• Art beyond canvas - why they painted what they painted

  • By: Saikat Baksi
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Art beyond canvas - why they painted what they painted

By: Saikat Baksi
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  • This is the trailer of the upcoming podcast about the turning points in the history of art. The narrative aims to bring art closer to heart and demystify the myth that art is too complex and abstract for non-artists. Mysterious and curious ways of the world of art are described in this series. The unusual and controversial lives of the legends have been analyzed to explain why they painted what they painted.
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Episodes
  • Ocean in a drop - Amrita Sher Gil (part one)

    Ocean in a drop - Amrita Sher Gil (part one)
    Jun 2 2024

    Why did Amrita Sher Gil painted the way way she did? There had been strange alienation in the characters she painted. On the surface, they look like plain depiction of women figures but as we look deeper, layers of mystery show up. During such a brief spell of just twenty eight years, Amrita Sher Gil presented the world an oeuvre incomparable to many artists until this day. What was the driving force behind her strange depictions?

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    22 mins
  • Missing in the shadow of Jamini Roy

    Missing in the shadow of Jamini Roy
    Apr 16 2024

    A poor young artist from a village of Bengal remained in close contact with Jamini Roy for almost two decades. His name was Basanta Jana. Jamini Roy kept most of his paintings. Both had almost identical style. But Basanta Jana's paintings almost vanished from record! What really happened?
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    9 mins
  • JAMINI ROY - A REMIX MOGUL

    JAMINI ROY - A REMIX MOGUL
    Apr 11 2024

    Jamini Roy is one of the most famous artist even this day in Indian world of modern art. But did he paint anything new? Did he set a new movement in motion? What prompted him to paint in the folk style? Was it his deep concern for the neglected and dying art form of the Santhal Tribes or Kalighat Patuas or a pure quest for a winning strategy for the market?
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    18 mins
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