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Introduction Kenneth Johnson is a master craftsman in the world of metal storytelling, telling tales with his elaborate jewellery designs. Johnson is a talented metalsmith of Muscogee/Seminole descent and a modern Native American designer. He has over 30 years of experience in the field and has made a lasting impression on the jewellery artistry community. […]
“The problem with fantasy books is these things don’t normally exist, so you have to create them to give them a sense of reality” – Jim Kay When it comes to fiction, one of the prominent characteristics is the rich writing on the surroundings and characters in order for readers to visualize the scenes. Be
Harry Potter Book Illustrator Jim Kay – On Drawing Children and Magical Creatures. Read More »
Whether it is to jot down our professor’s hasty dictation or to doodle at the corners of our notebooks, we have all used ball pens at one point or the other. But not everyone could have thought of transforming those doodles into a career. In this article, we will briefly discuss 7 artists who have
7 Ball Pen Artists Who Prove That Ball Pens are More than Just for Writing Read More »
Once Dr. B. N. Goswami showed me a catalogue of an exhibition of miniature artists from Lahore, showing in New York. He was enamoured of the strides taken by the modern miniature artists from the National College of Arts, Lahore, especially by the works of Shazia Sikander. The catalogue exposed me to an altogether new
Dr. B. N. Goswami: Bringing Miniature Art Out of the Folios of the Past Read More »
Maurice Denis (1870–1943) was a prominent painter and member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements in France. Denis showed an early interest in the arts and started to study at the Académie Julian in Paris, and he got to know other artists who would eventually form the Nabis gathering which influenced generations of artists.
Maurice Denis: A visual Baptism of Modern Art Read More »
To dwell in a realm of art produced in a different context– of time and space requires not just passion. It had to be coupled with dhairya; patience and perseverance. Dr Goswami spent his entire life in the pursuit of revealing the hidden beauty of the miniature artist’s world. He was gifted with a keen eye
Pleasure of seeing a layered world—how BN Goswami helped train the eye to ‘see’ Read More »
Renowned Mexican painter and muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949) is well-known for his important contributions to the Mexican muralism movement. Orozco, who was born in Zapotlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on November 23, 1883 (today Ciudad Guzmán), was a key figure in the creative and cultural revival that followed the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Orozco, Diego Rivera, and
José Clemente Orozco: Art of Political Murals and Social Revolution in Mexico Read More »
Gaza, the largest prison in the world, is being transformed into an abattoir. The word Strip (from Gaza Strip) is being drenched with blood, as happened sixty-five years ago to the word ghetto. –John Berger (2009) We are living in a time of war, where Israeli troops are waging a military campaign against the Palestinian
Artists Raise Humanitarian Concerns for Gaza Amidst War between Israel and Hamas Read More »
At a point where the world is divided into binary gender discourses, only a few artists are successful in expressing the innate ‘identity.’ An artist who does that like no other is Bharti Kher. Kher was born in 1969 in London where she received her education; at Middlesex Polytechnic, London and Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Bharti Kher’s Blasphemous Bodies Bound by Bindis Read More »
While art lovers and connoisseurs could appreciate the art produced in India before the 19th century; a perception was created that in this vast world– populated by diverse styles and schools— the artists did not leave any trace of their identity. In this sea of anonymity, an art lover would strain ears to hear at
Goswami’s research on Nainsukh influenced scholarship on art history Read More »