because of the endless possibilities it creates, another added advantage is that he works layer by layer and experiments with it.

Tapas, a very skilful sculptor, believes in playing with shapes, forms and lines and adding a bit of traditional tinge to his creations, it has a folk touch. Subjects are frequently revisited; his sculptures of landscapes are breath-taking. They are delicately made, giving them a poetic touch. They invite the spectators into its works. The sculptures give an impression that they have been very patiently made and creatively thought of. He uses a lot of natural forms like leaves and flowers. The mainstay of his works is meshes and figurative nets. His creations have a lot of figures in it, they are full of human activities, narration and urban struggle.

His sculptures are a beautiful mesh in which one would want to get lost, a beautiful puzzle one would want to be intrigued by and a beautiful thought one would want to be immersed in.

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Incredible Ostrich Egg Shell Art by Brian Baity

Aditya — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:55:15 +0000

About Brian Baity
I began carving in 2005 when I purchased a high speed carving tool from Profitable Hobbies. This is not to say that I found art at that time. I have dabbled in drawing and painting since I was old enough to pick up a pencil or brush. While enlisted in the US Air Force, stationed in Valdosta Georgia I attended a few freshman art classes and found a love for sculpture. After leaving Georgia that interest waned, as other interests seemed more important. I have returned to using my hands to create and am finding life much more fulfilling. Read More>>

Lord Ganesha Splendid Paintings by Kashinath Bose

Aditya — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:14:45 +0000

About Kashinath Bose
Date of Birth: May 3, 1965
Educational Qualification:
Studied from prestigious Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata and he had painted on wide range of subjects in diverse mediums such as acrylic, oil, water colors, oil pastels, charcoal & mixed medium. His art is as realistic as it is abstract, the vibrant colors, the bold fluidity of distinctive strokes all endeavor to capture the complexity of traditionalism with the pulsating energy of modernism. He also worked as an Animator for the India’s first Animation Serial “Gayab Aaya” for Doordarshan – DD1, and as Creative Designer for Swiss Embassy & short Cartoon Film maker for Jain TV. He completed several murals including one at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Participated in various solo & group exhibitions.

Exhibitions: Participated in several solo and group exhibitions.
Collection: USA, Bangalore, Kerala, Kolkata and Delhi
Address: D-196, Shyam Park Extension, Sahibabad
Contact No: 9810205112, 9810567704
Email: knbose@yahoo.co.in

Explore The Arabic History

Radhika — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:12:21 +0000

If you are the person who has interest in learning more about the ancient history of Arabs this museum in Dubai will be of interest to you. So when you visit Dubai don’t forget this place where you can find the diverse collection of life size dioramas that depict the everyday life of Arabs in the days before the discovery of oil. The porch recreates the scenes from the Creek, traditional Arab houses, mosques, date farms, the souk, desert and marine life.

Dubai Museum is located at Al Fahidi Fort which was built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai. It was opened by the Dubai ruler in 1971 who took a proactive approach to exhibit the traditional way of life in UAE. Here I present some of the interesting pics which are well worth a watch.

World Championship Sand Sculpture at Harrison Lake

Radhika — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:10:02 +0000

We normally go to beach to get some freshness to our mind and soul. Similarly the families come to beaches to enjoy picnics, fishing, shelling, water sports etc. The beaches across the world have different types of sand from grey to black to pearl white to red and the visitors enjoy the authentic flavor of that particular region. Different beaches in the world give different experiences. Sand castles are generally made by children just for fun. Sand art is the practice of modeling sand into an artistic form, such as a sand sculpture, sand painting etc. There are sand sculpture contests for adults that involve large constructions in some beaches. In this line Sand Sculpture Competition called World Championship Sand Sculptures was held at Harrison Lake in Canada, where hundreds of artists participated to exhibit their talent. Here are some pictures for the sand sculpture enthusiasts. Enjoy!!

Image Source & More Pics: Great Ervancouver Parks

Think Different, Use Pencil Tips not for Drawing

Radhika — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:43:22 +0000

If a carpenter turns to be an artist one can imagine the results. If you are not sure, look at the pics below. It was Dalton Ghetti, a Brazilian, who got inspired, when he was a young student, with the possibility of crafts from pencils. He has been making this tiny graphite works for the past 25 years. It was initially the pencil on which he was carving different shapes. Later it was an eureka moment when he realized that he can do wonders with the pencil tips. A wonderful ability is worth always appreciating. The highlight of his work is a sculpture of the singer Elvis Presley carved out of a single pencil.

Pulikali-The Play of Tigers in Kerala

Radhika — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:23:15 +0000

In India, there are 28 states and 7 union territories. But each state has got a kind of tradition which does not remotely resemble even that of the neighboring state. Now this is the season for Kerala, the southern most state. “Onam” is an annual harvest festival, Keralites long for every year. This festival is celebrated as the beginning of the Malayali month ‘Chingam’. As per the Hindu calendar it comes in Badrapada masam and as per the Gregorian calendar it corresponds to August-September.

The carnival lasts for 10 days, but Onam is mainly celebrated on the first four days. The first day is called “Onnam Onam”, the second day is called “Thiru Onam”, the third day is called “Munnam Onam” and the fourth day is called “Naalam Onam” which meant for fun and frolic. A play called “Pulikali” is performed on the day of “Naalam Onam” and there are competitions among various groups from different districts of the state. This is merely a narration of hunting of tigers and hence there will be characters as hunters and tigers.

Artists in demand on that day who apply their skills on well built male bodies to look like real tigers, of course tails included. So these colorful performers dance to the loud beats of percussion instruments like ‘Udukku’ and ‘Thavil’. Thrissur district in Kerala has gained prominence over the years for this event. The local authorities take special care to ensure the festival is celebrated in a smooth manner where hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators throng at a place called Swaraj Round at Thrissur. This folk art “Pulikali” deriving from ‘Puli’ meaning ‘Tiger/Leopard’ and ‘Kali’ meaning ‘Play’, so it is ‘a play of the tigers’. This play also has another name called “Kaduvakali”.

Image Source: Kalyana

Fabulous Pencil Sketches by C Siva Prasad, Hyderabad

Aditya — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:36:40 +0000

Barack Hussein Obama

Gate Way of India, Mumbai

Charminar, Hyderabad

The Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

Golden Temple, Amritsar

Giraffe Pencil Sketch

AR Rahman Pencil Art

Aadi Sankaracharya Pencil Art

Aishwarya Rai Pencil Drawing

Tollywood Legend ANR

Einstein Pencil Art

Bal Gangadhar Tilak Pencil Sketch

Mani Ratnam Pencil Sketch

Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni

C Narayana Reddy Pencil Art

Dr.BR Ambedkar

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Zakir Hussain

MM Keeravani

Great Indian Singer MS Subbalakshmi

Sir Mokshagundam Visweswaraiah

Mahatma Gandhi Pencil Art

Dr.Manmohan Singh

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar

Rabindranath Tagore

Sachin Tendulkar

Great Telugu Lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy

Watch More Amazing Sketches at C Siva Prasad’s Picasa Album