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Anushakti Singh Paris: It was valentines day and the city of romance was abuzz with charms of love. The same evening, art lovers of the city and a few invited guests from across the globe witnessed a grand opening of late Indian artist S.H.Raza’s largest painting exhibition at The Pompidou Museum. Organised by Raza Foundation, […]
Raza@100: Noted painter Akhilesh talks about how the master artist helped him understand the language of colours.
Raza@100: Beginnings of an obsession with colour Read More »
Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Kara Walker Sugar crystallizes something in our American soul. It is emblematic of all industrial processes. And of the idea
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Saptarshi Ghosh Valentine’s Day— A day of love and a day for lovers. Not just the day, the month of February is the month of love for all the married (and unmarried) couples. Sometimes something click in between two individuals that creates a sense of attraction and admiration for each other, thereby giving rise to
Love stories born from and nourished by art Read More »
Manjeera Art Magazines have always been essential to the world of art; these publications are sought-after spaces to display an artist’s creativity and showcase it to a wider audience. Though there will always be a barrier between the pages of the magazine and the artwork, and the experience will be lackluster compared to viewing the
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Vandana Shukla Humour and satire are used anecdotally in ancient Indian art. The theme or subject of an artwork is never treated exclusively with humour. Seeing the richness and diversity of themes and ingenuity of expression in our art- it is a bit baffling. Because most art forms evolved around religion and myths, perhaps humour
Humorous Characters in Frescos and Paintings Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
$4.5m Robert Colescott painting acquired by Crystal Bridges Museum Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj The essence of Rajesh Ram Sculptures is memories, understanding the past, and understanding the threads between the histories made and the histories under construction, i.e., the present, and expressing the impact of power, power of all kinds of politics in human life. His sculptures are a journey from history to the present.
Rajesh Ram’s Sculptures Show: Carving the Present with Historical Context Read More »
Abhishek Kumar ‘Anyone to whom equality is integral is feminist’ — Sonia Khurana Sonia Khurana is a contemporary Indian artist who works across various mediums including video, photography, performance, and installation. Khurana is regarded as one of the leading contemporary artists in India and her work continues to push boundaries and challenge the status quo.
Khurana’s approach to performance art as a means of social and political transformation Read More »
Vandana Shukla Laughter comes as naturally to humans, as does anger or pathos. All human expressions have occasional humorous anecdotes; to kill monotony. In art, though humour is inexplicable. It can be decipherable; subject to perceptibility. Long before Indian art acquired the stiff- upper- lip stance of modernism; it was already defined by the principles
Anecdotal Humour in plastic arts Read More »