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It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram […]
#instaart: Ceramic beauty in imperfection Read More »
OCTOBER 13, ON THIS DAY The Scottish-born painter Allan Ramsay is hailed as one of the greatest British portraitists of the 18th century for his depictions of sophisticated and elegant portraits using sensitive pastel colour handling and descriptions of the subtleties of light and shadow contributing to the energetic character of the subject. Ramsay was
Allan Ramsay: The Portraitist of Unassuming Elegance 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
Art news around the world Read More »
OCTOBER 12, ON THIS DAY Al Held, a significant player in American post-Abstract Expressionism, is best known for his enormous, hard-edged canvases. Although Held\’s distinctive embrace of depth and spatial illusion defies easy categorization, his sharp outlines, geometric forms, and clarity of vision are characteristic of post-painterly abstraction. His work rejects reductive geometric flatness in favour
Al Held: A pioneer of hard-edged abstraction 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
Statue of liberty now accessible and two more art news Read More »
OCTOBER 11, ON THIS DAY Irish painter James Barry is most known for his six-part series of works, The Progress of Human Culture, which may be found in the Great Room of the Royal Society of Arts in London. He is also renowned for being one of the first romantic painters active in Britain because
Barry’s murals of the Royal Society Read More »
\”All the art of past rises before me, the art of all ages and all civilizations, everything becomes simultaneous, as if space had replaced time. Memories of works of art blend with affective memories, with my work, with my whole life.\” Alberto Giacometti Boundary-breaking sculptors are those who in their own way pushed the medium
Giacometti\’s Art As a Means of Seeing 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. “For being a bad student I was banished to the \’calaboose\’ – a bare cell with whitewashed walls and
11 Things You Didn’t Know About Pablo Picasso Read More »
Manmeet Kaur The museums has become a crucial facet of 21st-century learning and leisure. It helps draw people to the country and is perfect for creating greater minds. Ancient artefacts or antiques preserved for history are displayed in museums as a window into the past and present. The majority of these artefacts were donated by
For \”Moral\” Reasons, Museums Can Return Items Under New UK Law Read More »
The masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen from Paris in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia, who then brought it to Florence. The theft\’s repatriation efforts were only partially successful. In January 1914, less than three years after it had been taken from the Louvre, the Mona Lisa made her way back to Paris. The Mona Lisa
The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa Read More »