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The first India Art Conclave (IAC 2023) just concluded in Mumbai at the Bombay Art Society, Bandra West with a 5-day Exhibition of 240 paintings, 12 sculptures and 2 installations from 138 artists coming from 10 states of India from February 18th to 22nd 2023. The event also included 4 seminars and 1 live painting session.
The art and aesthetics of Papia Ghoshal, the feisty creator of canvasses that go beyond mere prettification, deserve a detailed analysis. Her paintings have an eclectic quality, particularly in terms of form, combining mythological motifs with folk forms and rustic landscapes.
We have seen how art therapy helps to improve our lifestyle. From mental health to physical uneasiness, it takes care of all. India is always known as a hub of cultural amalgamation. Therefore, it is natural that art therapy can be applied more perfectly here than anywhere else. Read more to learn about Art Therapy and its possibilities in India & Abroad.
The colossal structure is spread across 16.25 acres. It also houses the Museum Theatre. There are few people in this world who do not like theatre. If you have loved Shakespeare’s works, you can visit the Museum Theatre. It holds Shakespearean plays and dramas. You will find the most well-reserved manuscripts from yesteryears. Since 2004, the museum has been designated as a Manuscript Conservation Centre. There is a separate area for youngsters. The galleries hold dolls from various eras, along with exhibits of costumes, scientific displays and transportation.
Obsession with smartphones is a serious concern that needs to be addressed with care as it not only wastes an individual’s time but also has serious implications on her/his physical and mental state. The time spent on browsing smartphones should be channelized into something creative that will mentally stimulate young individuals.
Though anime has developed a strong hardcore fan base, cartoons still have a substantial global outreach. Anime is famous for its exciting narrative and unique depiction of story lines. But as people tend to incline towards light entertainment easily, watching anime shows with subtitles seems stressful.
Leonardo did not care about adhering to preconceptions, laws, dogmas and logical definitions that were considered untouchable and immutable about the world. He empathized with that fragment of reality that he approached to make artistically immortal. There was empathy precisely, that is, placing oneself in the state of mind of others, identifying oneself and emotionally involving oneself in the feelings of the other.
It is avoiding suffering at the cost of giving up on oneself. It is persisting in nourishing the expectations of others on our person, feeding and dragging over time a role that does not represent who we really are. For what? For the illusion of receiving affection, attention and recognition from those around us. But that slight melancholy in our gaze, that sudden anger, that emptiness in the stomach will come knocking to remind us of the urgency of the freedom to be. We would have no faults in choosing ourselves and our true nature, we would not betray anyone.
“If art is the mirror of the society in which we live, how has modern man, together with his innate creativity, mirrored himself in a world twisted by a pandemic?”
If with this question I was referring to the Pandemic of the eighteenth century and I was a writer of the time, which is very unlikely, but in any case, would the answer change?
Take a pen, a marker, painting, whatever. And express it. Signs, symbols, words, everything you are imagining and feeling. And flow. When you will have finish, look at yourself again. What your eyes, through the lines of your drawing, are saying? Has something changed? Are you feeling better, lighter? This is so therapeutic. This is a gift you’re making to yourself. “The Mirror is your Master” Leonardo Da Vinci said.