At Ashvita’s, explore history of Madras through art
An exhibition at Ashvita’s in Chennai showcases 19th and 20th-century art from Madras, including Tanjore paintings and analog photography. The collection explores the historical evolution of South Indian art and its cultural significance in local households.
Why it matters
It preserves regional cultural heritage and provides insight into the historical artistic traditions of South India.
“Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time.” It is almost impossible not to recall John Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn as I enter Ashvita’s art collection , showcasing art from 19th and 20th-Century Madras. Here, time, with all its charm, is frozen in art that outlives the artists.
Starting with Tanjore paintings and kolu dolls arranged in one corner, the exhibition ends with a display of analog photographs from RK Studio. Each piece, a work of art, represents a fragment of time in history.
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