ON THIS DAY: Celebrating the 170th birth anniversary of Louis Henry Sullivan On this day in 1856, in Boston, Massachusetts, a boy was born who would go on to reshape the American skyline and give architecture one of its most enduring ideas. Louis Henry Sullivan, remembered today as the “father of skyscrapers” and, to many […]
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Manjeera Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment’. -Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama is a world-renowned contemporary Japanese artist known for her avant-garde
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Smriti Malhotra Did you know that there was a specific day earmarked to celebrate the arts? Did you know that this day coincides with the birthday of an Important Historical figure? Let’s learn about World Art Day and about the unfinished works of Leonardo Da Vinci to remember him on his birthday. World Art Day
On February 24, the art world marks the birthday of Winslow Homer, an artist whose work continues to feel startlingly alive more than a century after his death. Born in 1836, Homer painted oceans, wars, and solitary figures with an honesty that resists nostalgia. His seas were never just blue, his landscapes never just beautiful—they
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On This Day Wassily Kandinsky is an artist who transformed painting into a language of pure feeling and sound. Born on 16 December 1866 in Moscow, he is widely regarded as one of the pioneers, and often the “father” of abstract art. Early Life Kandinsky initially studied law and economics and did not fully commit
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A painting is not merely a replication but a perspective of the painter. Who could have justified the statement better than Georges Seurat? A prodigy since a young age, he started drawing and painting in the 1870s. A course in sculpting and painting polished the rough edges. Soon he was enlisted in the military, where
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Ashok Vajpeyi in conversation with Piyush Daiya Editor’s Note On Nilima Sheikh’s birth day, let’s look at Ashok Vajpey’s impression of her Art. Poet and cultural cognoscenti Ashok Vajpeyi is turning 85 this 16th and is documenting his memoirs with writer Piyush Daiya. As part of the memory project, we are publishing his detailed impressions
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Ritwik Ghatak, born on November 4, 1925, in Dhaka, was one of the most influential figures in Indian cinema whose artistic legacy endures across generations. His centenary is a reminder of both his brilliance and the tragic intensity with which he engaged the tumultuous realities of 20th-century Bengal. Ghatak’s early life was marked by seismic
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Today marks the birthday of Lee Krasner, one of the most significant yet often overlooked figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Born Lena Krassner in New York, she would go on to become what critic Robert Hughes called “the Mother Courage of Abstract Expressionism.” Krasner’s artistic journey began at the Women’s Art School of Cooper
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On this Day Every being on this planet has faced adversities at one point in their existence. While they may break some, others might turn them into tales of braveries. That has been the primary focus of contemporary painter and sculptor Jayshree Burman. Burman hails from a family of eminent artists. Her uncle, Sakti Burman,
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