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I become whole when I paint. – Ganesh Pyne Reclusiveness might be a cherished ideal amongst artists and, at times, even a necessity for the creative potential to unleash itself. However, extending it to a point where the artist is reluctant to display the work even to one’s audience is an oddly amusing event. The […]
Painter of Eloquent Silence: The Dark Surrealism of Ganesh Pyne Read More »
Who is an Artist in modern terms? One who produces Artwork to fulfil the prevalent desire of the people or the market? Otherwise, the artist who makes works for the taste of the Gallery and the people ready to purchase the Artwork? When discussing Art in a market-oriented economy, Art is more than an investment,
Marianne North: Botanical Artists and A Perfect World of Wonders Read More »
Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and artistic revival of the Afro-American community, opening African society to a ‘cultured community’ and a more renewed one. Harlem Renaissance brought music, Art, dance, fashion, literature, theatre, political and scholarly mindset, and ambiance to the Afro-American society that communed in Harlem province in the 1920s and 1930s. Harlem Renaissance
Augusta Savage: A Woman Artist of Harlem Renaissance Who Tunes African Melodies Read More »
Tyeb Mehta, one of the leading figures and prominent presence in Modern India Art, was initially associated with the Progressive Artist Groups and celebrated as a well-known Indian artist of his epoch. Tyeb Mehta (July 26, 1925 – July 2, 2009) was born in Kapadwanj, Gujarat, well known as a painter, sculptor and filmmaker. Tyeb was born
Tyeb Mehta: Returning Goddess and Shapeless Bodies Read More »
“To choose a human being as a subject comes naturally, and to choose a woman even more naturally because that’s the form I relate to.” – Vasundhara Tewari Broota. Vasundhara Tewari Broota is an Indian painter born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen. After an initial stint studying law,
Agency of the Female Nude Figure: The Empowering Oeuvre of Vasundhara Tewari Broota Read More »
Chris Ofili is a British Black artist known for using elephant dung in Artwork. Ofili (born 10 October 1968) became noticed in a 1996 group exhibition of young British artists at the Brooklyn Museum in New York because of some works, including Ofili’s work, highly provocating to the aristocracy. Ofli’s Black Virgin grabbed the most
Chris Ofili: Artist Who Made Art Using Elephant Dung Read More »
Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian artist considered one of the most important and seminal figures in the history of postcolonial Indian Art. Jogen knows his painting bonded to Partition, the landscape, folk tales, and figurative and political injustice-motivated compositions. He was born and brought up in an ambience of Partition, exist it his post-Partition
Jogen Chowdhury: Memoirs of an Indian Dream and Alchemy of Expression Read More »
“My paintings, with their pulsating energy, vibrant colours, and interesting textures, are a homage to the kala (art) of India. They are an ode to memories, to the sights and sounds of the ruins that I saw and absorbed as a child while growing up in Gujarat. Viewers can perceive it in their own manner—it
Pioneering Indian Modernism: The High Relief Encaustic Paintings of Shanti Dave Read More »
Why is artwork treated as a mirror, more than a reflection of time, and a cultural product of an artist? A subjective narration transformed into the cultural artefacts of the inner worlds of human interactions happening in a specific time and space. We can answer the question of what art is in this manner. An
Manifested Unknown Dreams, Epic Journey of an Artist Read More »
Kintsugi is a Japanese way of repairing wounds in ceramics or pottery. As a philosophy, Japanese belief brings back beauty from the broken; experts use lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum to do this. The Kintsugi technique aims to bring damaged things back to life and use; it’s the art of
Glen Martin Taylor: (Un)Broken Ceramics meets Japanese Philosophy Read More »