The latter never fail to amaze me with their superlative works, with no whiff of kitsch and a lot of originality and verve. NGMA itself seems to be doing a good job, shifting the exhibits to a massive new annexe just behind the main Jaipur House, with multiple floors and lots of space for all the main exhibits. They even have a swanky new shop.
I'd been dying to buy prints for sometime, so I bought a Nicholas Roerich portfolio for myself, an Abanindranath portfolio for my mother and these two large, utterly gorgeous MAR Chughtai prints.
Holi
Laila
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This morning I sewed and then ironed a blouse that, when wet, was the exact orange of Holi and as the iron dried the damp, the cloth turned into the red-yellow that's above the orange.
Beautiful.
Aren't they lovely? Its a pity I couldn't find a better picture of Holi
this year i will go and spend a whole day thear. our staffs are quiet nice,dont know to hang them.i just read that many govt. building of delhi was designed by artist NandlalBose;s brother who was architect of Gurudevs Uttarayan.
for Sue...that colour is called Flame.
NGMA, sigh, it's a pity we couldn't go there together, would have done so much to complete my repertoire of the NGMA guide. did you by the way catch the art exhibition last year with pencil sketches by thomas daniell, Tilly Kettle and other European artists? The exhibits were brought all the way from the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK and they showcased the work of many European artists who had read about but never actually been to India. Fancy the Jagannath temple with all its intricate detailing all in the informed imagination of the European mind!
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