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“No outer happening can seed inner composition. It must happen to you personally and so my first beginning as an Artist was Partition.” – Satish Gujral, A Brush with Life (2012) In a documentary on a magisterial Indian artist, the narrator Kabir Bedi proclaims in his mighty voice: “The span of his prolific works spans […]
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African art history presents a unique challenge due to its multidimensional nature, influenced by cultural, historical, and political biases embedded in Western art history. The dominance of Western approaches has hindered the understanding and interpretation of African art, necessitating a reexamination of methodologies. This article explores the importance of incorporating both indigenous and Western perspectives.African
Men and women went to the temple to see their Hindu Gods. It was only after 1923, that the Gods began to visit the houses of Hindi reading believers through the pictures depicted in the religious books published by Gita Press. They are the biggest publisher of Hindu religious books. Gita Press Gorakhpur was one
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We remain assured that there is nothing more mesmerizing than to look at the night sky. We stand by the limitless space; uncountable twinkling stars; and a cold breeze. These are the same feelings we experience when we look at the Starry Night painting. But who painted Starry Night? It was the famous Dutch post-impressionist
Chaos Begets Art: The Significance of The Starry Night Painting Read More »
Introduction A complex intellectual and cultural movement, modernism first appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism, which is typified by a break from conventional wisdom, extends to a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, literature, art, and architecture. Though modernism is frequently linked to Western advancements, it is crucial to acknowledge that
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A painting that grew more than the artist and enriched the pride and legacy of the nation became a real achievement of an artist’s life. That achievement is imprinted with the name of Abanindranath Tagore, an artist and writer from a Tagorian family. Artist Abanindranath Tagore, the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, was the first major
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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
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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
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