Art

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Life of Guru Nanak:
The Art Of Three Young Punjabis by SHEVETA BHATIA

Each of the three artists also works at Probity Comics, which has published a series of six graphic story books on the life of Guru Nanak, which are now being marketed across the diaspora.

East Meets West:
Singh Twins Tarot Cards NEWS REPORT

An exhibition  titled, The Art of Tarot: New Work by The Singh Twins, presents the major arcane of Tarot images from a fresh artistic perspective that reflects their eclectic, east/west style.

S.G. Thakur Singh:
He Painted India by B.N. GOSWAMY

Commissions started pouring in from rulers and politicians and the well-to-do, everyone looking for his ‘life-like’ work that fitted into their ideas about what art should be like.

The Spirit of Hola Mohalla:
A Photo Exhibition by SHEVETA BHATIA

Having been associated with the festival of Hola Mohalla for the last 13 years, he has a sense of satisfaction in documenting the sequence of events at this festival in simple but meaningful images.

Final Week: The Golden Temple Exhibition by NAOMI CANTON

Among the many fascinating stories on display is one of an aborted attempt by the British to auction off the Golden Temple of Amritsar in 1877.

The Singh Twins:
A Homage to Home by JANICE PARIAT

Their love for their city, Liverpool, weaves its way into their intricate paintings, which are a witty, distinctive blend of traditional Indian painting and contemporary Western influences.

Sotheby's To Auction Two Sikh Paintings NEWS REPORT

Sotheby’s sale of South Asian Art on Sept 15 will include two superb Sikh Paintings:  A Portrait Of The Sikh Emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and The Sikh Maharaja.

Let's Paint The Sky Red: The Art of Manjit Singh Bawa by RUPINDER KAUR

The show is a celebration of the pure ecstasy that is patent in his art. He seems not to have been limited by the physical dimensions of his canvas and its flat monochromatic reality.

Kirpal Singh: The Artist Who Brought Sikh History Alive by Dr. M.S. RANDHAWA

He donned the black chola (robe) on his 35 birthday in 1958 after the fashion of Sufi poets, as a symbol of devotion and dedication to his self-imposed mission and renunciation of worldly matters.

More Sikh Historical Artefacts on Auction Block MULLOCK'S

Scores of Sikh historical items - paintings, sketches, miniatures, photographs, books, historical documents, correspondence, chinaware, furniture, maps, sculpture, medallions - on the block on Thursday, August 18.