The 100 years show
“Carmen Herrera is very possibly the oldest contemporary artist working today. What is extraordinary about Herrera is that ‘commercial success’ did not come until the early 2000s — after seven…
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Simple Sketches of Thirukkural
Madras Literary Society had hosted today an exhibition on Thirukkural (திருக்குறள்). Mr Dhanasekaran Muthu who is an eminent architect hailing from Thanjavur had drawn simple sketches for each of the 1330…
Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
A friend of mine living in Amsterdam recommended I watch this documentary “Tim’s Vermeer“. It turned out to be a good movie experience. After the movie I am left with…
Beautiful floor tiles in Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
I have noticed that countries with Islamic cultural influences tend to have beautiful patterns on their floor tiles. You can see these tiles not only in palaces or star hotels…
My trip to Tanjore-Part 5
This is the final post in my mini series on visit to Tanjore – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4. After our visits to must go places…
Dance Ballet – “Siva Swaroopa Thandava Lahari”
Yesterday we had a visual delight in the form of a Dance Ballet at Rama Rao Kala Mantap, T.Nagar titled “Siva Swaroopa Thandava Lahari” performed by Smt.Krishnakumari Narendran troupe. Music…
Lamp Decoration in a wedding
In a family friends’ daughter marriage today I noticed this beautiful set (below). When I was wondering what it is, my wife correctly identified it to be a decoration done…
Listen to Mona Lisa
What will her voice sound like – it was everyone’s imagination when they see Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Portrait. Now that puzzle has been solved by a Japanese Scientist…