November 07, 2008 by
Jeanie's mention of her friend from Bombay (in the post below) reminded me of several items I've been meaning to share for a while now—all having to do with India.
Starting with the work of Archan Nair a 26-year-old, self-developed artist/illustrator and cofounder of the New Delhi-based art agency, Cropped Circles. With commissions for Pepsi, Tiger Beer, GQ, Vanity Fair and even Kanye West, Archan's highly intricate painterly visuals really get me amped about color.
Which leads to my next two mentions, both upcoming Indian films. The first is Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later). The other is a small indie film, still looking for distribution, called Patang. Both use beautiful, deeply saturated color and intricately interwoven relationships to tell powerful human stories.
If you want to supplement all this Indian influence with some American hip hop, check out Madlib's Beat Konducta in India series for some serious Desi-style diggin' in the crates.
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Thanks! Sorry about that; the link was broken. It should be fixed now.
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