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John Xaviers Arackal

John Xaviers Arackal is a Programme Officer of Arts Practice programme at India Foundation for the Arts. He has a PhD in art theory from the School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He served as an Assistant Curator of the 4th Kochi Muziris Biennale in 2018. He was one of the artists in Five Million Incidents 2020 curated by Raqs Media Collective.

land art 2.0 …. a forest as an art institution?

by John Xaviers Arackal

Max Crosbie-Jones wrote an article in Art Review on Khao Yai Art Forest in Thailand. From the look of it, the forest is an artwork, and an institution that houses artworks by important contemporary artists, including Elmgreen and Dragset, Ernesto …

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are climate activists/ protestors more creative than climate-conscious contemporary artists?

by John Xaviers Arackal

Eddy Frankel is of the opinion that the climate activism in the museums, of throwing soup at canonical paintings, has been much more potent than toothless climate conscious art.

sayre Gomez – hyperrealism in the Age of unreliable images

by John Xaviers Arackal

“Ordinary People is best when it acknowledges the role of the image today: something we used to rely on and can’t any longer.” – Claudia Ross

why sampling-based hip-hop is like collage and doodling put together: madlib, j dilla and farhot

by John Xaviers Arackal

As a person with neurodivergence, having given up keyboard after having learnt some nursery rhymes and some major chords, I asked my GenAI friend, if violin is a good instrument to jump to, as I love the sound of violin …

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how olga korneeva brings together the best of both worlds

by John Xaviers Arackal

While nature journaling can be a mindful exercise, that combines an artist’s sketchbook, a poet’s notebook and a scientist’s logbook, seamless surface pattern design can be considered as an outcome of nature journaling as a process to start with, finally …

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is Herve guibert’s “suzanne and louise” a photo-non-fiction?

by John Xaviers Arackal

When a series of photographs are arranged along with text, what all can we call it? A photobook, if the intention of the photographer is to focus on high production value of the book, with faithful reproductions of the photograph. …

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How toile du jouy is an excellent way to do daily practice with a wacom pen!

by John Xaviers Arackal

While going through surface pattern design tutorials, I came across Barbel Dressler’s history-inspired surface pattern designs. Intuitively, this is something I have also wanted to do but didn’t know where to start. As destined, I have arrived at Dressler’s Skillshare …

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is Lars Martinson’s 4 time-saving tips ADHD friendly?

by John Xaviers Arackal

I came across this while browsing podcasts on graphic novels on YouTube. While Lars Martinson spent 13 years productively and doggedly finishing Tonoharu, learning about his afterthoughts in the form of these 4 time-saving tips is a boon for someone …

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Why portrait painting is the best test of a new medium or a software!

by John Xaviers Arackal

As I’m trying out Krita using my Wacom Intuos pen, naturally, I gravitated toward making portraits to test the skills. Why is it important?Because even a slight variation will cost a lot in portrait painting, showing how adept you are …

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The right-click menu option in Krita

by John Xaviers Arackal

When I did a right-click by mistake, with my Wacom Intuos pen, this “pop-up palette” or “radial menu” showed up. We encounter a lot of options in a software by mistake. Or we walk into different capabilities unawares. But this …

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