ArtTown Podcast Series

Today we have Pride of Rajasthan who has made the whole word mesmerised with his art. He is a maestro in miniature paintings who has redefined Tanjore's and Portraits. He is Suvigya Sharma.

His awe inspiring Tanjore paintings tinted with 24crt gold and natural colours are one of its kind in the entire world.

He came a long way in his career from learning export to exhibiting his own artwork in various national and international art galleries. He is also famous for making look alike portraits of eminient personalities like Prime minister Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, Priyanka Chopra and many Bollywood celebtities in last 3 decades.

He has been honoured with awards like Rashtrapati Puraskar, Bharat Gaurav Award and holds Asia Book Of Records, India B Of Records, Limca Book of Records. The list is long!

Even after achieving such huge milestones, he didn't just stop. He has been working relentlessly towards improving artistic skill amongst the youth in Jaipur along with his wife through NGO named Angana Society.

So lets take a peek into the life of this maestro and know what insights does he have to share with us.

For all of you who believe that paper and paints are the only medium of art, here’s someone who can prove you wrong.

She is Puja Bhakoo. The intricate designs that she pulls off using threads and fabric is astounding. Her environmentally sustainable tapestries have won her internationally acclaim. She didn’t stop here but founded Tapestry-For-Charity, an initiative that is an amalgam of her benevolence and creativity , through which she funds the education of underperviledged children. So lets know more about Puja Bhakoo’s venture from her own self.

We are sure that her energy will move you too.

Can you imagine that IoT and blockchain can be used to authenticate artworks? Our today's guest has made this interesting combination of art and technology possible. He is none other than Shankar Mridha. He is a mechanical engineer but his entrepreneurial cognition introduced him to the world of art. He started his own company Jumbish to give an opportunity to artists to sell their paintings and artworks. Through his endeavors in the company, he created a Digital Authentication Tag that provides a Digital Identity to various Artworks. So let's straight move into our conversation and get to know more about his divergent thought process.

Want to know more about user experience designing? This is the perfect episode for you! Today we have with us an expert in UX designing Lawanya Ramchandra. She is a product designer and has worked with multiple companies to enhance their customer's experience. She has a deep passion for understanding how technology impacts people’s behavior and influences their habits. She finds the solution to complex problems through her designs. So let move into our conversation and dive deep into the knowledge of user experience

Today we have with us a professor who all the design students will want in their life. His name is Anando Dutta. He is a graduate of the National Institute of design and is currently serving as the dean of academics at the Indian School of Design and Innovation. In his profound carrier of more than 3 decades, he has explored in and out of the field of Design. So let's dive into our engaging conversation which will take up to the depths of art that are not mapped ever before.

Today we have with us a visual storyteller, Debjyoti Saha. He has done Masters in Animation Film Design from

National Institute of Design. Currently, he is an Associate Producer and Animator at ESPN India. Apart from developing content for Sports and Digital Media, he is very fond of creating comics which is going to be our major focus in today's conversation. The satire and humour with which he addresses even the most serious socio-political issues is exceptional. His recent series of animated videos based on Corona(Korona) has been appreciated widely. So let's move into our conversation and know more about the art of storytelling

Feat. Jayee Borcar An engineer from goa whose inclination towards art made her move to Los Angeles where she makes it big in the animation industry. Sounds like a plot of a movie right? But it isnt! This is the life story of our next guest, Jayeee Borcar. Inspite of doing great as an engineer, only art gave her the satisfaction. After working in some commercial movie productions in mumbai. She moved to United states to learn design and animation professionally. She now works with dream companies like and warner bros and dreamworks. Her work in some of our favourite animated movies like trolls, rise of guardians, croods smallgoot and many more will leave you mindblown. So move to our friendly conversation and enlighten ourselves with all the wisdom jayee has to offer

Today we have with us a person whos versitality is unparallel. He is Tanay kumar. He isnt just a designer, he is an explorer. He started his voyage as an architect, but his passion for animation led him to upgrade his skills by taking up masters in visual communication. After achieving a gold medal in it from IIT Bombay, he went on to create his own company Fractal Ink design studio a decade age. The company is currently India's largest experience design company and has been acquired by Dentsu Netwirk Japan. Even after a successful entrepreneurial journey his quest of self discovery wasnt finished. His willingness to go back to the roots of designing lead him take up watercolour painting 2 years ago. His paintings have already been sold for lakhs and have been selected for international Art galleries. So lets straight dive into our converstaion which may lead you to hunt your deeper selves.

Ever wondered what it takes to design automobiles? Get excited because Our todays conversation will definitely give you a brief. Today we have with us Robert Bauer who is an automotive designer. Working in automobile design since 1995. his experience is unmatchable. One would often find him scribbling figure sketches in his sketchbook. So let's dive into our conversation and get enriched our lives with a little more knowledge about art and its applications.

Feat. Niharika Rajput. Today we have with us a practicing wildlife artist and a conservationist Niharika Rajput. She uses the beautiful art of paper sculpture as her medium to investigate , the damage caused by the urban society on the nature and wildlife. She believes that each one of us can contribute to restore the wildlife and their habitat in literally anyway possible. She has an intriguing eye for nature’s most sophisticated mechanisms but her love for birds is unmatched. Her ongoing projects are dealing with the subject of Bird Conservation in India and all over the world. She not only sheds light on wildlife conservation but also brings a very beautiful yet conceled art of paper sculture in front of the world. So lets dive into our conversation that will enlighten all of your senses.