Aye saaiba boogos. Irmao Fred, thanks for the link the the portraitist based in Goa. Unfortunately, in my humble opinion rather ordinary ! Very very ordinary. Only 20% of the pictures warrant half-a-second look. Like everything else in contemporary Goa, low-end!! Mario M looks like he has finally confronted the Lotolim ghost (this warrants half a look btw)!
Our Kamat Studio's portrait of Christilin from the fish market is quiet outstanding where portraits go you know. Ofcourse, my expertise is making baajas and I only occasionally slip into an art opening with an open bar, time permitting! One of the masters was Karsh.. (click on Churchill as an example below). Portraits are an art or else...hey are ordinary like the Na^hind Times photographers output!! http://sufidesign.netfirms.com/politicians.html And to put a coin to what I am trying to say, check the link of Dayanita Singh; perhaps our Goan well-water has inspired her picture-taking...the picture of the Saligao doll shown at the Aprantha exhibit; leaves me silent in awe and wondering about the woman's life, the lines on her face, her elegance, poise and strangely she seems at peace after listening to the Saligao curate's Sunday dribble! Some of Ms. Singh's pictures are on the link below...(but not the one I am talking about). http://soniafaleiro.blogspot.com/2006/12/from-archive.html On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Frederick "FN" Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom > of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute > http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical > references, some photographs and documents) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Some new portraits here, including of that trance/psytrance icon Goa Gill > http://www.alexfernandesportraits.com/ > -- > FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn > M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 > http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org > "The internet is a great way to get on the net." - Bob Dole, > Republican presidential candidate >
