DECEMBER 02, ON THIS DAY Harmony is the analogy of contrary and similar elements of tone, of color, and of line, conditioned by the dominant key, and under the influence of a particular light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations. Georges Seurat One of the most important Post-Impressionist painters is Georges-Pierre Seurat. In order to […]
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It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram
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Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer is considered one of the greatest masters of Dutch painting of the 17th century for his
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DECEMBER 01, ON THIS DAY Marie Tussaud was a renowned French wax-modeling artist and one of the nineteenth century\’s most successful career women. She established the famed Madam Tussauds wax museum in London. Madame Tussauds is a prominent tourist attraction in numerous cities, where waxworks of famous and historical persons, as well as popular film
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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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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
NOVEMBER 30, ON THIS DAY “One is born an artist. The artist is a man endowed with a special nature, with a particular feeling for seeing form and color spontaneously, as a whole, in perfect harmony. If one lacks that feeling, one is not an artist and will never become an artist; and it is
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NOVEMBER 29, ON THIS DAY One of the greatest Indian artists of the twentieth-century S.Sobha Singh was a great soul who created masterpieces of immense value and vitality. Though his art focused mainly on the Gurus, Avatars, Prophets, and Saints yet he did the historical paintings of prime ministers like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri
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By Rajesh Kumar “Be it about alienation or issues of resistance, radical criticism of the socio-political systems or playful irony and banter about the ‘bhadralok’, you find a rich diversity and multiplicity in the image-making emerging from the region. The artists bring alive through the terrestrial prism a glimpse of ideas and movements that are
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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
Renowned artists artwork to go under hammer at auction in the upcoming year Read More »
