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I met Ramesh Pateria for the first time in the late 60s when I visited his show in the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai. There was an untamed animal quality about him. Badly shaved and with hair unkempt he looked like a hobo on the street. But his pieces of art were outstanding. They were marble pieces carved with precision with a strong hand into stunning sculptures. They were far from realistic figures of lifesized damsels intricately carved in white marble that we commonly encounter in gardens in Europe. Pateria’s bold sculptures were startlingly different. They were modern forms, striking images in 3 dimensions, most of them 3 to 4 feet in size. Some were smaller, just 1 foot tall and some were bigger measuring 6 feet or more in length. The line was clean and looked like a painting materialized into a solid shape in marble.

I asked him, “Why marble?”  He looked at my suited-and-booted appearance and smiled. “I like the material. It’s got lines and natural designs inside the rock. I take it as a challenge to bring out its inner beauty in my forms. Besides, marble is easy to work with.” He replied looking pleased that I was taking interest in his work. “Where do you find such beautiful marble rocks?” I asked him naively.

“You can find them in marble mines in Makrana in Rajasthan. You have to be there when the rock is being mined. Not all the pieces are interesting. The selection is easier at night when the cutting is being done under powerful lights which highlight the inner lines in the rock. I live in the mine like a common laborer in simple hut.” Pateria was candid with his explanation. His eyes were sparkling and he has a magnetic quality in his voice and gestures which overtook his shabby appearance. I liked him and his work. I bought one of the pieces.

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Attractive artworks have always been the apples of human being’s eyeball. No matter an artwork belongs to which region of the world, great arts have always been appreciated by common people of all over the world. When it comes to the countries that have most outstanding contributions in the modern arts then the name of India comes on the apex position. History says that ‘the country of Vedas’ has produced a large number of exquisite artworks and majority of them have got huge appreciations in the global arena.

The current market of the contemporary Indian art is booming day by day. Presently, there is a phrase floating around in the artistic community of the nation. According to the experts, the contemporary Indian art market has achieved a tremendous problem and most surprisingly the market is not showing any kind of reverse trend even at the time when India faced record inflammation.

Now let’s have a look at some of the interesting facts about the Indian arts, which will help you to understand the current art market.

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London has long laid at the beating heart of Britain's arts and culture scene and it's here that you can discover the world's best loved artists in some of the most iconic galleries. National treasures and modern accomplishments lie side-by-side in a vibrant and diverse array of gallery spaces dotted across the city.

London boasts a huge selection of art galleries, but many of the most popular are central and easy to get to, such as the striking Tate Modern. The Thames Bankside gallery is a shrine to modern art of the 20th century, hosting impressive contemporary exhibitions from Edward Hopper and Mark Rothko to Duchamp and Man Ray. Most permanent exhibits are free of charge so you can take in the remarkable interior architecture of the Bankside Power Station, which houses the Tate, and marvel at the iconic work of some of your favourite contemporary artists at your leisure.

London's Victoria and Albert museum, or simply the V&A, can be found in South Kensington. Exhibitions at the V&A are also mostly free, and offer a wealth of opportunity to experience the regal splendour of royal artefacts, ceramics and medieval treasures. Besides objets d'art, visitors to the V&A can also wander around interactive costume exhibits, which are great fun for kids, as well as significant art collections from around the world.

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Ambrogio Frangiolli (1798 – 1870) Italian decorator, architect and painter. Ambrogio Frangiolli was born in Milan. He studied in Rome and Turin. After winning an architecture contest in the Accademia Albertina, he moved to Rome in 1829, where he studied in deep descriptive geometry. In 1833, he became professor of the Accademia Albertina. He created his own Scuola di Decorazione (E: Decoration school) and designed numerous interiors of famous residences in Rome, Turin, Vienna and Milan.

Art of Italy periods

Modernity

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