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Bob Ross was born on October 29, 1942, in Daytona, Florida. His mother instilled in him a passion for nature. He briefly worked for his father, a carpenter, until enlisting in the Air Force in 1960. He fell in love with painting while stationed in Alaska and eventually perfected the “wet-on-wet” method. When “The Joy of […]
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“I got a letter from somebody here a while back, and they said, ‘Bob, everything in your world seems to be happy.’ That’s for sure. That’s why I paint. It’s because I can create the kind of world that I want, and I can make this world as happy as I want it. Shoot, if
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Born in Barcelona on April 20, 1893, Joan Miró i Ferrà, better known by his stage name Joan Miró, was a well-known Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. His distinctive style, which combined aspects of Expressionism, Surrealism, and Fauvism, distinguished his artistic career and elevated him to a renowned position in the modern art world. This
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Minimalism in design and pop culture has led to a decrease in the use of colour. Dr. Cath Sleeman, a research fellow at the Policy and Evidence Centre, recently analyzed over 7,000 photographs of everyday objects from the Science Museum Group Collection. Of all the observations, the increase in grey tones and the decrease in
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It’s spooky season, and we at Abir Pothi are nothing if not avid followers of festive moods. Following are 11 horrifically mesmerizing and beautifully spine-chilling paintings to give you the perfect feel this Halloween. 1. Judith Slaying Holofernes Known as one of the most iconic works of Artemesia Gentileschi, “Judith Slaying Holofernes” is a grotesque
Nightmare Gallery: 11 Horror Paintings You Need To Know About This Halloween. Read More »
Not everyone can harness the power of shapes and geometry the way Magdalena Abakanowicz has. A trailblazer in fibre-based sculpting, she was born in 1930 in a Polish aristocracy. Her teenage years were spent amidst the Nazi occupation. The horrors of the war scarred her, which can be felt in most of her installations. She
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Human society lives for its fashion trends- the explosive, colourful choices that have come to mark specific periods in time also often represent the socio-economic atmosphere of the era they originated in. While a major criticism of trends is that they are short-lived, in recent decades, a cyclical pattern has been noticed in popular fashion
Why to Care about Y2K: Nostalgia, Optimism and Existential Anxiety Read More »
As conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, the world-famous Venice Biennial is embroiled in a geopolitical conflict. Israel has decided to go ahead with a planned pavilion for the 2024 biennial games, despite ongoing hostilities. In contrast, the organisers of an exhibition of Palestinian artists associated with the 2022 biennial faced obstacles, rejecting them for
Saloni Doshi’s Exhibition of Art is thought- provoking mediation on visual currents which define India’s historical past and current identity in a world where images catch hold of our sensibility. Through an audacious curation deep in history yet securely in the present, Saloni’s collection defies our basic right to contemplate the world. Saloni asks us through the
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Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend Alexandra Grant may be famous in the entertainment industry due to the fame of her boyfriend. However, in the art circles, she is a well-known face and needs no introduction. She is a visual artist dabbling in mixed media, paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, clothing, and more. She has been teaching since 2009
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