YOKO SHIMIZU This contemporary artist and biochemistry researcher creates installations, which are a beautiful alloy of art and science INNER SANCTUM Gallerist Shireen Gandhy gives us a glimpse of the artistic mind and design philosophy of the conceptual architect and artist Bijoy Jain INDIA INSPIRED Art philanthropist Shalini Passi explores the contemporary art scene in India IN, THROUGH THE GALLERY Sangeeta Raghavan of Art Musings art gallery unravels the evolution of art during the last 20 years KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE 2018 Sonal Shah brings a sneak peak of the largest contemporary art event in the country — a smorgasbord of cutting-edge practices by 94 artists from around the world.
Growing up in the old cultural capital of Japan, Yoko Shimizu was surrounded by nature and traditional art. Frequent visits to the botanical gardens with her parents, art lessons in the midst of Kyoto’s rice paddies, and delightful hours spent in her grandfather’s room with its infinite supply of brushes, paints and materials planted the seed for her future. Even her first word was ‘hana’, meaning flower.
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