Alphonso Arul Doss
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A generous teacher and influential artist, Alphonso Arul Doss who just passed away, had a mastery over oils, defining his own ‘line’ with light, time and space
With the passing of veteran artist, Alphonso Arul Doss (1939-2021) yet another star of the Madras Movement passed into the night sky. Through his lustrous paintings with their crystalline quality, diamonds polished to fire, his light will shine on all his brethren for years to come.
Humanity first
Winner of numerous awards and one-man shows the world over, lifelong, he was inveterate at being human, showing care and compassion, cultivating such qualities with ostensible ease. Alphonso put empathy first, before any speech of, or brush with, artistry. His students and compatriots remember him as much for his kindness and generosity as his ability to teach. Curator and filmmaker Gita Hudson recalled, while making a film on him titled ‘Golden Flute’ which first showed a
Affordable art by Chennai veteran artists at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, displayed
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April 21, 2021 16:41 IST
Micro Trends 2021, a display of affordable miniature and small format works by 23 artists at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, aims to takes art beyond a niche audience
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P Gopinath’s acrylic on canvas work
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Micro Trends 2021, a display of affordable miniature and small format works by 23 artists at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, aims to takes art beyond a niche audience
In 1971, KCS Panicker, president of the Progressive Painters’ Association founded in 1944, led a brigade of artists from Madras to Pune to display miniature works. To everyone’s surprise, they returned empty-handed having sold all the artworks. Veteran artist P Gopinath was one among them.
Chennai’s Indira Nagar MRTS sports a mural that raises awareness on HIV/AIDS
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January 13, 2021 16:14 IST
The main facade of Indira Nagar MRTS is now a canvas for a panoramic mural that raises awareness on the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS
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The main facade of Indira Nagar MRTS is now a canvas for a panoramic mural that raises awareness on the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS
A black-and-white photographic portrait featuring halved, smiling faces of a man and a woman stands tall against a radiant blue sky dotted with clouds. The half-faces seem to merge into each other on a single wall. Their carefree smiles that somehow seem familiar are spread across Indira Nagar MRTS’ main facade along the Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway. This portrait by Chennai-based graffiti writer and street artist A-Kill is one of 10 that, within the next 10 to 12 days, will be spread across the 280-metre-l