TAP India for art
The Hindu
Two new shows at The Art Platform India, plus an archive of expert talks
If it is still raining this weekend, go online for an art break. The Art Platform India (TAP India) is showcasing Uma Shankar Pathak’s new painting series, Crossing Over, and Diya Mathur’s Mughal miniatures-inspired digital artworks.
“In this series, Uma Shankar has worked on the theme of migration and transition, using images of the zebra and birds in flight to convey the idea of crossing over to another plane,” says Sharan Apparao, curator-gallerist of Apparao Galleries and founder of TAP India. “Diya is tech-savvy, and open to new ideas. I like her sensibility, especially how she handles the subject — placing Mughal miniatures within her landscape”.

Inner Vibes’26, an ongoing exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, brings together 54 abstract artists who strip the visual language of art down to its bare essentials — black, white and the many greys in-between. Curated by Pune-based artist Deepak Sonar, the exhibition showcases monochrome as a discipline, where forms and texture take precedence over spectacle.












