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
Untitled by Pritesh BhowmickUntitledTwo bodies kneel back to back behind a peeling wallPritesh Bhowmick · Mixed media — acrylic, plaster on woodAsk for the priceStupid tringle by NarenderStupid tringleThree bare heads under a net of pale trianglesNarender · Acrylic and oil pastel on canvasAsk for the priceLimelight by MohitLimelightThe light moves faster than the man it falls onMohit · PhotographyAsk for the priceSelf2 by Hemlata Kantilal PatilSelf2Two quiet people, one thorny seed and the feelings between themHemlata Kantilal Patil · Printmaking — Ink on paperAsk for the priceKsharan by AjayKsharanDry sticks wait on the floor below a fading forestAjay · AcrylicAsk for the priceWar of mentality and hair by NarenderWar of mentality and hairSmall bodies wrestle across the dark heart of a treeNarender · Oil on woodAsk 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 priceUntitled-I by Adarsh MishraUntitled-IPlastic on the bed, wires on the wall, nobody homeAdarsh Mishra · Oil and acrylic on handmade texture ground on canvasAsk for the priceEveryday silence by Adarsh MishraEveryday silenceA face sinks into the wall above an unmade bedAdarsh Mishra · OilAsk for the priceStill here by Adarsh MishraStill hereSomeone lies here so long the room begins to keep themAdarsh Mishra · Oil on boardAsk for the priceShe by Adarsh MishraSheShe is in the wall and the water, not quite thereAdarsh Mishra · OilAsk for the priceContemplating by ShrutiContemplatingA purple glow burns under every blue in this quiet roomShruti · Oil painting on canvasAsk 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 priceRosy by ShrutiRosyA doll keeps watch over a cupboard full of folded daysShruti · Acrylic on canvasAsk for the priceself portrait by Shrutiself portraitA face that glows from a purple layer hidden underneathShruti · Oil pastel on paperAsk for the priceThe Residue by Harish SharmaThe ResidueWhat stays on the wire after the people have goneHarish Sharma · AcrylicAsk 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 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 priceUntitled by MohitUntitledSeven blue panels, seven pale stems, each one leaning a new wayMohit · CYANOTYPE AND MIXED MEDIAAsk for the priceIntertwine by MohitIntertwineA face woven back together, one paper square at a timeMohit · Collage — WOVEN PHOTOGRAPHYAsk for the priceGlowing Season by MohitGlowing SeasonA phone call passes through glass, leaves and borrowed lightMohit · PHOTOGRAPHYAsk for the priceThe Gavar by MohitThe GavarThrough a gap in the crowd, a painted face looks backMohit · PhotographyAsk for the price

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