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“Dress making is the architecture of movement” -Pierre Balmain In the context of design and art, fashion and architectural movements often go hand in hand. Where on one side fashion is wearable art, architecture is inhabitable art. Both the forms follow strict guidelines when it comes to structure, geometry and of course style. The process […]
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“You understand the thrill when you do it and you’re afraid you might get caught. The illegal stuff is super exciting. Oh my goodness!” – Martha Cooper The first thing that you realise reading about Martha Cooper is that she was kind of a badass – this comes not just pertaining to the deeply fascinating
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“Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body’s new membrane of existence” -Nam June Paik Regarded as the “Father of Video Art,” Nam June Paik (1932–2006) produced an extensive and innovative body of work that continues to influence modern artistic forms. Paik was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1932. The
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Even during the early days of their establishment, The founders of Gita Press aimed big. Famous names such as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan and Premchand have all, at one point, written for Kalyan. Hanuman Prasad Poddar the founding editor-in-chief of Kalyan was a huge contributor to the massive success of the magazine. To
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Men and women went to the temple to see their Hindu Gods. It was only after 1923, that the Gods began to visit the houses of Hindi reading believers through the pictures depicted in the religious books published by Gita Press. They are the biggest publisher of Hindu religious books. Gita Press Gorakhpur was one
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We all love framing out pictures of our beloved memories, people important to us or a treasured achievement. What is inherent to these photos are the frames surrounding these prints. Photo frames enhance the pictures in them and define the memories in more ways than we realise. For instance, you do not put a wedding
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With roots in ancient cultures, macramé is a textile art form that involves knotting instead of weaving or knitting. It has a long history. Early macramé-style knots were exhibited in the carvings of the Babylonians and Assyrians, who also used fringe-like plaiting in their garments. Knotting extra thread for beautiful fringes on hand-loomed fabrics is
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Scrapbooking has been a newfound trend for the past couple of years. Not to say the activity was invented recently, as it has been around since the existence of printable items. We call it a newfound trend as the activity is recently being used extensively for content generation targeted towards specific groups of people. Scrapbooking
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Introduction The Art House at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) has undergone a stunning transformation, shedding its Instagram-friendly red walls for a stark white palette. The latest exhibit, ‘POP: FAME, LOVE AND POWER,’ curated by the acclaimed Lawrence Van Hagen, promises to take audiences on a historical journey through the golden years of
“The problem with fantasy books is these things don’t normally exist, so you have to create them to give them a sense of reality” – Jim Kay When it comes to fiction, one of the prominent characteristics is the rich writing on the surroundings and characters in order for readers to visualize the scenes. Be
Harry Potter Book Illustrator Jim Kay – On Drawing Children and Magical Creatures. Read More »