Colorful Flooring.

Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie can transform any space into a visual delight with his geometric tape designs. Using everyday vinyl tape, he creates angles and lines of contrasting colors that suggest movement and optical illusions. He can convert a once empty and quiet room into a space filled with energy. As viewers enter a converted space, they instantly have a visual interaction with the artwork.

The labor-intenstive installations take up to several weeks to complete. When speaking about his work, Lambie says, “Is the room expanding or contracting? Covering an object somehow evaporates the hard edge off the thing, and pulls you towards more of a dreamscape.”

Fernando Vicente

Here are some killer works by Spanish illustrator, Fernando Vincente. I love the context in which he puts these anatomical paintings. It’s like Liz Claiborne meets a medical textbook. Fabulous! For more sweet work check out fernandovicentevanitas.blogspot. 

P-Cube. Solo art show.

Finally am doing a solo art show in Hyderabad from 20th April 2012.

Revisiting the Mexican artist.

Ace photographer Rohit Chawla, lately did a photo-art tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It’s a series of table-top calendar that he is commissioned for. This year his subject was the versatile Frida.

Clothes by another genius, Sabyasachi Mukherjee (a write-up on his creation is in the making).

Look at these astonishing images.

Cave'O'logy

My travelogue continues by visiting The Elephanta caves early January 2012. It was instant and not planned. The boat ride was of 2 hours from Gateway of India and pleasurable because of the weather. Once you get down from the boat it’s a tiring 45 minutes walk and some 100 steps to reach the caves. Carry loads of water besides wearing comfortable shoes. Or there is toy train for lazy lads.

The Elephanta Caves are a network of sculpted caves located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east of the city of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The island, located on an arm of the Arabian Sea, consists of two groups of caves—the first is a large group of five Hindu caves, the second, a smaller group of two Buddhist caves. The Hindu caves contain rock cut stone sculptures, representing the god Shiva.

The rock cut architecture of the caves has been dated to between the 5th and 8th centuries, although the identity of the original builders is still a subject of debate. The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock. All the caves were also originally painted in the past, but now only traces remain.

The caves are divided into four different wings, with each representing an era and a story. There will be a great deal of on-foot for this tour. AND BEWARE OF MONKEYS

Open from 9am till 6pm. Every day except Sunday.

Frida Kahlo (Mexican 1907 – 1954)

Presenting the greatest artist I have ever known or loved.

“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

Ancient Kothachiwadi.

Khotachiwadi is a heritage village in Girgaon, Mumbai. Get down at charni road station and exit from east side. Although it walk able but don’t be taken aback as many people are not aware of this place. Ask shop-keepers for better directions.

It was founded in the late 18th century by Khot, a Pathare prabhu, there used to be 65 of these houses, now reduced to 28 as old buildings are being pulled down to make way for new skyscrapers.

Most of them are a mix of Portuguese and Indian origin, and the quaint old houses with their trellised balconies and latticed windows look like a forgotten pocket of Portugal.

Most of the residents now descend from the original inhabitants of Bombay. Recently Gujarathis, Marwaris have moved into the area.

You may in reality see the entire vicinity in just one hour.

I individually find Bandra village more historical gorgeous.