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Vaishnavi Srivastava 15th June 2023. ON THIS DAY. Brother to Jacques Courtois and Jean Francois Courtois, Guillaume Courtois was a French-Italian painter and draughtsman. Being the son of the painter Jean-Pierre Courtois, Guillaume left France at the young age of 7, to travel to Italy alongside his teen brothers and father. He learnt his […]
The Baroque Brushstrokes of Guillaume Courtois Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX What we call Art is not always presented as Art. Art is not defined yet, so that anything can be Art; even an object purchased from the shop becomes an Art object. Artists challenge the audience and the people engaging in Art’s work. How can this become an Artwork? This question is
Why Artists Christo and Jeanne Wrapped Everything? Read More »
Aditya Sisodia The discovery of an object bearing a striking resemblance to Apple’s iPhone in a 350-year-old painting titled ‘Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall‘ by Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch has sparked widespread curiosity about the existence of time travel. This enigmatic artwork depicts a domestic scene set against
Aditya Sisodia The exhibition titled “Mapped!” held at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai shed light on the historical methods of mapping, particularly the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (GTS) conducted during the British colonial period. The exhibition, organised in partnership with the Rotary Club of Bombay, curated by heritage management firm PastPerfect, and supported by
Krispin Joseph PX Picnic is a usual word we use to address our pleasure and enjoyment. Humans are pleasurable animals; we seek happiness for every action. We went out for ‘Out’ from ‘In’ because of wanting happiness. The fresh air in the wooden surroundings makes us happy, and we share good times with our dear
The Surprising Visual Story of the Picnic Read More »
Pratiksha Shome With a record estimate for a painting in the UK and Europe, Sotheby’s expects the 1917 portrait Dame with Fächer (Lady with a Fan), the final portrait by Gustav Klimt, will sell for approximately £65 million ($80 million). The artwork is being marketed by the auction house as “the star of the summer
Pratiksha Shome At the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, two climate activists covered a Monet painting with crimson paint and taped their hands to the glass. The vibrant picture by the French Impressionist artist The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (1900), which has pink and purple irises, was smeared with paint by the two women, who
At Sweden’s National Museum, Environmental Activists Daub Red Paint on a Monet Painting. Read More »
Pratiksha Shome This week, a Miami federal judge found in favour of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. For a short period of time in 2019, Comedian, a banana glued to a wall, was the topic of the art world after it sold at Art Basel Miami Beach for $120,000. Joe Morford, an artist who claims to
Banana Sculpture Copyright Lawsuit Won by Maurizio Cattelan Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir The Vadehra Art Gallery is a contemporary is a New Delhi-based contemporary art gallery that was established in 1987. The gallery’s ongoing group exhibition titled ‘On Purpose’ delves into the intricacies and cross-disciplinary nature of the connection between the written word and visual expressions. Through this exhibition, the gallery thus embarks on exploring
Tsuktiben Jamir Due to its non-biodegradable nature, plastic poses a danger to our ecosystem and causes pollution that lasts for a very long time. The adverse effects of plastic highlight the critical need for sustainable alternatives and ethical consumption, from poisoning our seas and threatening marine life to entering our food chain. The Museum of
The Carpet of Joy: A Garden Made up of Plastic Flowers Read More »