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Remembering Yves Klein: The Blue of Infinity and the Power of Imagination

Vaishnavi Srivastava 28th April 2023, ON THIS DAY.   “The imagination is the vehicle of sensibility. Transported by the imagination, we attain life, life itself, which is absolute art.” – Yves Klein On this day, April 28th, we remember and honour the life and work of Yves Klein, one of the most innovative and influential […]

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APPROACH: IIT Kanpur’s Initiative to Promote Art, Culture and Heritage

Tsuktiben Jamir Established in the year 1959, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the first Institutes of Technology in India; it is a public engineering institution which is funded by the government. The Office of the Dean of Students Affairs at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

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Rewriting Gender Through The Lens: Indian Photographers Challenging The Norm

Prachi Sahasrabudhe Part 5 – “In an attempt to capture gender-based stereotypes through the lens:  comprehensive overview and analysis.” Awareness about gender equality is critical in India in order to combat prejudice and violence, promote economic growth, defend human rights, and achieve long-term development. According to research,  boosting gender equality can result in enhanced productivity,

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Celebrating Madhubani Art: INTACH Mangaluru Chapter and Art Kanara Trust hosts  Two Day Madhubani Workshop Cum Exhibition

Smriti Malhotra   The Mangaluru Chapter of INTACH and the Art Kanara Trust in Mangaluru, Karnataka organised a two-day Madhubani painting workshop and exhibition by Shravan Paswan on 25th and 26th April 2023. Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage has vast chapter networks across the country that are constantly working towards heritage conservation

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Emmanuel Lenain: Flavours Of Cyanotype Or The Visual Feast

Krispin Joseph PX Cyanotype is now a familiar technique to transform something into a bluish tone with random abstract patterns as their thin strands of seaweed. Cyanotype is used for many and various reasons by photographers and artists, creating a visual experience that is only occasionally part of fine art visual culture. These two century-old

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Tate Britain Reveals the Four Artists Shortlisted for the 2023 Turner Prize, Including Works Addressing Social Themes and Structures.

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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Raja Ravi Varma, Mythology and Indian Cinema

Iftikar Ahmed Raja Ravi Varma’s artistic interpretations of Indian gods and goddesses were a departure from the magnificently idealised depictions found in the Ajanta frescoes and Vishnu or Shiva stone sculptures. Instead, Varma’s works embraced a florid and imitative English academic style, paying homage to the naturalistic idiom of colonial rulers’ art. Although this feeble

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The American Dreamer, Explorer and Visionary: Honoring the Futurism of Norman Bel Geddes.

Vaishnavi Srivastava 27th April 2023, ON THIS DAY “Masses of people can never find a solution to a problem until they are shown the way. Each unit of the mass may have a knowledge of the problem, and each may have his own solution, but until mass opinion is crystallized, brought into focus and made

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