On This Day

Abhishek Kumar February 12, ON THIS DAY “Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement: for transfiguration, not for the sake of play. It is the quest of our self that drives us along the eternal and never-ending journey we must all make.” Max Beckmann Max Beckmann was a German Expressionist painter […]

Abhishek Kumar February 11, ON THIS DAY Graham Ovenden is an English artist and photographer. He is best known for his highly detailed and realistic paintings of rural English landscapes, as well as his photographs of historical buildings and monuments. His photographs and paintings often depict young children in a manner that some people have

Abhishek Kumar February 09, ON THIS DAY Simplicity of shape does not necessarily equate with simplicity of experience. Robert Morris Robert Morris is an American artist and writer who was instrumental in the development of Conceptual Art in the 1960s. He was one of the first artists to reject the traditional notion of art as

Abhishek Kumar February 08, ON THIS DAY Serious art has been the work of individual artists whose art has had nothing to do with style because they were not in the least connected with the style or the needs of the masses. Their work arose rather in defiance of their times. Franz Marc Franz Marc

Abhishek Kumar February 07, ON THIS DAY “A man who has the power of sight need not be told what light is. And where there is light there is colour.” Benode Behari Mukherjee Benode Behari Mukherjee was an Indian painter and muralist who was one of the pioneers of the Bengal School of Art, which

Abhishek Kumar February 06, ON THIS DAY Rich Buckler is an American comic book artist known for his work on Marvel Comics characters such as Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, and Captain America. He is highly regarded for his detailed and dynamic penciling style, as well as his ability to convey a sense of motion

Abhishek Kumar February 04, ON THIS DAY An artist’s duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. Nick Cave Nick Cave is an American artist known for his diverse use of media in his works.

Abhishek Kumar February 03, ON THIS DAY Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. My fundamental purpose is to interpret the typical American. I am a storyteller. Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell was an American illustrator and painter

Abhishek Kumar February 02, ON THIS DAY Oswald Achenbach was a German landscape painter and one of the leading members of the Düsseldorf school of painting in the mid-19th century. He was known for his romantic landscapes, seascapes, and oriental scenes. His works are characterized by a strong sense of mood, colour, and atmosphere, and

Abhishek Kumar February 01, ON THIS DAY As a young artist in New York, I thought about postwar Japan – the consumer culture and the loose, deboned feeling prevalent in the character and animation culture. Mixing all those up in order to portray Japanese culture and society was my work. Takashi Murakami Takashi Murakami is