Thiruvananthapuram, March 6:For more than two decades, Natyaveda in Thiruvananthapuram has been quietly shaping the landscape of classical performing arts education in Kerala. Established in 2000, the institution has grown from a small collective of artists and art enthusiasts into a respected cultural centre dedicated to preserving and promoting India’s rich artistic heritage. Registered under […]
By Shakkeela Sainu Kalarickkal For many artists and writers, suffering is not just incidental—it is often their destiny. Their lives are shaped by poverty, illness, and mental struggles. Recognition, if it comes at all, is usually posthumous. The story of Vincent van Gogh is a heartbreaking testament to this truth. Van Gogh, a master who […]
Francis Kodankandath/ Aneesh Kuttan/ Uma Rao It is the way of presentation of the art, the distinctive nature of the art that makes an artist notable. It is the individual, personalized style the artist adopts in the art that goes on to become the signature brand, the stamp of the artist that gets imprinted on […]
Francis Kodankadath IRS / Aneesh Kuttan/ Uma Rao An in-depth analysis of the Francis Kodankandath paintings reveal the manner in which the painter chooses the subjects for each of his paintings.He goes out towards nature, he looks within life, he observes the world around him, he internalizes his experiences and these become the subject matter […]
Francis Antony Kodankadath IRS The title would take one back to those formative years in school, full of carefree moments, treasured as the golden period of life.At first sight, the ‘School Group Photo’ would bring all those images to one’s mind. Just as the title suggests, a host of reminiscences would come rushing. The pictures […]
Thiruvananthapuram/ June 6 (BPNS) Artist Francis Antony Kodankandath is a self-taught artist from Thrissur, Kerala, India. Artist is inspired by his father Prof. KP Antony (late). Francis other than being a honest and upright IRS officer with the Customs and Central excise has been an artist all along his life. He has balanced a chequered professional […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Kerala’s noted artist Tom Vattakuzhi’s works will be exhibited at the famous Aicon Art Gallery in New York from June 9th till July 16th. The exhibition named ‘Song of the Dusk’ will be a solitary exhibition of Tom Vattakuzhi. Tom is famous for his work ‘Death of Gandhi’ which became the […]
