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Amid this super high-profile divorce, next we have a Warhol, a Picasso up for grabs

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 material and medium master me rather than me trying to master them: Puneet Kaushik

Delhi-based artist Puneet Kaushik delves into the inner and outer realms of the human mind and body to create intimate portrayals of an array of responses and emotions. Using a wide range of mediums, his works shine with versatility and a subtle sense of celebration of the human spirit. Red, the colour that binds humanity

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On a day celebrating love, here are some of the most iconic artworks that depict its many forms

For Valentine\’s Day, Abir Pothi compiles some artworks from around the globe and India, that manifest love in its varied, many, fascinating forms Probably the first thing that comes to mind when one speaks of a romantic artwork is The Kiss (Der Kuss in German) painted between 1907 and 1908 by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav

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Scream! One of history\’s most infamous art heists was pulled off today

February 12, On This Day   The immensely popular composition dubbed The Scream, created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, is one of the most iconic images of art, seen as “symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition”. Munch created four versions of the painting and a lithograph stone, from which several prints survive. Here’s a

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This distinguished Carnatic musician and painter was born today, 103 years ago

February 10, On This Day A distinguished Indian Carnatic musician and painter from the state of Tamil Nadu was born on February 10, 1919. S. Rajam is celebrated as a rare and gifted artist and performer. He is known for his series of portraits of the Trinity of Carnatic music — Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Dikshitar and

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\’Bored\’ security guard doodles with ballpoint pen on art at Russian gallery

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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