How receptive has Delhi been to Lladro?
We do great business in Delhi as the well-heeled love to adorn their homes with Lladro showpieces. It adds value to their décor. Many people buy these to gift to friends and family. Here I must add that the floral designs are more popular because they are handcrafted and, hence, more intricate. FEMININE MYSTIQUE The female form has always attracted artists. It is Bandeep Singh’s inspiration too in the exhibition titled ‘Sa—The Feminine, Series 1: ANTARGHAT (The Vessel Within)’. The photographs are his attempt to explore the innate ‘Indianness’ of the feminine form. “The Indian gaze does not differentiate between sensual and sublime. The body is both erotic and spiritual at the same time,” says Singh, the photo editor of India Today. “Doing shoots with models regularly, you have a structured and limited concept of the feminine form. Most of the time it’s a linear flat-stomached model, made up to fit a theme. For me, the feminine form is not just the structured one who models in pretty
