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Aditya Sisodia Archaeologist D. Kanna Babu, former Superintending Archaeologist of the Temple Survey Project (Southern Region) of the Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai, has made a remarkable discovery in Orvakallu village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. While conducting a survey of the lower River Krishna Valley to study the architectural features of shrines, Mr. Kanna Babu […]
Aditya Sisodia The Jagannath Rath Yatra, a famous and auspicious chariot festival, is currently being celebrated in Odisha, India, with great enthusiasm and splendor. Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a mesmerising sand art at Puri beach, depicting the grand chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra. The festival holds immense
Krispin Joseph PX When the Great Depression started, people started to return to home, the countryside and the village. Artists start to study the regional element of their life and land. This quest for regional features intends to bring the artistic practice back into a path of resistance against the art capital or capitalism. Regionalism is
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Pratiksha Shome Chinese archaeologists have discovered a massive complex of rammed earth structures, graves, and bronze casting factories on the Loess Plateau in north-central China. These structures date back around 3,200 years. The Shang dynasty, which lasted from 1600 to 1046 B.C.E., saw the establishment of a regional authority at the site, which today is
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Pratiksha Shome A significant Old Master painting that had been mistaken for another over the span of 300 years will finally be sold at a Sotheby’s auction in London in early July. “Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels” by Sir Peter Paul Rubens is the picture in dispute. A range of £4 million to £6
Misinterpreted and Lost for 300 years: Rubens’ Painting to Become Sotheby’s Star Read More »
Pratiksha Shome Takashi Murakami, a leading figure in neo-pop art, has always embraced new technology and was an early adopter of crypto and NFTs, but even he acknowledges that he fears AI may render him obsolete.Thanks to his endearing technicolour paintings that blend contemporary anime and manga with traditional Japanese art elements, Murakami, 61, has
The Love Hate Relationship of Artist Takashi Murakami and AI Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir In an unconventional fusion of highbrow and lowbrow art, renowned Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher, affectionately known as “Hanky Panky,” is leading a unique residency at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. The exhibition, aptly titled “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” showcases the collaboration between the museum and Schiffmacher & Veldhoen, a well-known Amsterdam
Wearing Rembrandt on skin! Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir “Boats and that moment when the bow of a launching lifeboat hits the waves have fascinated me. Yet, I also strive to capture the historical essence of the landscapes I paint, whether the iconic pier at Tynemouth or the bustling wharves of the Thames.” In the ebb and flow of his life as
‘When the bow of launching lifeboat hits the wave!’ Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Hyperrealistic Art is always a fascinating topic; photography is almost forever changing Art’s history. Now, photorealism is operated in identical depth to express the artistic skill on the top of photography. By definition, hyperreality is the view that the fact is lost in representation, replaced by copies in its image. Hyperrealistic artists
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Tsuktiben Jamir The National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, a prominent institution under the Union Ministry of Culture, welcomed art enthusiasts and connoisseurs to the highly anticipated art exhibition titled “Maharaja’s Legacy: Unveiling Air India’s Artistic Heritage.” The exhibition, inaugurated by the esteemed Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi,
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