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Negotiating Colonial Aesthetic and Indian Reality: The Prolific Oeuvre of M. V. Dhurandhar

Digvijay Nikam In the late 19th and early 20th century when the Nationalist movement in India was in full sway with the revivalist school of painting in Bengal responding to its current techniques and content that departed from the British academic style, the Bombay artists were producing work that was highly academic in nature. Mahadev Vishwanath […]

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Controversial Banana art by Maurizio Cattelan is eaten “again” by a hungry South Korean student.

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Artists Inspire Environmental Consciousness Through Their Nature-Inspired Artworks: The Artworks of Abhilasha Singh and Rajani Bhosle

Iftikar Ahmed Artists of the week Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists.  Each week, two new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the

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Ancient Greek figurines on display at the Met Museum in New York

Tsuktiben Jamir The term “Helladic” is used to describe the Early, Middle, and Late Helladic ceramic (pottery) phases that existed in mainland Greece (3000 BC to 1050 BC). The ‘Phi’ Type Mycenaean figurines originated in Mycenaean Greece between 1450 and 1100 BC (Late Helladic IIIA). They got their name due to their shape, which resembled

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Educator Expelled for Showing Michelangelo’s David at a Lesson Visits the Sculpture in Florence.

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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‘The Other Faces’: A film that delves into the mind of Indian sculpture Ravinder Reddy

Tsuktiben Jamir Gallery Dotwalk, with its headquarter in Delhi NCR, is an art gallery promoted by Sreejith CN, a prominent figure in the Indian art scene for the past 20 years. Dotwalk is dedicated to creating an environment for art that is centred on authenticity and integrity, that acts as the nucleus for budding artists,

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