Art and Cultural Identity in a Globalized World

In an age of global media and fast-paced connectivity, cultural identity can sometimes feel diluted. But artists across India are using their work to reclaim, reinterpret, and celebrate local roots.

Through traditional styles, native languages, and region-specific themes, artists are asserting their place in the global art dialogue without erasing where they come from. Some mix Western techniques with Indian iconography; others revive fading art forms with bold contemporary twists.

This cultural anchoring doesn’t reject modernity—it merges the local and the global into something fresh and authentic. Whether through textile, video, or performance, today’s artists are crafting identities that are layered, hybrid, and rooted.

In the process, they remind us: art isn’t just what we see—it’s who we are.