The realm of Indian Art and Literature is profusely amalgamated, interwoven and innately connected. The translation of poetries into paintings was a profound form of art associating words with their visuals. Around 200 BCE, Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra, a compilation of Music, Dance, and Drama literature, intrinsically characterizes emotions as Rasas. He enunciated them into eight […]
We know how treasures are robbed during wartime. War gives the winning team the ultimate freedom to do anything against the lost. Usually, most winners (mis)use this freedom at most and commit as many crimes against the lost, including looting precious materials, gold and other valuable things and setting fire to their heritage and history.
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Gustav Klimt, the renowned Austrian Symbolist painter, is celebrated for his opulent and gilded masterpieces that have become milestones in modern art history. However, it is a lesser-known work, “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan), that has etched its name in art auction history as the most valuable painting ever sold at auction in
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Why is artwork treated as a mirror, more than a reflection of time, and a cultural product of an artist? A subjective narration transformed into the cultural artefacts of the inner worlds of human interactions happening in a specific time and space. We can answer the question of what art is in this manner. An
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What is ‘Ivanka Vacuuming’? At Flashpoint Gallery, viewers are invited to throw crumbs for a former first daughter look-alike to vacuum clean for two hours. Surrounded by three walls reflecting the bright pink carpet, a model with striking resemblance to Ivanka Trump performs Jennifer Rubell’s new performance piece titled, ‘Ivanka Vacuuming’. Dressed in a pink
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I do not know Monsieur Monet; I do not think I have ever seen one of his pictures with any attention. Yet I feel as if I was an old friend of his, and this is because his portrait tells me a whole story of energy and truthfulness. There is more than a realist here;
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Do you think the visual representation of power hides in paintings or Artworks? Power is an inevitable element of human culture; as Foucault claims, ”individuals are the product of power”. A painting, ‘The night watch’, was completed in 1642 by the Dutch golden age master Rembrandt (1606- 1669), evidently narrates the visual representation of power
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The hands that embroider the Indian textiles are artists of the greatest degree. One such embroidery tradition from Karnataka is Kasuti embroidery. It is a popular art form in northern Karnataka that is practised by women of the region, India, rooted in the region’s villages. It is one of the oldest Indian practices, dating back
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The introduction of AI-generated images on DeviantArt, a popular online platform for artists, has ignited a heated debate within the artistic community. With the site’s recent announcement that users must disclose whether their works were created using AI tools, discussions surrounding art, creativity, and profit have intensified. The controversy highlights the challenges of defining art,
A groundbreaking new art book titled “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India” is set to be released, providing a pioneering study on the emergence of Buddhist art in southern India. The book, published by Mapin in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, sheds light on the vibrant and
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