Dasna jail broke all the myths we had about a jail. Actually till now, we had seen jails only in films. We expected the scenes of dreaded criminals, bad food, stern jailers beating the prisoners and barracks overflowing with shit. Contrary to that, we found a very neat and clean jail campus where bad elements[…]
अक्सर ही कोई बुलाता है…अपने घर…याद नहींं प्रियंवद ने कैसे बुलाया था…पर इतना याद है कि फोन पर बात करते समय प्रियंवद संयत और अत्यंत मधुर लगे थे….बात कैसे बढ़ी ये भी याद नहींं..लेकिन पहुंच गए थे हम पेंटिंग करने…..हम अपना अनुभव इस ब्लॉग के बाद साझा करेंगे लेकिन पहले प्रियंंवद और विभावरी ने जो[…]
Another day, another school, another chance to create something new. By now we had learnt a little more about the Gandhi Fellows and we decided to involve them in our madness along with the kids. This school was smaller than the previous one with fewer students but equipped with separate learning rooms. I was excited[…]
It was a sunday and no government school is suppose to be opened, but Sheolpura village is unique. They decided to meet the Artologue team on a Sunday with full attendance of teachers and students. We reached late and surprised to see that every student was present in the school and eager to paint. They[…]
Artologue will be on yet another long trip in next few months. The plans are in the process but in the meanwhile we want to share something else with you all. Of course it is about art and the process of art. Artists do not work in void, they are also part and parcel of[…]
“What is your name?” They looked up at their teacher seeking their tacit approval and then said meekly, “Balbir”. This was not the case with just one kid at the school run by NIV called NIV Vidya Mandir, but nearly all the 200 kids who were present there. These students were kids of guards, gardeners,[…]
आर्टोलॉग की यात्रा के दौरान फेसबुक पर कई मित्र बने हैं जिनसे हम कभी नहीं मिले. फेसबुक के इनबॉक्स में बातें होती रहींं. वो पूछते रहे. हम बताते रहे अपने बारे में. ऐसा ही एक लड़का है विकास त्रिवेदी..वो कभी कभी कुछ पूछ लेता था और हमेशा कहता- आप लोग बहुत अच्छा काम कर रहे हैं.[…]
We never thought that the journey of Artologue will be covered by newspapers but it did. After The Hindu : Art for People’s Sake, It was the well known magazine FEMINA which did a five page photo essay on our Artologue journey. These kind of coverage affirms our belief that Art is for all. Everyone[…]
Thirteen year old Anil has big eyes and they are searching for something all the time. It sparked when he saw us opening the colour bag. “Aaap painting kartey ho?” (you guys paint?) he asked with glitters in his eyes. He was asked by the family we were staying with, to assist us in the[…]
Amritsar was not on our painting itinerary but we painted there. The trip to Kashmir took unexpected twists and turns. We planned to do three paintings in two weeks- one in Jammu and two in Srinagar. Instead we painted one in Amritsar and two in Udhampur. That’s what happens in Travels. Isn’t it? The painting[…]
जून की गर्मी, बुलेट की सवारी और 274 किलोमीटर की दूरी….धूल भरी आंधियों के बीच आंखें मिचमिचाते…धूप सोखते….रुकते रुकाते…शाम ढले पहुंचे थे उस घनी छांव में जिसका नाम था वीरेंद्र और रेणु सांगवान. घग्घर नदी के किनारा….डूबता हुआ सूरज और अंकल आंटी….एक आइडियाज़ से भरपूर दूसरी शांत…मुस्कुराती…ममत्व से लबरेज़. सितारों से स्वागत और फिर चाय[…]
I am brave, I am strong, I am successful, I am Happy. I am Masked. I don’t take off my mask. I face the world with my mask on my real face. I am scared to show my real self to the world because then the world will know that I fear death, disease,[…]
पुणे से चेन्नई तक के सफर में एक पेंटिंग का ज़िक्र नहीं हो पाया है. कई कारणों से. एक तो हम थके हुए थे. वापस दिल्ली पहुंचे थे. कई दोस्तों से दिल्ली में मिलना था तो समय नहीं मिल पाया. असल में चेन्नई में की गई पेंटिंग भी कुछ ऐसी ही थी. काम और आराम[…]
गोवा से कुंडापुर की दूरी ढाई सौ किलोमीटर के आसपास है और रास्ते में समुद्र की नमी महसूस होती है, नज़रें घुमाएं तो या तो खूबसूरत तट दिखते हैं या फिर घने जंगल. इन सब को पार करते हुए कुंडापुर के नज़दीक पहुंचते ही समुद्र तट और बैकवार्टर्स का अदभुत नज़ारा देखने को मिलता है.[…]
”I never thought in my life that my favorite God and shloka will be painted on my wall so beautifully. I invited you because a close friend referred you. Never expected you to paint such beautiful piece of art….though I have read your blogs.” That was the reaction of Malini Adiga of Kundapur when we[…]
रवि और काशा के के घर में सूरज और पेड़ ही बनना था. हालांकि ये ख्याल पेंटिंग पूरा होने के बाद आया है. रवि का एक और अर्थ सूरज होता है और काशा वियज़बिस्का का सरनेम पेड़ से जुड़ा है. लेकिन ये बातें जेहन में पेंटिंग बनाने के बाद आई हैं शायद तभी कहते हैं[…]
Goa was our holiday destination but we ended up painting in a 200 year old Portuguese house there. It was all unplanned. Someone referred us to Ravi and Kasia. Neither we nor they were sure whether the painting was going to happen or not. We had a small chat on phone and decided to meet[…]
हमारे इस ब्लॉग को पढ़ने और हमें अपने घर आमंत्रित करने की इच्छा रखने वाले कुछ लोगों ने शंकाएं जताई हैं कि वो पेंट नहीं कर सकते. ब्रश नहीं पकड़ सकते. इसलिए हम आज शेयर कर रहे हैं अपने एक मित्र अविनाश कुमार चंचल का अनुभव जिन्होंने MAG-Meenakshi Art Gallery के साथ पेंटिंग की थी[…]
It was one of those wishes you write in your diary- ‘I will travel the world before I die’. I wrote it at least ten times in last ten years. I could have traveled but idea of traveling without any purpose always terrified me. What if I get bored in the middle of the journey?[…]
“Where is the Tree didi? When will it grow?” Rani was constantly asking the question. A five year old girl- daughter of a construction labourer, was deeply involved in the art piece I was trying to make with a group of children. If you want to know more about Meenakshi Jha and Jey Sushil Working[…]