Archive for November, 2006

Earrings, the illustration

This is done on an A4 sized card paper with pencil and Staedler micro-tip pens. The earrings belonged to me and I don’t wear them any longer because my ears can no longer tolerate junk jewelry.

Mahabalipuram, the illustration

This is done on a 15 cms x 20 cms art paper in my old green sketchbook. When we were en route to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, we had a one day stop over at Chennai in Tamil Nadu and we traveled to Mahabalipuram, where I sketched this.

Seedling, the illustration

This is done on an A4 sized card paper with Staedler micro-tip pens. This was drawn while I was at Abohar, Punjab.

Moon, the illustration

This is done on an A4 sized normal paper with pencil, while sitting for a lecture during my MBA days. It was the only sketch I did in class during the two years of MBA!

the state of Indian Contemporary Art

I recently met up with an art dealer - someone who represents the artist and works for them to sell their paintings and artwork. This person informed me that the main reason why a lot of Indians [ and other interested parties ] are buying art is not because of their love for it but because it is a good investment.

Any artist who is worth his salt, who has sold a painting in the market, is only going to appreciate in value. If the artist dies in penury at a young age, then the paintings will appreciate faster. No benefits for the artists as far as I can see.

Maximum selling paintings are from the genre of semi-abstract and abstract. The more a painting does not make sense to the buyer, the higher it might sell for.

Being an art middleman/dealer is one of the most lucrative career options nowadays. I have seen full-page advertisements of a particular art dealer in the daily newspaper’s city supplement. An art dealer I know personally makes atleast ten times more money than his ad job allowed him.

It’s a good time to be in the market for an artist, good time for Indian art - show and sell. And as far as I can see, it will only get better. I wish I’d get some percentage of sale value when my painting exchanges hands more than once!

Droplet, the illustration

This is done on an A4 sized card paper with Staedler micro-tip pens.

Boy, laughing or crying, the painting

This painting has been done in acrylics on canvas board.
The size is 15cms x 20cms. Part of my personal collection.