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S G Vasudev Interview - 2018
Balan Nambiar Interview - 2018

Illustrated Lectures

Flexing Muscles

Publisher: Reliable Copy

Url: https://reliablecopy.org/

Year: 2019

Amidst the various objects that compete for attention on the streets of Bangalore, there have been in recent times a new addition in the form of flex banners. These banners represent the vast number of sene (armies) that have been surfacing in the state of Karnataka. Founded in the name of language, caste/community, and even film stars, these sene are announced and re-imagined through the digitally produced banners.

Flexing Muscles brings together an essay in Kannada and English by Ravikumar Kashi reflecting on his observations of the medium, format, and content of these banners. Illustrated with photographs taken by the artist over the last decade, the essay locates in these banners a portrait of the changing city of Bangalore – one increasingly attuned to aggression and vulnerability.

For online orders, copies are available in India through Champaca Books and Amazon, in Europe through Motto Books, in China through Display Distribute, and in North America through Printed Matter.

Anukta

Publisher: Akshara Prakashana

Url: https://www.aksharaprakashana.com/

Year: 2012

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Anukta is a collection of 26 essays in Kannada on ways of seeing and perceiving the essence of visual art, written in simple and lucid language, with the help of over 500 pictures to explain various aspects of visual art in a way that is understandable by a larger audience who are not familiar with visual arts. The essays compiled here were published in Mayura monthly magazine in 2009 - 2010.

Anukta received Pustaka Sogasu award given by Kannada Pustaka Paradhikara.

Kannele

Publisher: Akshara Prakashana

Url: https://www.aksharaprakashana.com/

Year: 2012

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Kannele is a selection of 18 essays in Kannada on various aspects of visual art. Written by the author over a period of two decades they touch upon a range of aspects of contemporary art discussed in depth. These critical essays were written keeping the readers from the art community in mind. Kannele has received Karnataka Sahitya Academy award in 2015.

PopArt

Pop Art

Publisher: Karnataka Lalitakala Academy

Url: http://lalitkalakarnataka.org/

Year: 1997

This is an introductory book in Kannada about Pop Art movement which originated in America in mid 1950’s. The Pop Art movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced cultural objects. The book discusses major artists from this movement and its impact on some of the Indian artists.

PopArt

Pop Art

Publisher: Karnataka Lalitakala Academy

Url: http://lalitkalakarnataka.org/

Year: 1996

PrintMaking

Print Making

Publisher: Karnataka Lalitakala Academy

Url: http://lalitkalakarnataka.org/

Year: 1996

This book introduces the discipline of Printmaking in Kannada. It covers four main techniques of printmaking along with tools and process involved. It also covers some of the major printmaker’s works.

Kasturi