Form & Festivity: Krishen Khanna’s Bandwallas in Bronze
Krishen Khanna Ananay Makkar Krishen Khanna Ananay Makkar

Form & Festivity: Krishen Khanna’s Bandwallas in Bronze

These extraordinary bronze works pay tribute to India’s street musicians - the trumpeters, drummers, and horn players who bring rhythm, joy, and festivity to wedding processions and public celebrations across the nation. Through remarkable sensitivity to movement and expression, Krishen Khanna transforms fleeting moments of music and camaraderie into lasting emblems of collective resilience and dignity.

The Bandwallas represent more than art - they are a meditation on permanence, elevating everyday performers into timeless symbols of India’s cultural heartbeat.

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The Sacred Gaze: Bronze Heads by Thota Vaikuntam
Thota Vaikuntam Ananay Makkar Thota Vaikuntam Ananay Makkar

The Sacred Gaze: Bronze Heads by Thota Vaikuntam

Thota Vaikuntam’s series of bronze heads, depicting his men and women, embody a quiet strength and timeless presence that extend his iconic Telangana figures into sculptural form. Each work is marked by the subtleness of its features - the gently curved lips, the poised noses, the softly contoured cheeks - that together suggest an inner stillness and dignity.

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