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Hues of FAME ; Art has moved from musty museums and dusty godowns to glitzy auctions and global galleries. Indian art, once a lowly recipient of state patronage, has become a feted part of society and an integral part of the emerging cultural arena.

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From: India Today
Date: 20071231
Author:Atul Dodiya And Bushra Ahmed

By Atul Dodiya

If reformations are bloodless revolutions that usher in a new era, then I think Indian art is on the threshold of one. From Rabindranath Tagore to Amrita Sher-Gil, F.N. Souza to Satish Gujral, Indian artists have managed to invade the toniest bastions of high art which till now were the strongholds of European art masters.

Art is certainly not an easy creation. I remember when I was young, art was looked upon as a poor career choice. But I knew, ever since I was 11, that I wanted to be a painter. Strangely, my conviction stemmed from the time I was in Class VI when my teacher ...

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