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KG Subramanyan: A Man of Many Dispositions

Kalpathi Ganpathi ‘KG’ Subramanyan was an Indian painter, professor, author, illustrator, muralist, and freedom fighter. KG Subramanyan was a true artist. He had tried his hand at every medium possible – drawings, watercolours, oil paintings, canvas, acrylics, and more. He has also employed several forms including but not limited to sculptures, murals, set design, glass […]

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The Evolution of Art Collecting: From Acquisition to Curation

Historically, building an art collection has been a gradual process, taking years, if not decades, to amass a significant array of artworks. Collectors often found themselves in a situation where their acquisitions exceeded the available wall space in their primary and secondary residences, leading to a growing need for storage. ARTnews Top 200 Collectors List:

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Vanguarding History: Preserving and Promoting Indian Cultural Heritage

What is Cultural Heritage? Cultural Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. Cultural Heritage is often expressed as Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage (ICOMOS, 2002). Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage According to the

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Kate Capshaw: From Actress to Painter Extraordinaire with “Unaccompanied” Exhibition

As a talented painter as well as a well-known actress, Kathleen Sue Spielberg, is better known by her stage name Kate Capshaw. born on November 3, 1953, Capshaw is most recognised for her performance as Willie Scott in her husband Steven Spielberg’s 1984 film “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Her painting career and

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Horses Swim; Horses Fly; BoJack Horseman Looks on By

“Knick knack, paddy whack, Give a dog a bone”, which undoubtedly it will lose. The themes of trauma, longing, detachment, and narcissism are bluntly inserted into the popular Netflix adult-animation show BoJack Horseman. These notions are made abundantly clear not only through dialogues and animation but also via artwork plastered across the various settings of

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