byVikash Kalra Let’s start by differentiating between two things: 1) the object, and 2) the action. In my opinion, it is the action, not the object itself that is “art.” Art objects are a necessary manifestation of any creative act with a specific, exploratory intention. For the artist, the work […]
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What is art? Why is it important? and Why am I an artist? Part — 2
What is art? Why is it important? and Why am I an artist? Vikash kalra :– There never used to be any such thing as art. People painted on cave walls to record their trance-like hallucinations in the here and now. They made effigies to try and guarantee harvests, bring good […]
Read MoreArt is. . …. part — 6
by Vikash Kalra Almost everything that can be conceived by the human mind and portrayed in traditional formats (music, art, architecture, etc) is said to be art. Yet art is more than that. When car companies advertise their product as “a work of art” we see what our concept of “art” […]
Read MoreAN ARTISTIC JOURNEYMAN by Sayanti Mukherji & Ranjan De . Nov.2014
A Riot of colour, forms, texture, feverish strokes and lines greets you, rather hits you when you look at a Vikash Kalra painting. A self taught artist Kalra’s initiation into art is an amusing tale. In the early part of the millennium when the art boom had just started in […]
Read MoreLove and meditation are two side of the same coin.
Love and meditation are two side of the same coin….. Love is an entirely different matter . It has no relation whatsoever to the intellect; it is quite unconnected to thought. Just as meditation is thoughtlessness, so is love . And just as meditation cannot be managed by the intellect, […]
Read MoreI am my own power.
I am my own power. My power comes from me; my success form me; wealth, position, prestige, all come because of me . I am the source of power; I will create wealth, expand the empire, and increase my power. I will fight even death and will one day attain […]
Read MoreArt is an expression, the original language of humankind. Part – 4
Art is expression, the original language of humankind. by Vikash Kalra I believe that art is the expression of thoughts and emotions—emotions that can be very difficult to describe or explain in plain words. Because of that, art comes in many forms, typically whatever form is suited to the artist and […]
Read MoreInterview – Talk about art & life
Vikash KalraVikash Kalra is a self-taught artist and writer based in New Delhi whose work has been exhibited across India and is held in several private and corporate collections.
Read MoreWhether or not …
Whether or not I have succeeded, I do think my work be carried on. Perhaps not exactly, but there are others who see the truth as I do . Vikash KalraVikash Kalra is a self-taught artist and writer based in New Delhi whose work has been exhibited across India and […]
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