ਕਲਾ ਰੂਹ ਦੀ ਖੁਰਾਕ ਹੈ। ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਦੌੜ ਵਿਚ ਗੁਆਚੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੇ ਅੰਤਰ-ਆਤਮੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮੂੰਹ ਮੋੜ ਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਸੱਖਣਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇੱਕਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਵਿਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਅਜੋਕੇ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਏਨਾ ਨੇੜੇ ਲੈ ਆਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ‘ਗਲੋਬਲ ਪਿੰਡ’ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਆਮ ਹੋਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਈ ਹੈ।…
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Treasuring the legacy of Punjab’s fine art
Be it the frescos designed in the Akal Takht or the blueprint of gurdwara buildings or paintings by renowned artists, the G.S. Sohan Singh Artist Memorial Trust has all of them. The Singh brothers Surinder Singh and Satpal Danish have been nurturing the treasure of frescos, lithographs and old paintings…
Continue ReadingLending Aesthetic Touch to the Holy Word
AMRITSAR: Infatuated by colours since childhood, this young artist has graduated to rewriting the Gurbani of Guru Granth Sahib in calligraphy style, following the century-old fashion of drafting. Meet Hardeep Singh – MCA degree holder and computer teacher by profession but an artist by heart, who creating superbly illustrated Gurbani.…
Continue ReadingTribute To Renowned Artist
As a befitting tribute to the great artist, late Sardar G.S. Sohan Singh, a memorial trust was formulated in his name for the preservation and presentation of the artist’s major contribution to the cultural ethos of India with particular reference to Punjab.
Continue ReadingThe Rich Life Of An Artist Who Was A Pauper
Imagine a revered Sikh naqqash, who painted frescos on the walls of the Harmander Sahib, including the dome of the structure with indigenously prepared colours for more than three decades, died in penury in 1953 at the age of 70.
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