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Is Parviz Tanavoli a poet or a Prophet in contemporary Iranian Art? Parviz became a popular and pioneering figure in Iranian Art over the last six decades, and he used Persian traditions to modernise and reinterpret Iranian Art. After completing his studies in Art in Tehran in the 1950s, Parviz started to create Artwork that […]
Parviz Tanavoli: The Poet and the Beloved King of Iranian Pop Art Read More »
One of India’s most renowned ceramic artists, Ray Meeker – an American by birth – was born in California in 1944. Meeker did his BFA in architecture and ceramics from the University of South California during the 1960s when he also met his partner and artist Deborah Smith before both moved to India in 1971.
Shaping Clay and Consciousness: The Artistic Journey of Ray Meeker in India Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir “Boats and that moment when the bow of a launching lifeboat hits the waves have fascinated me. Yet, I also strive to capture the historical essence of the landscapes I paint, whether the iconic pier at Tynemouth or the bustling wharves of the Thames.” In the ebb and flow of his life as
‘When the bow of launching lifeboat hits the wave!’ Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Hyperrealistic Art is always a fascinating topic; photography is almost forever changing Art’s history. Now, photorealism is operated in identical depth to express the artistic skill on the top of photography. By definition, hyperreality is the view that the fact is lost in representation, replaced by copies in its image. Hyperrealistic artists
Photograph or Painting? Hyper realism Blurs them Both in Koo Kang Style Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir Manzooz Ahmad Bhat has carved out a unique space for himself in the world of art. He collects stones and rocks from the trekking routes of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Ladakh. Bhat, a 34-year-old artist from Ganderbal district in central Kashmir, uses mortar to grind these stones and rocks, extracting their
Meet the Artist Who Uses Stones and Rocks to Create Breath-taking Paintings Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX What we call Art is not always presented as Art. Art is not defined yet, so that anything can be Art; even an object purchased from the shop becomes an Art object. Artists challenge the audience and the people engaging in Art’s work. How can this become an Artwork? This question is
Why Artists Christo and Jeanne Wrapped Everything? Read More »
Digvijay Nikam “The exotic in the painting doesn’t really interest me because the novelty of it wears off very easily whereas our day-to-day thing interest me because it is there all the time – a person sitting on a chair combing his hair. You see them totally unaware. And that is what interests me, how
A Chronicler of the Indian Everyday: Bhupen Khakhar and ‘Our’ Quotidian World Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Art always liberates us from the odd of mundane struggles and expressions. The Art Critique Robert Hughes called ‘Art needs to hold us as a water hold in a vessel; Artist Gaitonde brought that idea into the Canvas a long time before. That’s why the curator named Gaitonde’s retrospective show in Solomon
V S Gaitonde: Artist of Painting as Process and Life Read More »
Pratiksha Shome “Painting was his life and obsession and if he was ever away from his paints, he would become extremely restless.” A private diary scribbling found after his death encapsulated his feelings towards his work: “I twist and turn, curve and straighten without aim or result. Just an escape, an escapist thing into
Lancelot Riberio: An artist that gave rise to expressionism in Indian Read More »
Smriti Malhotra Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) a Spanish painter who was born in Madrid, Spain, is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period. He was a master of capturing realism and employing innovative techniques to create visually stunning and intellectually engaging artworks. Velázquez’s body of work spans a wide range of
A Spanish Master of Realism: The Story of Diego Velázquez Read More »