Featured
This is the first glimpse into the world we curate at Kynkyny. This collection is a snapshot of the diverse styles, powerful narratives, and unique mediums you will discover across our gallery. Each piece is chosen for its ability to captivate the imagination and showcase the incredible talent of contemporary Indian artists.
Siddharth Shingade: Stories from Marathwada
Siddharth Shingade’s art is an ode to his homeland, the vast, arid plains of Marathwada. His richly layered acrylics celebrate the resilience and endurance of its people, weaving together mythology, folk culture, and memories of village life into intricate, dreamlike narratives. You will find recurring characters like toy sellers, gypsies, and farmers, alongside mythological figures such as Krishna and Shiva.
Janarthanan Rudhramoorthy: Sculpting the Human Form
Janarthanan Rudhramoorthy is fundamentally captivated by the human body, exploring its elegance, harmony, and balance through his iron and steel sculptures. His works speak of the complexity of human existence, using layers and multiplicity to represent the many versions of ourselves that come together to form a whole. The iron is allowed to rust, transforming over time as a powerful reminder of the cycles of nature and life.
Sandilya Theuerkauf: Meditations in Bark and Thorn
An environmental educator turned artist, Sandilya Theuerkauf’s process is a profound meditation on nature. He creates intricate assemblages using materials like thorns, wood, and bark found in the Deccan scrublands, allowing the material to dictate the form. His work highlights the often-unnoticed textures and patterns of the natural world, inviting us to look closer and reflect on our connection to the land.
Priyanka Aelay: Mythical, Enchanted Forests
Priyanka Aelay’s acrylic works unfold like magic realist tales filled with birds, beasts, and flowers in bold, vibrant colours. Drawing inspiration from the folk heritage of Telangana, she creates mythical, enchanted forests filled with intricate motifs and striking imagery. Her paintings do not follow a linear perspective, playing with space and dimension to make the landscapes appear free-flowing and free-floating.
Naina Maithani: Landscapes of the Mind
Naina Maithani is a self-taught artist who interprets the world around her using a visceral, abstract visual language. Her enigmatic canvases, inspired by her Himalayan roots and travels, explore connections between the physical and the spiritual. Through an intuitive use of transparency, luminosity, and texture, she creates contemplative colour-scapes that evoke moods and atmospheres rather than literal places.
Meenal Singh: Abstract Topographies
Meenal Singh is known for her large, abstract oil paintings that explore fluidity, materiality, and motion. Rooted in her fascination with geological events and formations, her works are a study in contrasts like light and shadow, density and translucence. She often works with a single colour on each canvas, delving into its infinite range of tints and shades to create a deep, contemplative experience.
Ganapati Hegde: Fables from the Forest
Ganapati Hegde’s otherworldly jungles are teeming with life, from caterpillars and chameleons to birds and butterflies. Inspired by his childhood in the Western Ghats, his acrylic and oil paintings are part-real, part-imagined forestscapes layered with fantastical elements. The animals are playfully humanised, inviting us to reflect on our connection with the world and our place within it.
Basuki Dasgupta: Fusing Myth and Modernity
Basuki Dasgupta is an intrepid storyteller, recasting ancient fables and mythological imagery in a distinctly contemporary light. His wide-ranging mixed-media works, inspired by influences from Patachitra to Baul music, feature non-figurative studies and his trademark ethereal, puppet-like figures. His art reveals a poignant attempt to bridge dualities, whether between nature and mankind, darkness and light, or the human and divine.
JMS Mani: Chronicles of Badami
The late JMS Mani was a master of capturing the spirit of everyday life, and his most famous body of work, the Badami Series, is a testament to this. These works depict the vibrant scenes of the historical town of Badami in Karnataka, featuring a varied cast from flower sellers and fruit vendors to girls in braids. His experimentation across mediums, from sketches and etchings to bold oil paintings, showcases his incredible versatility.
Madan Meena: Revitalizing Folk Traditions
Artist and researcher Madan Meena works to preserve the languishing craft traditions of his native Rajasthan. He revitalises folk art from the Meena tribe, infusing it with contemporary elements while staying deeply connected to his heritage. His works, inspired by miniature painting and Meena women's wall art, document rituals, stories, and the changing seasons through motifs of local animals, birds, and trees.
Devika Sundar: The Body as a Canvas
Devika Sundar is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the body as a site of memory, transformation, and healing. Using personal medical archives and biomedical imagery, she navigates themes of illness, fragility, and impermanence. Her intricate drawings and paintings balance beauty and discomfort, mapping an internal landscape to interpret our shared human experience.
Sculptural Dimensions: Iron, Bark, and Paper
We believe art should engage more than just the eyes. This collection showcases artists who work in three dimensions, using diverse materials like rusted iron, found tree bark, and laser-cut paper. These works explore form, texture, and the interplay of light and shadow, creating a powerful physical presence in any space.
Textile & Mixed Media Art
This collection highlights artists who push the boundaries of traditional painting, weaving together different materials and techniques to create rich, layered narratives. Discover surreal still-life collages by Rakhee Shenoy, who combines embroidery, painting, and digital art. Also featured are the vibrant, hand-embroidered "mini-universes" of Anuradha Bhaumick and the profound textile works of Julie Kagti, rooted in her Assamese heritage.
Launchpad: Championing Emerging Artists
Our Launchpad program is our commitment to nurturing the next generation of contemporary Indian artists. We provide dedicated gallery representation and long-term support to emerging talent. This collection features works from our inaugural artists, including the serene abstract paintings of Meghana Kishore, the intricate woodcut prints of Payal Rokade, and the poetic pen-and-ink landscapes of Puviyarasu Kannadasan.
Guided Tours & Art Advisory
We believe that understanding the story behind the art enriches the experience of living with it. In this collection of videos, our co-founders Vivek Radhakrishnan and Namu Kini offer insights into our artists' processes, explore the themes of our exhibitions, and answer frequently asked questions to help you on your art collecting journey.
From Our Collection: Curator's Picks
This is a selection of individual works from our broader collection, each chosen for its unique voice and artistic merit. Here you will find a diverse range of styles and artists, from the bold, textured trees of Bhaskar Rao Botcha to the serene, minimalist landscapes of Jasu Rawal and the playful mythological figures of G. Subramanian. This cluster represents the vibrant and ever-changing tapestry of contemporary Indian art that we are proud to represent.
Gallery Moments & Exhibitions
Art is a shared experience. This cluster offers a look into our gallery life, from the vibrant energy of our exhibition openings to our participation in major events like the India Art Fair and Design Democracy. These images capture the moments of connection between artists, collectors, and the art itself, celebrating the community that makes our work so rewarding.
Miscellaneous
This section includes additional media related to our gallery, branding, and services. Here you can find information about our worldwide shipping process and see our logo, which represents our commitment to curating the finest contemporary Indian art.