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The Art of Seeing Art: A, B & See by Cammie McGovern presents a six-step process for understanding and appreciating art on a deeper level. Each step builds upon the previous one, guiding readers towards a more comprehensive and insightful engagement with artworks. 1. Look The first step in the process is looking. While it may […]
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Smriti Malhotra Jasleen Dhamija, was a highly esteemed historian and a revered champion of traditional Indian crafts, has left an indelible mark on the preservation and promotion of the country’s rich cultural heritage. Through her extensive research, significant policy contributions, and unwavering dedication, she has become a beacon, illuminating the narrative surrounding Indian textiles and
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This long-read-research article about Street Art- Graffiti in the Indian context brings multi-layer ideas about social life and street art as a context itself. Kritika Verma It is a dizzying prospect to account for the wide variety of individuals that make up the audience of urban street art, “the only immediate feedback the artists get
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Devashish Gaur, an artist based in Delhi, embarked on a captivating artistic journey when he stumbled upon an old box of family photographs during home renovations in 2019. Intrigued by the images, many of which featured his grandfather, Gaur decided to utilise them in an ongoing series of complex photo-based artworks that blur the boundaries
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, an often overlooked and forgotten figure, was far more than a mere sum of her achievements. Widely recognised as the driving force behind the revival of India’s diverse craft traditions and a staunch advocate for “tribal art” after independence, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s influence extended beyond her expertise in Indian handicrafts. She played a significant
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Birds and animals play an important role in human life. They are essential to many facets of human life, including food, entertainment, and ecological harmony. Due of the numerous advantages they provide, humans have frequently equated them with deities and given them supernatural abilities. Human and animal existence have been intertwined since the stone era.
A Tapestry of Life: Why Depicting Animals and Birds in Ancient Indian Art? Read More »
It’s not surprising that the real-life experience is reflected in the artwork. We use painting or literature to understand the social settings of a time because they might be included in that ‘creative’ expressions. What is creative is not something that excludes all those social realities; some painters may use the facts to create an
‘Times We Live In’: When Migrant Labours Comes to Painting Read More »
Generative AI, with its ability to create art and other forms of creative output, has raised crucial questions about ownership and authorship. As these AI tools, such as Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, gain prominence, concerns arise regarding the compensation of artists whose work is used to train AI models, ownership of AI-generated images, and the
Navigating the Ownership Conundrum: Generative AI and Copyright Law in the Digital Age Read More »
What is Ibis known best for painting or inhabiting the wetlands, forest or plains? Or do they do what artists do with canvas or poets with loneliness? How can we read or see if they write visual poetry or paint? These poetical queries may have been answered in the Bengaluru-based Indian Artist Rekha Roa’s solo
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This long-read-research article about Street Art- Graffiti in the Indian context brings multi-layer ideas about social life and street art as a context itself. Read the first part of this research article here: Street Art and Graffiti In Indian Public Spaces. Read the Second article: Historical Background of Graffiti and Street Art in India. The third article: The
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