Osiva lives at Yatra, Auroville. Since early childhood, he felt a strong inclination towards painting and has continuously developed his skills. As an artist, he has already presented over 40 successful one man shows with exhibitions in India, Holland and Sweden. Osiva’s paintings are joyful and evoke images of a dreamy, carefree world full of […]
Nicole considers herself an Artist/Illustrator. She originates from The United States and now lives in Auroville, where she finds inspiration in her husband, daughter and their surroundings. Her illustration work is primarily created by hand drawings and watercolor and at times a little bit in Photoshop. Nicole likes to work predominantly in the medium of […]
A human being in quest of a larger, higher and more beautiful life on this planet: this is the best presentation I would give of myself. My art is altogether an instrument and an expression of that quest. contact:e-mail: patenaude [at] auroville.org.inaddress: Grace; Aurovilletel: (91) 0413 2623345 link:www.auroville.org/art&culture/painting/monique work:
While living and working in Auroville, Miki is an active member of Janaka House, painting in the Tanjore, Tibetan styles,using natural earth and mineral pigments. A memory of this trans-cultural flavor is present in her art in acrylic on canvas, fused with personal identity and mythology. contact:e-mail: miki [at] auroville.org.intel: (91) 0413 2622-229 work:
I feel that life is art; it isn’t a separate sort of thing. To make my surroundings a work of art, harmonious to the senses, that is of paramount importance for me. To paint with a brush or a pen on a piece of paper or on a ceramic piece, it does not matter. What […]
The Path of Silk: The Art of Quilting. Coming from a background of theatre, I settled in Auroville in January 1984.For my work in theatre and dance, manual work has always been essential. So I was cultivating hobbies like painting, batik and patchwork. Today quilting is my canvas on which forms are evolving. I find […]
Autodidact since1970. It was after my first journey to Auroville in 1973, in a quest for the future, that inspiration emerged freely. I returned to France and despite all the social and familial difficulties, the decision to paint daily imposed itself. After experimenting with different materials and mediums in an original and non-academic way, I […]
Starting painting young, Jyoti kept on nurturing herself over years relying on her inner guide. Only when people started calling her an artist did she realize how much space art had already taken in her life. She still sees it as a passion that helps her to relax, enjoy and go deeper within herself. contact:e-mail: […]
Having been involved in the world of art and painting goes back to a time before I decided to come and live in Auroville in 1973. My involvement with painting in Auroville is relatively recent, developing and changing rapidly. Presently I am mainly working on abstract works, which I find quite fascinating and spiritually inspiring. […]
I have lived in Auroville since 1969, and wrote the only non fiction novel about the beginning of Auroville, Antithesis of Yoga. In 1998 I began working with master Ganessan from Thanjavur and other artists here at Janaka House Ravena on a research in spiritual art using traditional Thanjavur techniques and materials and acrylics, and […]
Hufreesh Dumasia is an intuitive abstract artist. She has been painting ever since she was old enough to hold a brush. To become an artist wasn’t a conscious choice, but a natural expression of her being. Growing up in Sri Aurobindo Centre of International education in South of India and then later joining the Universal […]
Depth and lightness, density and humor reveal themselves in Emanuele’s work through the «brush engravings on stone» created in the privacy of his atelier – a meeting with the stone and its telling features; and the illustrations of «Papui and Something Else», created in lively India. contact:address: Sukhavati, Aurovillephone : (91) 413 2623407e-mail: lele [at] auroville.org.in […]
Bachelor in Fine Arts. Painting and engraving specialties. Currently writing her doctoral thesis on Indian aesthetics and contemporary art, on the way to understand the deepest significance of the aesthetic experience and the place of Art and Beauty in current life. contact:e-mail: claramsev [at] gmail.comtel: +91 9843183057 (India) +34 649503042 (Spain) work:
Charudatta Ram Prabhudesai is from Goa. He has a MFA from the MS University, Baroda. He has participated in many group shows and three one man shows. Charudatta also does caricatures. He is a theater actor. He has acted in many plays in India and since moving to Auroville, he has acted is many Auroville […]
French painter and director of TV movies and experimental cinema, Basil has lived and worked in Auroville for the past thirteen years, traveling and filming. He has produced documentaries such as: – Auroville Towards a Sustainable Future– Sur les Traces d’Hanuman– Retour à Pondy– Made in India– Bénares Saree Factory– Tributs du Kutch … and many other […]
After painting professionally for years, now my work has become an exploration into what illuminates my spiritual path. I am constantly surprised by the space, images and colors that want to appear. After several years of paying no attention to a consistency of image, meaning just letting what comes come, now, in the latter part […]
