75 years of Indian Art - Canvas to NFTs

India is often described as a land of colors and Indian art with its bright, diverse, and captivating designs is a perfect manifestation of that truism. Dating back to the third millennium BC the styles depict the range of different civilizations and religions and are evidence of the rich history and traditions of Indian art ranging from the ancient to the modern and contemporary.

Art Podium’s exhibition, ‘75 years of Indian Art – Canvas to NFTs’ strives to capture a slice of that history and tradition. During colonial rule, art in India was heavily influenced by the British Art School and artists started depicting scenes of everyday life, regalia of princely courts, and native festivities and rituals in their work. Next came The Bengal School of Art, which is a blend of the Oriental and Occidental styles of painting and owes its origins to western styles and techniques. Gaining prominence around that time, it grew separate from British patronage and can be equated with the birth of Indian nationalism. Post-independence the Bombay Progressive Artist Group was formed and focused on Indian themes and imagery with western artistic techniques such as modernism, cubism, post-impressionism. And finally came the Madras Art Movement in the early ‘60’s: contemporary artists who brought in their own very distinctive styles and subjects, drawing upon local mythology and folklore from South India and distancing themselves from internationalist trends.