Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Bengaluru Artists Transform Newspapers into Art for Collective Expression
In Bengaluru, artists are using newspapers as a canvas to make art!
Inspired by a newspaper's message about truth, artists are creating prints.
About 50 artists are using old techniques like etching and woodcutting to make unique pictures.
They're each making art based on the newspaper's words, aiming to express their thoughts.
The newspaper is seen as a shield against fake news.
The art will be collected and shown in an exhibition, sharing how a simple paper can be a powerful tool for expressing ideas.
Bangalore University artists are creating a printmaking portfolio on the theme 'Looks like paper. Acts like a shield.'
The project involves around 50 artists using traditional printmaking techniques like etching and woodcut.
Artists are reinterpreting the tagline from a Times of India campaign against fake news.
The project uses The Times of India newspaper as a canvas for collective expression.
The finished works will be compiled into a portfolio and displayed in an exhibition.
- Who
- Artists from across the country, including students and professional printmakers
- What
- Printmaking portfolio on the theme 'Looks like paper. Acts like a shield.'
- When
- May 23 (referencing the newspaper edition)
- Where
- Bengaluru, at Bangalore University
- Why
- To reinterpret the tagline 'Looks like paper. Acts like a shield' and express themselves.
- Theme
- Looks like paper. Acts like a shield
- Participating Artists
- Approx. 50 (students & professionals)
- Techniques
- Etching, woodcut, aquatint, linocut
- Source Newspaper
- The Times of India
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Organizer
- Bangalore University's Department of Visual Arts