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Satyendra Kumar’s Forms Enliven the Remenants of Banaras

Artists of the Week /
Reflection of Banaras, Bronze, (11x10x8 in)

Meet Satyendra Kumar Satyendra Kumar is an artist from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Despite hailing from a backward family, with no educational environment, he cultivated a passion for art. After graduating 12th grade, he enrolled in the Fine Arts Department of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He developed the nuances of sculpting simultaneously completing his BFA, MFA […]

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Increased Security Measures in Galleries Amid Rising Art Crime

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Increased Security Measures in Galleries Amid Rising Art Crime

Art galleries worldwide are ramping up security measures in response to a notable surge in art crime. High-profile incidents, such as the recent theft of a £270,000 Banksy print from Grove Square Gallery in London, have highlighted the vulnerability of even well-protected establishments. A Growing Threat to the Art World According to industry experts, the

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1,375-Year-Old Pyramid Discovered in Hidalgo, Mexico – Only to be Reburied

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Pyramidal Base

Pyramid Discovered During Highway Construction An ancient pyramid-shaped structure, estimated to be 1,375 years old, was discovered during the Pachuca-Huejutla highway construction in the Sierra Alta region of Hidalgo, Mexico City. Officials from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) revealed that the structure has a “pyramidal base;” a foundational element for a pyramid

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Ajit Kumar Das’ Natural Dyes Enchant in Emami Art’s Upcoming Show

Exhibitions /
Songs of Nature II (2023), Handpainted natural colours on cotton, (17.5x23 in)

Ajit Kumar Das’ Newest Solo Emami Art will host Ajit Kumar Das; India’s foremost natural dye artist and his never-seen-before brilliant hand-painted natural dye fabric works. The exhibition, titled ‘The Bird that Sings Within’ will begin on January 10, 2025, and will be on view till February 28, 2025. Artworks in The Bird that Sings

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Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse, and André Derain Lose Their Copyright Protections; Artists Rejoice

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Artworks Entering Public Domain It has been over 70 years since Matisse, Derain, and Kahlo passed away in 1954. You know what that means, their artworks are now in the public domain. In the US, the UK, the EU, South America, and some other countries, the copyright duration typically lasts for “life plus 70 years.”

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Catch Amjum Rizve’s Magical Realist Poetics at Bikaner House

Exhibitions /
Poster for Gallery Dotwalk's Upcoming Exhibition

Gallery Dotwalk Presents Amjum Rizve’s Artworks Bikaner House, New Delhi has opened its gallery space for Amjum Rizve’s upcoming solo show, ‘rra,’ denoted by a pictorial symbol. Presented by Gallery Dotwalk and curated by independent curator and writer Adwait; the show is a great start to 2025. The preview is scheduled for 04th January 2025.

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Naina Somani’s Artwork Is a Message of Humanity and Peace

Artists of the Week /
Enclosure beneath the Marine Foliage (2021), Woodcut, (22x32 in)

MEET Naina Somani!! Naina Somani is our Artist of the Week. She is a freelance artist, Printmaker and Research Scholar based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She has a knack for creative visualization. She completed her Bachelor’s in English (Hons.) & Visual Arts in 2018. Soon she found herself in Masters in Visual Arts at Mohanlal Sukhadia

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Gustave Courbet: Critic of Romanticism, Founder of Social Realism

Artist Profile, Editorial, Opinion Feature /
Gustave Courbet and his painting

Gustave Courbet’s Contribution to the Art Community Art scholars argued about Gustave Courbet, a founding father of the politically-motivated Realism campaign, revolutionising the European art setting. He is regarded as an originator and initiated the route for the Impressionists and, eventually, the genesis of modern art in Western art. In each art history domain, people

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