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Sati & Sundari: Art Show Explaining the Transitions of Women’s Life

Krispin Joseph PX Art always talks about Time and space. Where do these things happen, and when? That is the fundamental question of the Artwork. Artwork from the past encounters us at a certain point in history, bringing ideas about history into our contemporary society. How we reach here is a gradual process; we, or […]

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Collage Artists from Nigeria Portray ‘Africa in Abstraction’

Krispin Joseph PX There is always something to do or create by humans. We are constantly working on something; creating, recreating, moulding, remoulding, shaping, and reshaping has been a never-ending practice for humans since our existence. Before artistic expression has taken place, the identity of an artist, what do we bring in different mediums, or

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Survival Story of Toda Tribal Embroidery: How Art help Them to Alive

Tsuktiben Jamir Every week, Mithipoov, age 70, drives 45 minutes to Ooty with a bag of embroidered fabrics. She hails from Porthimandu in the Nilgiris. The embroidery, known as Toda embroidery, is a proud tradition in her village and is a common practice among the household women. This exquisite Toda embroidery inspired Sheela Powel to

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Indian Art in a Global Audience: ‘Exotic India Art’ Bridging the Gap

Tsuktiben Jamir Based in Delhi, India, Exotic Art India was founded by Kapil Goel in 1998 to showcase Indian art to the rest of the globe. Since the company has developed into a significant force in the Indian art industry, they have provided various goods, such as old and new paintings, sculptures, brassware, fabrics, and

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Former Propaganda Painter Mohammed Sami Paints Eerie Interiors that Vacillate Between Abstraction and Figuration.

Pratiksha Shome The toppling form of Mohammed Sami’s silhouetted figure in The Fountain I (2021) might be more recognisable. Here, in Firdos Square in Baghdad, stands the well-known statue of Saddam Hussein, surrounded by red-painted water jets from a neighbouring fountain that mimic spurting blood. Saddam, who was formerly Sami’s boss, is depicted in the

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Ilya Kabakov, a Gimlet-Eyed Russian Critic and Pioneering Installation Artist, Passes Away at 89

Pratiksha Shome Ilya Kabakov, an enormous artist whose works pointedly targeted the crumbling dreams of the Soviet Union and opened up new avenues for installation art, passed away on Saturday at the age of 89. His family made the announcement of his passing that day. Before leaving for the West in 1987, Kabakov spent decades

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Two Miniature Qing Dynasty Jars That Were Purchased at a UK Thrift Shop for $25 Have Just Sold at Auction for More than $74,000.

Pratiksha Shome At London’s Roseberys auction house, a pair of Qing dynasty jars sold for $74,318, more than their $63,000 estimate and about 3,000 times the $25 the seller spent for them at a charity store. Before the auction, Bill Forrest of the auction house told Artnet News that “these jars are extremely well-potted and painted

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Are Video Games A Means Of Artistic Expression?

Smriti Malhotra   Video games have emerged as a rich medium of artistic expression, allowing its developers to convey complex situations, explore profound narratives and themes and create immersive experiences for its players. There is a great interplay of visual arts, musical experiences, storytelling, mythological setups, and interactivity within the player and games. The history

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Paintings of Monkeys Disclose the Indo-Greek Connections in Indus Valley Periods

Krispin Joseph PX We may have yet to learn about the prehistoric connections between two distant land. How they are connected and what kind of dealings happened in antiquity are fascinating. Indo-Greek relationships are ancient, and many links between these two greatest civilisations are disclosed in different scholarships. In the ancient Greek text, India is

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