kitschy goodies...

<div style="text-align: left;">Whenever we drive out of Bangalore during our many weekend getaways, we make a quick stop at <b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channapatna">Channapatna</a></i></b>, a small town famous for it's wooden toys & lacquerware. Every time we manage to find something interesting:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754214567408658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ew3q5t3GCAB_qoh7Pp1d8ATFJC7h5mUwooS1njaAqCY_ErpH7ZsXR9tpN1Fp4ir-blvTvEGUF8vxCW36V0JGaCWPYkKihUduyi8xtZHjSS-50dPIq4XrJaO8fWjOzwppirK2Z2p_zz4/s400/kitsch1.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">During our trip to <i>Masinagudi</i> few weeks back, we did out customary stop at Channapatna, my eyes fell on these button-like boxes with <i>Indian Kitsch </i>painting. It was instant love.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Such a familiar scenery that one gets to see painted on trucks and on auto-rickshaws in India.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754223662206130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUN8r64JlYGjK0vnmvg_8fK3XfEgUkgn5ufpX_gMsaeUyav0QAFdckKfPBvYF6GDIwlp4KMaDl6ZNHGGt5Uz45COrim0MYagz9BE8NCEtXPRSsv6QlncTuj4btAgUmkAx3qXVjAvt5s8/s400/kitsch2.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yes! Taj Mahal had to be there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754236282692962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKoekyVbGzRSX7aBN24m2AU33G5cG55yCHlVyCtUBKIVYzTH0ikqfyiB6sq6ycw-2dX-7CIPFiXKqMPzPJYhPvi2KldfCpRGZw4mT1gvIFFsaVSfNZfVqL-MWcWuYlx1EZwNgvhYqwwk/s400/kitsch3.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am amazed at the lovely art and crafts in India.</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are driving out of Bangalore sometime, do stop by at <b>Channapatna</b>, you won't be disappointed:-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great festive weekend everyone!</div>

kitschy goodies...

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Aarohi Singh

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270565857878249906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRKwxOXxWZm-nUQymEWfP8hpY0NrPS7W9nVqmqx6_9Hg2BaUM5hNfxEiqtK5v0BsFAcqpmFM6YWffWQvI_iEBYFFxFHx3s24cuL3T6klG6MzAigFaWzjrBPkGLmi_58bC-Q6qP3vPKkcx/s400/aarohi1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A self taught artist, who doesn't restrict herself to one single medium and paints on just about anything. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270566469129267282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9cPH8Do8WM1Jb6iQoNnarZ0aMjDiU9A2jrv6Ifb9i6APmWV1MHkgk0XmPS87_p9gPxQLo-Cam6ZHjXCg-7MjunzYJSgYEnmdHZDaz1SM7p5TrzP_rwoOVQ6ySQBt1bKBhkCOxfpzV5sE/s400/aarohi7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />She has transformed mundane things like tea kettles, buckets, plates and even a foldable chair into pieces of art. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270565879847265682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkWYPgVC2QOMT53ShxnPecKChF0I0RmjVSHdt2cCEEY99mD1K4Y15TGaHjNT_AfQ7RzSYn8VMTTOtWxmAHKMEqSw_KWfg6hX4Usx8ZK3ZLA7Qjmj7LSgJmwfykH_IelYgt7nQdKMB2SHe/s400/aarohi6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270565868164991714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou2XPX9dp_hSgYHkGZnDdLn-xaFrSflUMzh8H54s7J-jGromAMcVwkLFXU4qFPVYFQeUGDm3YWaaLkNuJMXfa765AWMUWVagJvOdwL08P5HoF1uIpFQxd3kpppTt8sXvdNORsUAjNtEBF/s400/aarohi3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><strong>Aarohi</strong> paints with acrylic, oil, pastels & watercolours. Her acrylic paintings of Hindu Gods with her funky twists is quite interesting.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270565875079484658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkh9_NrNCPvY_qvWIQGfAXGDTBWjDFACS4lmXnAGnUFOHUGjbtTcE70s0e2e-PZclWURydxauemCKXZKGtA5cPWzVenAaHgBK_ZrHg2vxy7LeKrYPT0pXenPgbVgUMBZXCp3vV2WLSVqj/s400/aarohi5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270578242331714450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3dGAYdQ2NgD7FJvZIDY2g_YpuRNyVeMtTqAACWN9TdFS9gzfitsDtspO9rkndlnHPVgOvwuGkotmNSaCF2kZq2FP0IRWULf8eCw1DOWed0T7KascKgTkBixNSiL0kJlWhRslBzJfe_va/s400/dancingganesha1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>I am completely in love with these Ganesha paintings!</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270568776087830066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WNznYeIm4T5_1-EGCVZjg12VxWNZlpTKvFGqxbD2Cysfs7RwhD8kRY-EXMoBKJ_kY9Ix3DXEFgxT_p3ePEG3qQV6gnOYnYwx1PAXdE7Hw12ANgwi5w3KDpyrfXq-tWZbuC1dbVrEqCzW/s400/krishna_detailface1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270568783226223682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEMSusEG3NrO356aOHJEvwo98eF9chFjG4P2YjENF-KcKKqOCyfzJbXyn_YvnB0k0Qot3sEejEA9nTuSsTohx79miZoVmVSmQmPsEv9sA2060Y9nLsUyHO93F8ci0X9iX5zYh6cf4ie9H/s400/krishnabig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A little bling, a little kitsch, with unrestraint use of colours makes her work really beautiful!<br />If you want to get your hands on these colourful pieces of art, you are lucky!<br /><br />Aarohi is having an <a href="http://www.artbyaarohi.com/blog/"><strong>exhibition</strong></a> of her art at<br /><em><strong>The Oxford Bookstore,<br /></strong>Leela Galleria,<br />Old Airport Road, Bangalore<br />from the <strong>21st November </strong>to<strong> 23rd November 2008.<br /></strong></em><br />She describes her work on exhibit as <em>'My take on India, folklore, and dance amongst others. Varied expressions on objects of everyday use. Kettles transform to lovers meeting amidst zebra stripes. The ubiquitous Autorickshaw drove through my art on its way to London too! Things I see around me represented onto objects to form art.'<br /></em><br />So if you are in Bangalore, do visit <a href="http://www.artbyaarohi.com/blog/"><strong>'Art by Aarohi'</strong> </a>exhibition.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">( Images from Art by Aarohi.com)</span></em>

Aarohi Singh

A self taught artist, who doesn't restrict herself to one single medium and paints on just about anything. She has transformed mundane t...

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