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 →
76 works
Where the skin ends, The land Begins by Sneha ksWhere the skin ends, The land BeginsShe bends inside a paper house where the thorns grow tooSneha ks · Mixed medium on paperAsk for the priceHome by ArthikHomeOne open door, one sleeping cat, a forest full of firefliesArthik · Mixed media — Poster colour and watercolorAsk for the priceMumbai logo by Harshini kishanMumbai logoA city spelled out in printed cloth and gold trimHarshini kishan · Mixed mediaAsk for the pricecutting chai by Harshini kishancutting chaiA kettle that never stops pouring, stitched from brocade and tasselsHarshini kishan · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceblooming flowers by Harshini kishanblooming flowersSeven flowers with hearts you want to touchHarshini kishan · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceCamouflage by Meghna NaikerCamouflageNew leaves learning to hide in the colour of city dustMeghna Naiker · Mixed media — This one of the work which I have made after my bachelor's and at the moment I was engaging with foliage and composition which nature have and how the way three exist in urban space, it felt like every new plant and every new leave is merging and camouflaging themselves in the city dust and how it reminds us as a passing time.Ask for the pricePart of previous series by Meghna NaikerPart of previous seriesSomething old and slow grows across the paperMeghna Naiker · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceSame series by Meghna NaikerSame seriesThe same small leaf, painted again until it becomes a forestMeghna Naiker · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceUntitled by Meghna NaikerUntitledMoss, bark and rust, drawn one small mark at a timeMeghna Naiker · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceWho am I ? by Pritesh BhowmickWho am I ?Bodies in hiding, heads swallowed by purple, gold burning behind themPritesh Bhowmick · Mixed media — Natural pigment, plaster on WoodAsk for the priceBeneath the coating, a becoming by Pritesh BhowmickBeneath the coating, a becomingUnder the peeling yellow, two bodies rest in grey smokePritesh Bhowmick · Mixed media — acrylic, plaster on woodAsk for the priceUntitled by Pritesh BhowmickUntitledTwo bodies kneel back to back behind a peeling wallPritesh Bhowmick · Mixed media — acrylic, plaster on woodAsk for the priceStrength in solitude by DurgaStrength in solitudeA bare tree, a snowy peak and nobody else for milesDurga · Mixed media — Acrylic and oilAsk for the pricevalley of emotions by Shrutivalley of emotionsA tired gaze under a cloth of bright drawn flowersShruti · Mixed media — Oil painting, oil pastels and acrylics on canvas.Ask for the priceRescaping by Krishna GanapatiRescapingThe ground, opened strip by strip, shows what was takenKrishna Ganapati · Mixed media — Charcoal, ash , jute , Emulsion and synthetic glue on canvasAsk for the priceCrated by Krishna GanapatiCratedA sheet of ash, scratched back until the paper shows throughKrishna Ganapati · Mixed media — Ash and synthetic glue on canson paperAsk for the priceSix realms of plastic by Krishna GanapatiSix realms of plasticWho turns the wheel that cuts the land?Krishna Ganapati · Mixed media — Kaavi powder , gouache , charcoal , synthetic glue , emulsion on canvasAsk for the priceShan-mukha (the one with six face) by Krishna GanapatiShan-mukha (the one with six face)Five windows show the land. The sixth is painted shutKrishna Ganapati · Mixed media — Charcoal , Chinese ink and enamel on canson paperAsk for the priceMemory Embedded in Farming Land by Priyotosh GhoshMemory Embedded in Farming LandA field remembered in ash, jute and thumbprintsPriyotosh Ghosh · Mixed media — Straw Ash, Rice Husk Ash, cow-dung ash, and jute impressions on Shaped CanvasAsk for the priceUntitled by MohitUntitledSeven blue panels, seven pale stems, each one leaning a new wayMohit · CYANOTYPE AND MIXED MEDIAAsk for the priceBesan ka pack by ShrutiBesan ka packA face pack drying, held forever in coils of yellow woolShruti · Mixed media — Wool, lace, paper , oil on canvasAsk for the priceBeyond reach by SiddharthBeyond reachOne key hangs from a thread. Every hand reaches for itSiddharth · Mixed media — Acrylic and pasting tissueAsk for the priceUntitled by Priyotosh GhoshUntitledA field painted with the field itselfPriyotosh Ghosh · Mixed media — Bamboo, soil, Alluvial Soil, Rice Husk, Grass, Lime, Cheat Jaggery, Khori Mati, Animal Glue and Natural ColourAsk for the priceImpression of Decay   I by Priyotosh GhoshImpression of Decay IHe let the soil crack and kept every linePriyotosh Ghosh · Mixed media — Soil ,Straw on Shaped CanvasAsk for the price

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