Artist Profile

Renowned for his unmatched comic and acting skills, Jim Carrey has enthralled audiences for many years with his captivating performances and enduring characters. But Carrey has just taken up painting, a new artistic endeavour that has attracted much interest and appreciation. This introduction looks at how art changed Carrey’s life and examines the sources of […]

Grandma Moses, a name synonymous with American folk art, has captivated art enthusiasts around the world with her charming and nostalgic paintings. Her artworks, filled with vibrant colours and scenes of rural life, offer a window into a simpler time. In this article, we will explore the life and legacy of Grandma Moses, her most

Introduction Few names have the same deep resonance in the field of American art as Jacob Lawrence. Known for his vivid portrayals of African American life, Lawrence’s contributions go beyond simple artistic ability to convey a potent story of adversity, resiliency, and cultural identity. Lawrence’s body of work, which includes his renowned Migration Series and

American landscape painter Thomas Cole (1801–1848) was the driving force behind the Hudson River School, a prominent mid–19th-century art movement in the country. Cole is renowned for his meticulously rendered and romanticised landscapes, which frequently evoke awe and grandeur in the American wilderness. Born in England, Cole emigrated to the US in 1818  with his family.

American artist Alex Grey is renowned for his unique, visionary works that frequently examine spirituality, connectivity, and the human condition. The intricate anatomical representations that define Grey’s work typically show the human body in a way that highlights the complicated interactions between its layers of matter, energy, and spirit. Images of chakras, auras, and other

Joan Mitchell was a hugely influential artist in Western art, especially in the Abstract Expressionist style. Her birthplace was Chicago, and she earned a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1947. She participated in the vibrant early 1950s downtown New York art scene, spending time with many other painters and poets. She began

He is a baker, an artist, a visual designer, and an illustrious storyteller, this Pune/Delhi-based artist has a clever take on our India and its politics. This is the story of Siddhesh Gautam whose surrealistic and minimal works of art reflect the different atrocities that plague our Indian society such as works on caste inequality,

The most well-known contribution Grant Wood made to American art in the 20th century was his vivid portrayals of the Midwest’s rural areas. Wood,  born in rural Iowa in 1891, uses a combination of realism and romanticism to create visually striking narratives that encapsulate the essence of American life during the Great Depression. His paintings,  distinguished by

American contemporary artist Lauren Halsey is well-known for her architectural, sculptural, and installation pieces. Her work frequently examines issues of the Black community, culture, and urbanism, especially in her own Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, California, in 1987, Lauren Halsey was born. She received her MFA from Yale University School of Art after attending the

The bustling, ever-frenetic, almost endearingly claustrophobic charm of Mumbai is not one to be taken lightly. It inspires fierce loyalty, reluctant admiration and often stunning art — as evidenced in the works of notable and (more notably so) self-taught artist Sudhir Patwardhan, who for several decades now has managed to distil this incredibly mundane yet