The Open Studio

Work that came to us through the open call.

Art students and recent graduates from across India sent us their work and asked us to show it. These artists have not been featured in the magazine yet. Some of them will be. Every work here is shown with the artist’s permission.

The catalogue, as a bookThe Open Studio466 original works, each with its story and a short poem. Turn the pages on your phone or computer.Open the book →
134 works
Shared moments by Shivam AggarwalShared momentsNo faces, yet every hand reaches for someoneShivam Aggarwal · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceThe Lost Existence by Esha PaulThe Lost ExistenceA fallen teddy bear in a thicket of silver branchesEsha Paul · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe Slow Corner by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The Slow CornerA bookshop where every sign tells you there is no hurryParigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceLoved noses by Esha PaulLoved nosesTwo plastic bodies, joined at the nose, sharing one breathEsha Paul · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe gentle street by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The gentle streetFlowers spill from every window on a street no map showsParigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceParadise of nothingness by Esha PaulParadise of nothingnessA party hat that has forgotten how to say happyEsha Paul · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe community tennis club by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The community tennis clubThe game is over. The towel is still on the bench.Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the pricekeep smiling by Esha Paulkeep smilingA toy's grin grows too wide to trustEsha Paul · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe game night by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The game nightA Catan board, fairy lights and nowhere else to beParigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceThe late breakfast by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The late breakfastTwo cups of coffee cooling while the rooftops turn goldParigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceThe sunset pier by Parigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug)The sunset pierTwo empty chairs and one warm cup facing the last lightParigya Gupta (Little Creative Bug) · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceUruma by Ranjini A MUrumaShe carries the firewood and looks straight back at youRanjini A M · AcrylicAsk for the priceFlower seller by Ranjini A MFlower sellerHer hands are full of flowers. Her eyes stay on youRanjini A M · AcrylicAsk for the priceA Breath of blue by Pooja NannawareA Breath of blueFour small sails rest where the blue water meets the hillsPooja Nannaware · AcrylicAsk for the priceTaalash (Finding) by Nikita DhaliTaalash (Finding)Two faces lean close, held by lines that never breakNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk for the priceMitti (soil) by Nikita DhaliMitti (soil)A line that never breaks, turning until it reaches the coreNikita Dhali · Acrylic — Textured as soilAsk for the priceOm by Nikita DhaliOmOne unbroken line, turned until it became a flameNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk for the priceOneness by Nikita DhaliOnenessOne line that never breaks, turning until the circle fillsNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe Pause of energy by Nikita DhaliThe Pause of energyOne unbroken line, wound round and round until it holds stillNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk for the priceThe Pause of Cosmo by Nikita DhaliThe Pause of CosmoOne line that never breaks, turning until it becomes a worldNikita Dhali · Acrylic — On CanvasAsk for the priceTaalash by Nikita DhaliTaalashTwo faces almost touch, each one wound from a spiralNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk for the priceURBAN LADER by Uttam prajapatURBAN LADERA barefoot man crosses the rooftops with one suitcaseUttam prajapat · Acrylic — NAsk for the pricePothuraju by Kotha RevanthPothurajuA childhood festival mask, painted to stare straight back at youKotha Revanth · AcrylicAsk for the priceGurrapothu by Kotha RevanthGurrapothuA festival dancer painted onto the weave of a leaf matKotha Revanth · Acrylic paint was applied on a traditional palm-leaf mat handmade in a tribal region.Ask for the price

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