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“To choose a human being as a subject comes naturally, and to choose a woman even more naturally because that’s the form I relate to.” – Vasundhara Tewari Broota. Vasundhara Tewari Broota is an Indian painter born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen. After an initial stint studying law, […]
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Chris Ofili is a British Black artist known for using elephant dung in Artwork. Ofili (born 10 October 1968) became noticed in a 1996 group exhibition of young British artists at the Brooklyn Museum in New York because of some works, including Ofili’s work, highly provocating to the aristocracy. Ofli’s Black Virgin grabbed the most
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In the exhibition “Tree and Serpent” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, curator John Guy takes visitors on a journey through the mesmerising world of early Buddhist art in Southern India. In the recent thread of tweets by notable art historian William Dalrymple explains the show offering a fresh perspective, shining a spotlight on the
There is a video doing the rounds on Instagram wherein a lady dressed in a beautiful saree made out of Khun, Khann or Khanna cloth does a walkthrough of the cloth weavers district in Bagalkote district in Karnataka. This is a lesser known weaving tradition from Karnataka that needs to be promoted and spoken about
As the exhibition craze begins in Delhi, Ankush Safaya’s (b. 1985, Hoshiarpur, Punjab) “MEMORY TRACE / DAPAAN*(…it is said) intertwines abstract concepts and engaging narratives about people’s lives in meticulous ways. The narratives consist of the fabricated stories he created as a devoted admirer of films by Kurosawa and Tarkovsky and painters like Jackson Pollock.
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The Bengal School of Art, also known as the Bengal School of Bengal Renaissance, was an influential art movement that emerged in the early 20th century in Bengal, a region in eastern India that includes present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh. This artistic movement played a significant role in revitalising Indian art and promoting a nationalistic
In Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Oppenheimer,” the renowned artist Pablo Picasso makes a star appearance alongside the famed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie delves into Oppenheimer’s life, exploring both his scientific brilliance and personal complexities, while also drawing intriguing connections to Picasso’s work. Among these connections is a significant moment in the film where
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On a momentous occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) at Pragati Maidan, Delhi, on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art facility, shaped like a shankha (conch), will serve as the venue for the upcoming G20 leaders’ summit in September. Designed to showcase India’s rich culture, heritage, and remarkable achievements, the IECC pays tribute
In a gripping legal battle, an unnamed collector seeks to remove a valuable painting from the Lost Art Database, which tracks artworks stolen or looted during the Nazi regime. The painting in question, “Calabrian Coast” by Andreas Achenbach, carries a tumultuous history, having once belonged to Jewish-German art collector Max Stern. The Tragic Tale of
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Named after the creator Ruth Handler’s daughter, Barbara Millicent “Barbie” Roberts was officially launched on 9th March 1959. The doll was originally based on somewhat of a sex toy- a German adult call girl doll named Bild Lilli. Handler created Barbie with the intention of making a fully-grown doll for kids after noticing her daughters
The Legacy of Barbie: Its been 64 Years, How Is She Still Relevant? Read More »