Women’s Art

Women’s Art “Being a woman is just a matter of emphasis, and has nothing to do with the quality.”–Osho The label ‘Womens Art’ attempts to frame Art as most other labels do, though we know that art is not something that can be framed. If one may attempt yet again to label Art, it is […]
The Cell and I

The Cell and I Creation of a Cell-womb The aim is to journey down to the skeleton of the human psyche to help reveal the core potential. Among the guided activities is a focused understanding of ones core potential by relating to qualities of a stem cell and using nature as a mirror to understand […]
I ordered a multilayered pudding

I ordered a multilayered pudding I am a chronicler of the mind. More of a plumber or a physician than a painter. Plumbing the depths, prising out and erasing memory capsules, fixing the leaks, and relishing the taste of freedom, love, creativity, god particle…call it by whatever name, seems to be the goal. I am […]
The cycle

The cycle Everything is cyclic in nature; the sun, the earth, the moon and all other planets in the universe. The circle has always played an important symbolic role right from ancient times. It has come to signify perfection and an infinite cyclical movement is embedded in it. Tantric art has explored the bindu and […]
Journey

Journey I remember a space where I was asleep, a space where my senses were asleep, I remember a space where my senses were alive and the joy of seeing, you see the sun more clearly, you see the cloud more clearly, the mountain more clearly, more than you see your self. You are still […]
Art concerns

Art concerns A Bridge between Artists and Art Historians Artist and writer Anuradha Nalapat, using her personal observations as a key attempts to capture the dynamics between art history writing and the actual creation of works of art. She argues that the history exists for the artist and not the artist exists for art history. […]
Art-The most useless and the most useful gift

Art-The most useless and the most useful gift The topic suggests that art may be used for human progress. The question then arises, what is human progress and what is it dependent on. Another word for progress is growth and growth is possible both externally and internally. The process of life itself is veered towards […]
Art for Nature’s Sake

Art for Nature’s Sake In Art for Nature’s sake, thirteen artists have come together, all from different states, having imbibed different landscapes and cultures. What is intact and runs as a common thread through them all is their love for nature and their commitment towards an exploration of the self and its unending layers. When […]
and as for art and beauty

and as for art and beauty Is art necessary? One feels art and beauty is not required because one is so identified with the ugliness, with the pain, the suffering that’s all around. Denying art, one is not going to make any contribution towards the betterment of mankind. I understand where Aristotle came from when […]
A Painter who craves for Existential coupling
A Painter who craves for Existential coupling Anuradha Nalapat is a multidisciplinary practitioner. A painter-philosopher. Her paintings have always suggested a need to address an immense ecosystem of Art. Whenever I look at the paintings by Anuradha, I experience the presence of a being that’s diffusing into the organismic searches. No tall claims, there is […]