A two-part culture carnival in the capital brings you face-to-face with fascinating phenomena caused by the beyond
A two-part culture carnival in the capital brings you face-to-face with fascinating phenomena caused by the beyond
When reality becomes dull, magic comes to the rescue. Magic Realism, which has been widely used in literature, art and film, is an artistic genre in which participants try to recreate magic in natural settings. And yes, it's unlikely you'll get a chance to witness it, except at the ongoing 'Lo Real Maravilloso' festival. Here's tapping some of their tricks.
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The show, which blurs the line between magic and realism is a convergence of video art, painting, photography, digital art, site-specific installations and sculpture. The participating artists' list stretches upto 36 domestic and international names, each of whom set out to discover a magical world in which the real and the imagined, the mythical and the metaphorical, fact and fantasy merge seamlessly. Some of the prominent names include Anila Rubiku from Albania, Sutapa Biswas from United Kingdom, Rina Banerjee from New York, Bharti Kher, Ranbir Kaleka, Chintan Upadhyay, Jagannath Panda and Shilpa Gupta.
Must-see
>>Waswo X Waswo's hand-made Krishna
>>Huge tree sculptures by Chintan Upadhyay
>>Manjunath Kamath's life-size fire glass
>>Artist Nikhil Chopra's ghost images
>>N Pushpamala's photographic exploration of horror films
Lo Real Maravilloso: Marvellous Reality
At: Lalit Kala Academy, Ferozshah Road
Timings: 10 am u2013 7 pm
When: December 9-18