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 →
25 works
UNTITLED by Sneha ksUNTITLEDA potato begins to sprout while no one is watchingSneha ks · UNTITLED | WATERCOLOR ON PAPER | ×Ask for the priceDivine embrace by Vidushi SinghDivine embraceEyes closed, cheek to cheek, in a wash of yellowVidushi Singh · Watercolor and colour pens on paperAsk for the priceTales of padmanabhaswamy by Nishkala PolamarasettyTales of padmanabhaswamySomething older moves across the face of the templeNishkala Polamarasetty · water colour sheetAsk for the priceBad company by Nishkala PolamarasettyBad companySomeone above them is holding the stringsNishkala Polamarasetty · Watercolour — On canson paperAsk for the priceBound across time by SiddharthBound across timeTwo padlocks, one knot and every rented room in betweenSiddharth · Watercolor on prepared sheet with chalk powder and glueAsk for the priceSurya Mandir by Ania KaushikSurya MandirA door of night in a house built for the sunAnia Kaushik · WatercolourAsk for the priceDivine Eyes by Nikita DhaliDivine EyesAn eye made of unbroken spirals, watching from a wall of stonesNikita Dhali · watercolor and Acrylic on water color sheetAsk for the pricePious Love by Nikita DhaliPious LoveEvery line here is a circle that never breaksNikita Dhali · watercolor and acrylic on water color sheetAsk for the priceNever let anyone who hasn’t your shoes how to tell you tie your shoes by RiyaNever let anyone who hasn’t your shoes how to tell you tie your shoesThe last word loops and knots like a real shoelaceRiya · Black gel pen and water colourAsk for the priceOutshine Yesterday by RiyaOutshine YesterdayThe colour runs out just where yesterday beginsRiya · Watercolor and ink penAsk for the priceSingaboyadu by Kotha RevanthSingaboyaduRound eyes and a black moustache, remembered from childhood festivalsKotha Revanth · WatercolorAsk for the priceShiv panting by GungunShiv pantingThree faces of one god, every eye closed in the same quietGungun · Apart from watercolour, it has also been done using colour pencil and acrylic.Ask for the priceLord Gajraj by Prem ShriwasLord GajrajAmber eyes look out from a dark blue browPrem Shriwas · WatercolourAsk for the priceUntitled by Shilpi Rani SahuUntitledA body folded over itself, resting in deep blueShilpi Rani Sahu · WatercolourAsk for the priceLord murugan by shweta SLord muruganA temple throne, small enough to hold in two handsshweta S · WatercolourAsk for the priceThe Encroachment of the Ganges by Asmita DasThe Encroachment of the GangesA red boat waits where the sun sinks into the riverAsmita Das · Watercolour — Wash Technique of PaintingAsk for the priceDecapitated Civilization by Asmita DasDecapitated CivilizationA city of stone stands headless under a green moonAsmita Das · Watercolour — Wash Technique of PaintingAsk for the priceThe Last Spotlight by Asmita DasThe Last SpotlightThe show is over. The seats still wait under the starsAsmita Das · Watercolour — Wash Technique of PaintingAsk for the priceThe College by Asmita DasThe CollegeA building opens its ceiling to the evening skyAsmita Das · Watercolour — Wash Technique of PaintingAsk for the priceThe Frenzy of the Flames by Asmita DasThe Frenzy of the FlamesA wandering line looks for fire inside spilled colourAsmita Das · Watercolor on Nepali Handmade PaperAsk for the priceThe Frenzy of the Flames. by Asmita DasThe Frenzy of the Flames.One dark line runs through the fire and will not stopAsmita Das · Watercolor on Nepali Handmade PaperAsk for the priceShohoor by DEBJIT GHOSHALShohoorSeven yellow houses stand close together under a dark green skyDEBJIT GHOSHAL · WatercolourAsk for the priceGangar ghat by DEBJIT GHOSHALGangar ghatA riverside town comes apart, piece by coloured pieceDEBJIT GHOSHAL · WatercolourAsk for the priceBROKEN CITY by DEBJIT GHOSHALBROKEN CITYLittle houses lean as if the ground moved beneath themDEBJIT GHOSHAL · WatercolourAsk for the price

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