Inside the Chinese Contemporary Art Scene

The hottest artists and multimedia art.See Zhang Huan, Xu Bing, Yang Fudong and more, presented by Asia Society’s Melissa Chiu, interviewed by bigthink.com – where you can find a variety of expert interviews.

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13 March

PULSE Contemporary Art Fair New York

James Kalm notches another art fair visit with this tour of PULSE New York. Having occupied the 27th Street Armory for the two previous two years, this expanded version on Pier 40 portends success. With a roster of over eighty international galleries, this fair is showing some of today’s hottest selling and most provocative artists.

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12 March

CONFIGURATION DANCE THEATRE is “A Living Art Gallery” in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance

American contemporary dance montage presenting ballet scenes from the award winning and nationally recognized CONFIGURATION DANCE THEATRE, the people’s choice for the ARTVOICE BEST DANCE COMPANY AWARD in 2008 and 2009, and features the song “Circles” by the New York, Grammy bound, cello rock group “Break of Reality.” See them in performance at the Configuration Dance Theatre Channel: www.youtube.com ARTVOICE described Configuration Dance Theatre and its choreographers in “Balanchine and Beyond” (9/20/2009): “As their name implies, their emphasis widens the scope of dance and dramatic, a certain noir-ness, they lay bare emotions, startle senses, and make one think,” qualities DANCE MAGAZINE experts saw early, and gave CDT its descriptive moniker, “A LIVING ART GALLERY.” CDT was featured in “DANCE SPECTACULAR” (9/22/09) by its producer, New York City Ballet star, Daniel Ulbricht, with Boston Ballet and New York City Ballet stars in “Apollo,” “Who Cares, “Diamond,” “Tarantella” authorized by the George Balanchine Foundation, with Michael Shannon’s WHAT’S THE POINTE, Susan Jaffe’s ROYENNE, Joseph Cipolla’s BREATHLESS, “whose acclaimed company,” said Ulbricht, “is known for its cutting-edge contemporary choreography.” After Configuration premiered over 15 new ballets from 2005 to 2009, THE BUFFALO NEWS (1/02/09) named co-Founder, Artistic Director Joseph Cipolla, and Resident Choreographer Michael Shannon, THE DREAM TEAM, both American stars of ballet with illustrious

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12 March

India Art Summit 2008 – India’s Modern and Contemporary Art Fair

Today, Indian art is greatly appreciated both internationally and within the country, annually growing at 30-35%. The current Rs.1500 crore art market has grown by nearly 485% in the last decade making it the fourth most buoyant art market in the world.

Indian art has burgeoned into a mega-business at home and worldwide, with artworks fetching unbelievable prices, ranging from a few lacs to crores of rupees. The total auction market size of Indian art has changed from $5 million in 2003 — just five years back — to nearly $150 million this year. In the European circuit, Indian art is today commanding a value which is 300-400 % higher than what it was 4-5 years ago. Famous Indian artists like Tyeb Mehta’s work fetched a record of $1.58 million at a Christies’ auction in New York and F.N.Souza’s artwork was sold for $1.36 million at Sotheby’s auction in New York, breaking new price records in sales and auctions the world over.

The overwhelming appreciation of Indian art is coupled with the ever increasing spending power of the high net worth individuals in India. According to the latest study by CapGemini – Merrill Lynch, India has the second-fastest growing HNI population in the world, growing at 20.25% p.a. The interest of this burgeoning HNI population of India as well as international players has led to the emergence of a full fledged industry around the arts, giving birth to a range of support businesses and huge investment opportunities.

Today, for the first time in Indian art history, there is a Summit that pledges towards the development and business of art, bringing together all stakeholders to a common platform – India Art Summit™ 2008.

India Art Summit™ is a unique effort to bring together the Indian art community at a collaborative platform – the first of its kind. This has emerged as the first international fair of modern and contemporary art in India.

The Summit recognizes the range of stakeholders supporting the business and development of art and invites participation from both India and overseas. The three day summit will attract leading artists, galleries, art funds & auction houses along with reputed commentators and art critics from across the world.

India Art Summit™ is a pioneering initiative to help internationalize, organize, upgrade and regularize the art market in India by providing a common platform to engage and network with artists, art lovers, collectors & other industry associates.

We believe that this platform will fortify lasting partnerships between the Indian artists’ community, art support businesses and the ever growing investor base in the country.

Founded as an annual event property hosted in Delhi in year one, the Summit endeavors to enhance the cultural profile of a city that aspires to become a major centre for the global art market.

Hopefully this Summit will pave the way for greater knowledge and access to Indian modern and contemporary art.

 

Neha Kirpal, Associate Summit Director, India Art Summit 2008

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12 March

Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies Studio in Milan at Naba

Is Contemporary Art your passion? Would you like to learn what does Curating Art mean today?

Come and get a closer look at the world of Art in Milan, NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti has the right course for you!

This Summer NABA enriches its educational offer with two brand new courses aimed at students who wish to deepen their knowledge and be involved in Contemporary Art and its environment.

The “Introduction to Contemporary Art “ course from June 30th to July 11th will introduce participants to the culture of Italian and Milanese landscapes. Students will be led in a complex and fascinating story in which artistic phenomena are told as human and social occurrences, the

reality of Milan in the last decades will be considered the court on which the flow various artistic trends can be observed. Under the guidance of professionals students will have the chance to experience art through case history studies, external visits to museums and exhibits and be able to produce an essay on Contemporary Art and discuss it taking part in a conversation with competence.

The Intermediate level course “Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies” from July 15th to July 25th will present art in its relationship and autonomy with science, history, and the public.

The aim of the course is the definition of a project for an exhibition through analysis of formal techniques and case history studies. Students will be able to conceive an artistic project in both the role of hypothetical author and curator, on a theme which will be intended as an intellectual artistic challenge.

This Summer do not miss the chance to analyse the field of Contemporary Art and discuss it together with international students coming from all over the world, NABA will help you fulfil your curiosity and have an in-depth look at your passion!

For more information see the official web site of summer programs:

http://www.design-summer-courses.com

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11 March

Contemporary Art: How to Buy for Pleasure and Profit

The fine art of collecting – how to collect contemporary art for pleasure and profit

With the internet making it easier than ever to source artworks, it’s relatively simple these days to build up a great-looking collection.

While prices for unique works are increasingly beyond the reach of many, limited editions of, say, 150 plus are financially and widely accessible, making it possible to acquire pieces by major artists for reasonable prices.

There can be a downside, however. While little beats the pleasure a signed work can bring, generally speaking, the larger an edition, the less likely it is to appreciate in value quickly – or even substantially.

Nevertheless, the contemporary art market is full of contradictions, and with growing demand at all levels, recent trends have often seen this assumption overturned.

As an obvious example, Damien Hirst’s early prints for Eyestorm consistently fetch $10000-$16000 at re-sale, a very subtantial profit on their original price. More recently, prints by Banksy and other urban artists have proved equally lucrative.

In other words, it’s becoming increasingly possible – although by no means a certainty – to make substantial profits quickly with relatively little outlay; although the trick, as always, is knowing what to buy and when to sell.

Buying for fast profit

The art world has a curious attitude to speculation. Buying and selling purely for profit is still regarded as just a little unsavoury, even though the entire art market is dedicated to this pursuit. Perhaps it’s because art has such a curiously dual nature, combining aesthetic and cultural worth with a commercial value that can reach very high sums indeed.

Whatever the case, it would be difficult to consistently make money from art without some genuine appreciation and an insight into what will stand the test of time. And many dealers are themselves collectors, at least partly funding their own acquisitions through trading.

Yet it’s certainly true that, with contemporary art consistently showing remarkable returns on investment, it’s also become an attractive proposition to a very wide range of buyers.

In general, non-specialist speculators often trade in the work of artists whose frequent media coverage makes them well known to the public. And as shown by the two examples mentioned above – Hirst and Banksy – this can certainly reap substantial rewards.

But it’s also important to remember that, in an increasingly novelty-driven world, the next big thing is usually just around the corner. ‘Celebrity’ artists often take on the nature of a trend, and fads can become outdated with dramatic speed. Knowing when to sell such work is vitally important.

Ups and downs in the market aren’t just related to artists with familiar public profiles, of course. The art world itself frequently generates its own, ‘flavor of the month’ buzz. A few years ago, Martin Kippenberger’s prices rose dramatically, then levelled just as quickly. Chinese and now Indian contemporary art have been subject to the same kind of intensely fashion-led markets.

Clearly, money can be made through quickly identifying and speculating on trends, but you’ll need to have your finger firmly on the pulse. Knowing what’s considered exciting is essential, but you’ll also have to determine how long this excitement is actually going to last.

Long-term investment – knowing your artists

When it comes to collecting art, you’ll often read the following: the safest way to build a collection is simply to buy work you really like.

Such advice seems tailor-made to shield less knowledgeable collectors from potential disappointment, and perhaps even encourage sales of less desirable work. Buy a piece you love and if the value falls no harm has been done. If it gains in price, that’s a bonus.

At modernedition, we prefer to look at buying art a little differently.

Of course it’s important to purchase work you want to own and view.

But since contemporary art presents real investment opportunities, it makes sense to think carefully about what to add to your collection. After all, look at almost any online art site, and you’ll see that prices for fairly standard pieces are often equivalent to what you’d pay for work with far greater investment potential.

Although there’s obviously no way of predicting future value for sure, the key is to familiarize yourself as much as possible with the background of artists you’re drawn to.

How long have they been practising? Is there a theme or thought process behind their work? Has this evolved coherently over the years?

Artists with at least some degree of complexity and persistent ‘vision’ are generally more likely to gain steadily in appreciation and price.

You’ll also want to know if the artist has achieved some kind of recognition. Is their work held by collections, galleries or museums? Has it been exhibited consistently?

Professional opinion is yet another important factor in trying to determine an artist’s long-term prospects. If a large number of critics and academics coincide in their high opinion of an artist, this is another good sign that they will retain or even gain value.

Mid-career artists can be judged much more easily in relation to their existing work; and after all, good art isn’t just about something that happens to look nice on a wall.

It’s about a certain kind of commitment and an obvious path of development. If all these factors are present, buying probably makes sense. Limited editions by Jeff Koons, for example, were relatively inexpensive 5 or 6 years ago, but with recent record-breaking prices for major works, have also shot up in value.

Even artists who disappear temporarily from the art market radar are much more likely to re-emerge at a later point if they show the ‘right’ kind of commitment and passion.

Emerging artists and the schlock of the new

New young artists are often fizzing with ideas, many of which can seem ground-breaking or even radical, but the problem is that they have yet to prove their long-term worth.

This said, you can certainly gain an insight into potential by applying the criteria above. It’s especially important to determine if they have something genuine to express or are simply employing methods that could, over time, increasingly be seen as just a gimmick.

Of course, if you’re looking to make a high return on investment, rapidly emerging artists can prove highly lucrative.

In such cases, it’s probably a good idea to invest in as substantial a piece as possible, although as we’ve seen, editions and multiples can also prove money-earners.

But keep a close eye on auction prices and signs of market fatigue. Such artists might be the talk of the town right now, but will they fulfil their early promise?

If, after a few years, their work appears stuck in a rut and prices seem to be levelling or even dropping, it’s time to think twice about their long-term appeal. On the other hand, if they do continue to create great work, any pieces bought for relatively low sums at the start of their careers should steadily rise in value.

Spreading your bets

If you’re lucky enough to have substantial sums of money to spend on art, newer artists, as we’ve just seen, can produce significant return on investment.

But perhaps the best way to offset the risks that they may never fulfil expectation is to ’spread your bets’ across a selection of up and coming names.

Buying the work of several different artists might mean settling for less significant works, but with the right kind of knowledge – and luck – hitting a jackpot is still potentially viable.

If you’ve done your research, the chances are fairly good that at least one – and hopefully more – of your chosen artists will gain in recognition.

And given the phenomenal increase in prices for contemporary art, if that happens, eventual profits could far outweigh the costs of initial purchases, even if other works fail to make the grade.

It’s worth remembering that many well-known collectors buy huge amounts of work by new, ‘promising’ artists.

Charles Saatchi is a particularly good example, and although he is famous for the apparent strength of his collection, a sizeable proportion of artists he has bought over the years have faded into obscurity (you won’t see these listed on the website).

However, the phenomenal rise in value of those who went on to beome major names – Peter Doig, for example – have reaped him many millions of dollars in overall profit.

And if those are the rewards, you can probably afford to make the odd mistake.

Mike writes for modernedition.com, a contemporary art resource which specializes in information and news on contemporary art as well as the sale of limited editions and multiples by leading artists.

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11 March

Beautify Your Home With Contemporary Art

If you’re looking for something to fill up your wall space and make it look more interesting, why not try contemporary art. Contemporary art, in itself, doesn’t always have to mean anything. Contemporary art is often not a direct representation of something in its true form, but rather it is an abstract representation of it. Contemporary art comes in many different styles – some are wild splashes of loud color, others have smooth lines and warm colors that give a sense of calm when looked upon. Many of these contemporary art pieces were painted a long time ago – some of them from famous artists that are known to many of us. Having a reproduced print of these artist’s great works will definitely be an interesting addition to your home. Imagine having an art piece in your living room that was originally painted by Pablo Picasso or Georgia O’Keeffe – that would be nice wouldn’t it? As contemporary art stretches across so many genres and forms, it would suit very well with most home decorating styles.

Once you have bought your favorite art piece, explore unique ways of presenting it to your audience. If you have several pieces of art that you want to hang on the wall, try grouping them creatively to add a more interesting look. If the art piece is small enough, why not frame it and place it on a shelf or side table – it’s nice to be able to pick it up to have a closer look once in a while. Art doesn’t have to be hung on the wall. You can simply place it on the floor and lean it against a wall or a piece of furniture, perhaps against a cupboard or side table – just make sure that the art piece will not obstruct walkways, and that it isn’t too large or too small that would make it look out of place.

Just hanging a solitary piece of art on the wall may not be enough, why not tell a story by including accessories or other decorative ornaments to compliment the art work. For example, if you have a piece of Asian contemporary art on the wall, you can place a small coffee table below it and decorate it with Asian antiques – maybe include some stone carvings of Buddha, or perhaps a few candles or flowers to add more variety and complete the look. Make sure that the items you choose will suit the theme of the art piece and not steal attention away from it.

Once the art is hung on the wall, use creative lighting to bring attention to it and to give it a stunning look. This will certainly lend excitement and be a point for interesting conversation, especially in the evenings when you’re having a nice cocktail party with your guests – or perhaps enjoying some special time alone with a loved one.

There are many exciting ways you can display your art in your home. This article only highlights a few of them. Be daring and unique – let your hair down when it comes to creativity. There are no hard and fast rules in interior decorating. If you’re short on ideas, look through your favorite home decorating magazines and books to draw new inspiration. The creative possibilities are endless.

Edwin owns Abstract Prints, an online art gallery offering more than 20,000 contemporary wall art prints for home and office decorating. Decorate your home with contemporary art today!

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10 March

Contemporary Art For Your Home And Where To Find It

Contemporary art has gained a significant importance in modern households. It has become very popular in contemporary households and is recognized in every aspect of human life. Contemporary art has been omnipresent; it is recognized as a tool for interpersonal communication and has had far reaching effects. The increased attendance in art exhibitions and unprecedented sales of various art forms signifies the importance contemporary art has been receiving. It is an indicator about the awareness of art amongst the general public.

The major reason of success of contemporary art is that it is easily understood and appreciated by the masses. The accessibility has become easy for the masses as it is released in numerous copies and forms like disks and books etc. Such mass production of art has made art more popular, while preserving its unique values. Original paintings which were a distant dream for common people at one time are now accessible through galleries. It has further increased the number of admirers for the art.

However there is an argument raised by the contemporary art critics about reservation of some art form for certain group of people. Their argument is that the true appreciation of some art form can come only from some people who can understand them. In other words an artist can only understand the value of an art. This might be true in some cases but not in all, as a creator would like to get appreciated from as many people as possible. Modern art works today are created by many people, and are made for many people. There are various examples of successful groups who present art together and to as many people as possible. Thus, it can be easily concluded that contemporary art forms will continue to express publicly understood ideas so as to be appreciated by as many as possible.

A play, a novel, a music composition, film, or a painting can be successful irrespective of the views of artists or critics. It solely depends how it has been able to touch your emotions and has expressed itself to the general public.

There are various ways of acquiring modern art today . Online auctions are one of the ways where by abstract arts, oil-based painting, and impression arts can be purchased. Before buying any art form it is necessary to do some homework on what art you would like to collect and what appreciation you are looking for in that art. One can do any amount of extensive search on the internet for the categories of art forms to be collected. There are some other ways also like libraries, magazines etc which can give you more information about your favorite category.

One has to be really careful while purchasing art as there are lots of fakes circulating for a popular art. However one way to find about the genuineness of the art is to appoint an appraiser for the art you would like to purchase. Big auction houses like Sotheby uses the same technique for all the art forms before putting it up for sale. Online auctions like eBay are the tricky ones, and in this case you should directly communicate with the art seller to find out more about the art. Online art auctions usually keep a track record of the art seller’s sales history and can help you to determine whether the seller is a reputable person.

Chand Puri owner of several art stores and runs a dynamic database driven online art auction site with new additions posted daily http://www.contemprary.com see also : Paintings? and Posters ?

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10 March

Is India perfect destination for Contemporary art gallery?

It isn’t just India’s politicians but its artists as well who refuse to let age come in the way of their constituency. At different points, different artists have been important not just from the point of view of art aesthetics, or value, but because of the pivotal role they have played in providing the stepping stones with which to monitor the key turns in Indian art styles. These must necessarily include famous master artists such as Raja Ravi Varma less for his kitschy calendar pop-art and more for the fusion of Indian and European idioms that continues to dictate popular taste; the Tagore family for opening up the way art was viewed in India; Nandalal Bose, India’s first truly renaissance artist; and Amrita Sher-Gil for the passion she brought to the form in her very short life.

India’s tryst with modern art traces its origins to roughly the turn of the last century up to India’s independence, and it is the “moderns” — as both the artists and their art is referred to — who define the popular perception of how we view art in this country. Among these, the most radical by far was F N Souza whose provocative contemporary art gallery includes drawings and paintings earned him a fair share of ire and more brickbats than bouquets, though it might be said in the same breath that his sensibility lent more towards European extremism than any obvious Indian sensibility.

Souza was a victim of his own excesses, but among those who once shared the platform with him are three painters who without doubt can be regarded as the greatest living artists of this country. Of them, S H Raza, has been referred to also as the greatest living artist of France, and while that might be arguable — his work is collected mostly by Indians — Raza, 87 years, has said that by the end of this year he would like to wind up his atelier in Paris and return to the country of his birth, to probably New Delhi, where he is in the process, with friend Ashok Vajpeyi, of searching for land to create an institution for the arts.

Raza’s record at a Saffronart auction is Rs 4.2 crore, which must seem formidable given that critics have savaged him for repeatedly painting variations of the Bindu and the Mandala, forms that set him apart from his peers, creating a visual language that is both abstract as well as rooted in the tradition of tantra. Raza’s prices have skittered and gained since 2000, and have consolidated after 2003, casting him as a blue-chip, even though critics — and collectors — say Raza’s paintings don’t compel you to want all of his important works since they seem to replicate each other.

India’s most maverick, most loved and equally hated artist is M F Husain, 94 years this August, who single-handedly broke the cordons of exclusivity and took his famous art works mainstream to the masses. From travelling around the world in bare feet to creating a show of crumpled newspapers, he has mocked critics, courted moneyed buyers yet reached out to people, a bond he built as a hoarding artist painting posters for Bollywood marquees. Some of the most iconic images in Indian art gallery have been created from his palette — Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, the Lady with the Lamp, vignettes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, and of course, his horses. In recent times it seems to be trendy to dismiss Husain’s prodigious talent, but make no mistake: Husain is India’s tour de force of art. Currently at home in Dubai, where he is creating a series on the Arabic civilization and in London, where he has a home, Husain has shied away from returning to India fearing for his life from Hindu fundamentalists who have objected to some of his paintings. His prices, always the bellwether index of the art world, have fallen recently, though he has struck the biggest deals for the largest sums of money that any Indian artist has commanded: a gimmicky Rs 100 crore for one such series in India, and an undisclosed sum for his work on the Arab civilization, making him without a doubt India’s richest living artist.

One reason for the fall in Husain’s price is his proclivity to paint too much, too fast, the exact opposite of Mumbai-based Tyeb Mehta, 84 years, who refuses to let his debilitating health keep him from his canvas. If it appears that Mehta has painted very little, it is because of his tendency to ruthlessly destroy those works that don’t measure up to his critical gaze. In many ways, Mehta could be called minimalist: Since the seventies, his subjects have been mythological. He seems to enjoy scale, but what is most compelling is the energy on his canvases that is at once awesome and fearful. His price point has held steady for many years now, and even though Souza exceeded his auction high of Rs 8.2 crore in a surprise upset last year, there can be no doubt that Tyeb Mehta is not only India’s greatest living artist, his works are most likely to continue to escalate in value over the years.

There is a large scope for Indian art styles world wide.  Artflute kinds of platforms are an endeavor to build India’s first Indian Contemporary Art gallery and artist community.  The philosophy of the Artflute is to create a platform for new talent and at the same time allow young collectors to buy at early artist prices. It is for every kind of collector and artist… from young collectors to veterans, from young artists to Masters.

Artflute is an endeavor to build the contemporary art gallery of Indian arts and artist community. It?s a best platform to share the views and ideas of emerging artists to give the best of their art work. Approximately it has the complete collection of Indian art gallery and bagged the great artists in their community. For more information, visit http://www.artflute.com

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10 March

Historic and Contemporary arts collection from Indian art gallery

It isn’t just India’s politicians but its artists as well who refuse to let age come in the way of their constituency. At different points, different artists have been important not just from the point of view of art aesthetics, or value, but because of the pivotal role they have played in providing the stepping stones with which to monitor the key turns in Indian art styles. These must necessarily include famous master artists such as Raja Ravi Varma less for his kitschy calendar pop-art and more for the fusion of Indian and European idioms that continues to dictate popular taste; the Tagore family for opening up the way art was viewed in India; Nandalal Bose, India’s first truly renaissance artist; and Amrita Sher-Gil for the passion she brought to the form in her very short life.

India’s tryst with modern art traces its origins to roughly the turn of the last century up to India’s independence, and it is the “moderns” — as both the artists and their art is referred to — who define the popular perception of how we view art in this country. Among these, the most radical by far was F N Souza whose provocative contemporary art gallery includes drawings and paintings earned him a fair share of ire and more brickbats than bouquets, though it might be said in the same breath that his sensibility lent more towards European extremism than any obvious Indian sensibility.

Souza was a victim of his own excesses, but among those who once shared the platform with him are three painters who without doubt can be regarded as the greatest living artists of this country. Of them, S H Raza, has been referred to also as the greatest living artist of France, and while that might be arguable — his work is collected mostly by Indians — Raza, 87 years, has said that by the end of this year he would like to wind up his atelier in Paris and return to the country of his birth, to probably New Delhi, where he is in the process, with friend Ashok Vajpeyi, of searching for land to create an institution for the arts.

Raza’s record at a Saffronart auction is Rs 4.2 crore, which must seem formidable given that critics have savaged him for repeatedly painting variations of the Bindu and the Mandala, forms that set him apart from his peers, creating a visual language that is both abstract as well as rooted in the tradition of tantra. Raza’s prices have skittered and gained since 2000, and have consolidated after 2003, casting him as a blue-chip, even though critics — and collectors — say Raza’s paintings don’t compel you to want all of his important works since they seem to replicate each other.

India’s most maverick, most loved and equally hated artist is M F Husain, 94 years this August, who single-handedly broke the cordons of exclusivity and took his famous art works mainstream to the masses. From travelling around the world in bare feet to creating a show of crumpled newspapers, he has mocked critics, courted moneyed buyers yet reached out to people, a bond he built as a hoarding artist painting posters for Bollywood marquees. Some of the most iconic images in Indian art gallery have been created from his palette — Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, the Lady with the Lamp, vignettes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, and of course, his horses. In recent times it seems to be trendy to dismiss Husain’s prodigious talent, but make no mistake: Husain is India’s tour de force of art. Currently at home in Dubai, where he is creating a series on the Arabic civilization and in London, where he has a home, Husain has shied away from returning to India fearing for his life from Hindu fundamentalists who have objected to some of his paintings. His prices, always the bellwether index of the art world, have fallen recently, though he has struck the biggest deals for the largest sums of money that any Indian artist has commanded: a gimmicky Rs 100 crore for one such series in India, and an undisclosed sum for his work on the Arab civilization, making him without a doubt India’s richest living artist.

One reason for the fall in Husain’s price is his proclivity to paint too much, too fast, the exact opposite of Mumbai-based Tyeb Mehta, 84 years, who refuses to let his debilitating health keep him from his canvas. If it appears that Mehta has painted very little, it is because of his tendency to ruthlessly destroy those works that don’t measure up to his critical gaze. In many ways, Mehta could be called minimalist: Since the seventies, his subjects have been mythological. He seems to enjoy scale, but what is most compelling is the energy on his canvases that is at once awesome and fearful. His price point has held steady for many years now, and even though Souza exceeded his auction high of Rs 8.2 crore in a surprise upset last year, there can be no doubt that Tyeb Mehta is not only India’s greatest living artist, his works are most likely to continue to escalate in value over the years.

There is a large scope for Indian art styles world wide.  Artflute kinds of platforms are an endeavor to build India’s first Indian Contemporary Art gallery and artist community.  The philosophy of the Artflute is to create a platform for new talent and at the same time allow young collectors to buy at early artist prices. It is for every kind of collector and artist… from young collectors to veterans, from young artists to Masters.

Artflute is an endeavor to build contemporary art gallery of Indian arts and artist community. It?s a best platform to share the views and ideas of emerging artists to give the best of their art work. Approximately it has the complete collection of the Indian art gallery and bagged the great artists in their community. For more information, visit http://www.artflute.com

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