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 →
466 works
Box of curiosity by Aakansha GuptaBox of curiosityA child's flooded trunk, its toys fired so they cannot drownAakansha Gupta · Glazed Ceramic and wireAsk for the priceOneness by Nikita DhaliOnenessOne line that never breaks, turning until the circle fillsNikita Dhali · AcrylicAsk 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 priceAlaveni by Boini MadhusudanAlaveniA stage tent remembers every face that hid inside itBoini Madhusudan · Mixed mediaAsk for the priceBasera by Aakansha GuptaBaseraSix small rooms, each holding what the water left behindAakansha Gupta · Glazed CeramicAsk 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 priceLegacy of Love by RiyaLegacy of LoveRows of lipstick kisses under a note full of doubtRiya · Ink drawing — Lipstick and ink penAsk for the priceUntitled by Kotha RevanthUntitledChildhood festival masks return with wide eyes and black handsKotha Revanth · Mixed media — Acrylic washes were applied in layers, combined with charcoal and pasted decorative paper to create texture and visual depth.Ask for the priceJaatra by DEEPAK KUMAR RAIJaatraHome, carried in a bucket and scratched into the metalDEEPAK KUMAR RAI · Installation — Scratch with needle, Nitric Acid and ink on metal bucketAsk for the priceSurvived?? by Aakansha GuptaSurvived??A flood held still in green and smoky glassAakansha Gupta · Sculpture — 3d GlassAsk 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 priceArt of Heartbreak by RiyaArt of HeartbreakA warning, drawn so carefully it starts to sound like an answerRiya · Ink drawing — Black gel penAsk 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 priceJaatara I by DEEPAK KUMAR RAIJaatara IA metal bucket full of blue water, flowers and memoryDEEPAK KUMAR RAI · Mixed media — OIl, Acrylic, Wood Dust, Gum, Oil PastelAsk for the priceGuang by Aakansha GuptaGuangA bird with a second neck rising from its backAakansha Gupta · Glazed CeramicAsk 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 price“…unfortunately, I am just a shadow.”✨ by Riya“…unfortunately, I am just a shadow.”✨When someone deserves the universe and you are only a starRiya · Ink drawing — Ink penAsk for the priceTribal women by Kotha RevanthTribal womenHorns, feathers and a green face built from memoryKotha Revanth · Oil pastels on color paperAsk for the priceJaatra III by DEEPAK KUMAR RAIJaatra IIIThe blessing of home, held in an aluminium bucketDEEPAK KUMAR RAI · Mixed media — Wood Dust on paper, alumunium sheetAsk for the priceViraajmaan by Khushi AroraViraajmaanEvery eye in the room is on her. She looks backKhushi Arora · AcrylicAsk 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 priceLove have to be perfect by RiyaLove have to be perfectA gown of roses gone brown that still holds its shapeRiya · Ink drawing — Rose petals and water colour and gel penAsk for the priceNaikpod Masks by Kotha RevanthNaikpod MasksThree painted faces and a horse, all staring straight at youKotha Revanth · Mixed media — Acrylic and watercolours, PenAsk for the price

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