April 2024
Welcome to the Month of Dance!
Artwork of the Month:
Journey's End, circa 1913, by Abanindranath Tagore
Towards the close of the 19th Century, Abanindranath Tagore challenged the British academic system of art education and the physicality of the oil medium. As the 20th century dawned, Abanindranath sought to subvert the academic realist art practices of the time and project new aesthetics in visual language. This led him to found a new art school popularly known as Bengal School. He was greatly inspired by the Mughal miniature traditions and the Japanese wash technique.
‘Journey’s End’, one of the masterpieces of Abanindranath, is expressive of Abanindranath’s visual language. It shows a camel that has collapsed under its heavy load carried over long distances. The image shows Abanindranath’s precise yet delicate lines, intensity of the emotive content, a combination of glowing colours and a misty appearance. These qualities make ‘Journey’s End’, an unforgettable image.
ARISA's New Office!
We opened up a new office in Baner, Pune! It's a space where everyone at ARISA can work from as well as a space for us to host some of our future events and workshops! :)
The first of our events was an art making session which we held on the 24th of March where we invited all of you to visit us and celebrate Holi by painting the walls of our office with us! Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make our office beautiful! Below are a few photos from the same! Stay tuned to our socials for information about all future events!
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