My Diary

  • Living Art Form | MF Hussain & Ajay Choudhary

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    Ajay Chowdhury, who held his baton of order and discipline outside, here in his painting the brush is held with a firm grip to create his own discipline in colour and line. That’s how outside and inside of oneself correspond to each other. You may call it a “living art form”

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  • Minimalism & Infinity

    Ajay Choudhary is largely a self-taught artist who has made it to the mainstream art circuit in India. His works are abstract but it would be fair to say that he is a purist abstractionist. Drawing inspiration from Pollock, de Kooning and the like, some of his works echo the concerns of the second generation abstract expressionists of New York like Michael Goldberg but he is canny and dexterous enough to have steered clear of any kind of obvious derivation.…

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  • “Now”: Directive. “Let it Happen”: Mantra

    Essay by Erik Bluhm on the abstract paintings by abstractionist Ajay Choudhary.

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  • Jain Art & Architecture: Taranga Tirth, Gujarat

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    Jain Art & Architecture: Taranga Tirth, Gujarat is my experience based on visiting the Taranga Tirth and standing in front of the white ancient idol of Lord Ajitnath Bhagwan (the 2nd Jain Tirthankar) installed by the great King Kumarpal under the guidance and direction of Param Pujya Acharya Shri Hemchandra in 1165 AD. This series is all about how Art Helps To Sync With The Supreme Soul In One Of The Purest Ways.

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  • #ShortMemoir | Haku Shah

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    #ShortMemoir with the legendary artist Shri Haku Shah on how he trained me unintentionally and unconditionally to be a gallerist with knowledge of art. It was because of artists like Haku sir I didn’t find any need to learn the basics of art, the isms, or techniques in an art school.

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  • प्रति, एक महत्वाकांक्षी कलाकार. आपका, एंडी वारहोल.

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    एंडी वारहोल बनने में क्या लगता है? 2022 की गर्मियों में, एंडी वारहोल भारत आते हैं और महत्वाकांक्षी कलाकारों के साथ अपने जीवन के अनुभव साझा करते हैं। डॉक्यूमेंट-सीरीज़ द एंडी वारहोल डायरीज़ (नेटफ्लिक्स) से प्रेरित एक काल्पनिक ब्लॉग।

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