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The life I live is the opposite of the life I dreamed of. I love seclusion, silence, cultivated thinking and reasoned action – and I have to deal with machinations, foolish talk and vain affectation. Felix Vallotton Who Was Felix Vallotton Felix Edouard Vallotton was a Swiss-born French painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer. He was […]
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Zilia Sánchez Dominguez Dies at 96 Zilia Sánchez Dominguez (b. July 12, 1928) was a Puerto Rican artist, originally born in Havana, Cuba. She began her career as a set designer and an abstract painter for theatre companies in Cuba before the Cuban Revolution (1953 – 1959). Her work has been showcased in Brooklyn, Miami,
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Manjit Bawa (1941–2008) was a pioneering Indian painter whose art brought a unique blend of modernity and tradition to the canvas. Known for his vibrant use of colours and distinctive visual vocabulary, Bawa’s works stand apart in the realm of Indian contemporary art. His paintings often drew from Indian mythology, folklore, and cultural narratives, yet
How Does Manjit’s Color Tonality Reflect Whimsy Beyond Structured Musicality?(Part-2) Read More »
Manjit Bawa (1941–2008) was a pioneering Indian painter whose art brought a unique blend of modernity and tradition to the canvas. Known for his vibrant use of colours and distinctive visual vocabulary, Bawa’s works stand apart in the realm of Indian contemporary art. His paintings often drew from Indian mythology, folklore, and cultural narratives, yet
How Did Manjit Bawa Find Hidden Marvels Despite Deceptions? (Part-1 ) Read More »
Ambadas (1922–2012) was a pioneering Indian abstract artist whose works transcended form, subject, and ideology, capturing the raw essence of creation. Known for his deep connection to the energy of nature and the spontaneity of artistic expression, Ambadas’s paintings resonate with a timeless and universal truth. In this reflective essay, artist Akhilesh pays tribute to
(Part-1) Why Ambadas’s Paintings are Paintings of Hesitation? Read More »
Salvador Gonzales Escalona: Revolutionizing Contemporary Art Salvador Gonzales Escalona (21 October 1948 – 16 April 2021) is a renowned Cuban artist known for his experiments in paintings, sculpture, and murals. He is mononymously known as Salvador, born in Camagüey. He was the cultural promoter Callejón de Hamel Community Sociocultural Project, working around the Cayo Hueso
This Cubano Painter Birthed the Afro-Cubano Santería Read More »
Everything to Know About Artist Jasleen Kaur If you’ve kept your eyes peeled at the Turner Prize 2024, you must’ve been introduced to its winner, Jasleen Kaur, whose crochet doily won the coveted title and the global art community’s admiration. But who is artist Jasleen Kaur and what message does her artwork connote to the
2024 Turner Prize Winner Jasleen Kaur’s Art Mirrors Her Sikh Cultural Memory Read More »
Delhi-based artist Gyanwant Yadav is known in contemporary art for his little way of absorbing abstraction and lived experiences to produce an amalgamation. Born in 1992 in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, his expedition emphasises his promise to storytelling and his relation towards the surroundings that shaped him. Growing up in the countryside and finding success as
How Does Gyanwant Yadav Redefine Rural and Urban Narratives Through Abstract Art? Read More »
Who was Harish Raut Artist? Artist Harish Raut was born on 7 November 1925 in Bordi, Maharashtra. In 1952, he received a diploma in painting from Mumbai’s J.J. School of Fine Art. During his formative years, he started working as a clerk. However, he did not stop painting, which allowed him to develop a distinctive
The Artist Who Brought Rural Indian Women to Life: Harish Raut Read More »
Introduction Every year on 26 November, Constitution Day of India also celebrated as “National Law Day”, marks the adoption of the Constitution of India as the supreme law of the land. On 26 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India and it came into force on January 26 of 1950.
Constitution Day: Why Do We Celebrate Beohar Rammanohar Sinha’s Art on Constitution Day? Read More »