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Using Video Games to Visualize the Impact of Water-Based Economies

Abhishek Kumar Pranay Dutta is a visual artist who divides his time between Delhi and Calcutta. He specialises in taking pieces from everyday life and rearranging them so that they resemble dystopian mindscapes in black-and-white pictures. With the help of his video installations, he creates a sombre, dramatic story in which the trickling water serves […]

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Neerja Kothari dealing with the investigation of the absurd at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022

In an attempt at trying to quantify an unquantifiable experience, Neerja Kothari an artist from Kolkata works around the investigation of the absurd. She completed her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Tufts University, USA. She has been awarded fellowship at the Ucross Foundation, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, the Corporation of Yaddo,

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Folk arts of Jharkhand

Jharkhand, the land of forests, gained statehood in the year 2000. It shares its borders with Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. 30% of its population is tribal and the land is known for its hills, waterfalls and holy places. Chau, Santhali, Mundari and Jhamair are popular folk dances. Folk art is commonly

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How Jan van Goyen’s Landscape Paintings Captured the Dutch Golden Age

Abhishek Kumar JANUARY 13, ON THIS DAY Jan van Goyen was a leading figure in Dutch landscape painting during the Dutch Golden Age. His works captured the beauty of the Dutch countryside and its towns, villages, and waterways, as well as its historical monuments. In his paintings, he often included subtle symbolic references to religious

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Instagram Has Removed an Illustration From Cardi B’s Account After the Artist Threatened to Sue for Copyright Infringement

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

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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Abhishek Kumar 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. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres To draw does not simply mean to reproduce contours; the drawing does not simply consist in

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Artwork on the oppressed and marginalised communities by Jithinlal N R at Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Rajesh Kumar Jithinlal N R’s paintings, drawings and illustrations engage with the difficulties of representing complexity visually, often focusing on the representation of oppressed and marginalised communities in India. He is from Kerala and is now based in Vadodara, India. Through material investigation, he engages with his direct surroundings, examining how societal structures impact upon

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