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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 »
American artist Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell and William Baziotes are a trio of American Modern Art; Peggy Guggenheim, an American art collector, bohemian and socialite, called them her ‘War babies’. Art readers know the basic of Jackson Pollock, and we need to know about the single painting titled ‘Watery Paths. Jackson Pollock is the most
Watery Paths of Jackson Pollock: Illusion, Fiction and Abstract Read More »
Kerala people mourn the loss of artists Namboothiri and adore the legacy of a great illustrator that covered the elegant periods of notable literary works of giants writers. The period illustrated by Artist Namboothiri is the time of serialising the great writers’ magnum opus in prominent Malayalam literature weekly’s. Artist Namboothiri is always remembered for
Artist Namboothiri: Mourn the Loss of the Artist and Adore the Legacy Read More »
K M Vasudevan Namboothiri, popularly hailed ‘Artist Namboothiri’ in Kerala’s social-cultural scenario for the prior seven decades, passed away. Namboothiri (1925-2023) was a prolific literary illustrator, illustrating many popular characters for literary publications in the southern state of Kerala—an Artist renowned for his iconic drawings and gifted life to fictitious characters in Malayalam writings. Artist
Artist Namboothiri: Doyen of Drawings, Sketched ‘Malayali Life’ Passed Away Read More »
Artists and creative people’s voices are assumed to be the voice of the landscape and the social settings of a time and space. Artists and writers knowingly or unknowingly use a landscape’s territorial element, reflected in their works, like as a skeleton or armature of a design. Because of this, scholars use artwork and literature
Chinedu Ogakwu, Nigerian Artist Who Inspired the Farming Childhood Read More »
The Telluride Film Festival asked the American artist Carolee Schneemann to deliver a schedule of films made by women in 1977, including her own Fuses (1964–1977) and Plumb Line (1968–1971). When Schneemann arrived, she discovered that the show now had a name: The Erotic Woman. Schneemann abandoned her prepared introduction and instead recited a scroll
Naked body as Art: Carolee Schneemann and Her Sexual Liberation Read More »
British-born surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington was rebellious by nature and inspired by fairy tales and fiction and did surrealistic painting and wrote whatever she wanted to be. Leonora Carrington was born into a wealthy family, her mother was of Irish descent, and she got familiar with Irish folklore and fairy tales through her
Leonora Carrington: Surrealism and the Wild Dreams of an Artist Read More »
Indian women’s attire and ornaments have a story that has fascinated many travellers and invaders for centuries. The evolution of classical dance in South Indian territorial space is also a fascinating story and history. Indian dance, the ornamental beauty, has seduced the audience with their dance and attire. With their ornaments, dancers can distinguish from
Fonseca, A Portuguese Painter Who Painted South Indian Hindu Women Read More »
A large-scale retrospective exhibition is all set to open on the legendary yet fairly unknown artist, Lalit Mohan Sen (1898-1954) at Emami art gallery on 14th July 2023 curated by Debdutt Gupta. An exhibition that shall highlight the life story of this unknown personality and showcase some of his seminal works of art including paintings,
Lalit Mohan Sen: Rediscovering a Modern Maestro of Indian Art Read More »