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Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 15, ON THIS DAY Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines. If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting. Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser […]

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 14, ON THIS DAY Pierre Cecile Puvis de Chavannes Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter who became renowned as \”the painter for France\” for his mural work. He went on to co-found and serve as president of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and many other painters, most notably Robert Genin,

DECEMBER 10, ON THIS DAY Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova was a Russian painter who represented symbolism, expressionism and art-deco styles. Her paintings frequently featured scenes of nature, rural life, and peasants at work, particularly women. Serebriakova constantly painted lighthearted, poetic pictures of her loved ones. They convey the artist\’s emotional state, which was one of utmost

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 08, ON THIS DAY A moment of complete happiness never occurs in the creation of a work of art. The promise of it is felt in the act of creation but disappears towards the completion of the work. For it is then the painter realizes that it is only a picture he

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 07, ON THIS DAY “There are two devices which can help the sculptor to judge his work: one is not to see it for a while. The other is to look at his work through spectacles which will change its color and magnify or diminish it, to disguise it somehow to his

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 06, ON THIS DAY The subject matter is unimportant, provided what I have done is interesting as a painting. I chose the modern era because it is the one I understand best; I find it more alive for people who are alive. Frederic Bazille Frédéric Bazille\’s Self-portrait Frederic Bazille was an Impressionist

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 05, ON THIS DAY The exercise of drawing from the life brings out the individuality of the (artist) in the man. When the door has been closed on completion of an academic rendering, no matter how rendered to the resemblance of the anatomic stress and strain, it is still only saying the

DECEMBER 05, ON THIS DAY The exercise of drawing from the life brings out the individuality of the (artist) in the man. When the door has been closed on completion of an academic rendering, no matter how rendered to the resemblance of the anatomic stress and strain, it is still only saying the things you

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 03, ON THIS DAY What a business is this of a portrait painter! You bring him a potato and expect he will paint you a peach. ——  Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart\’s Portrait by Sarah Goodridge One of the most well-known portrait artists in American history, Gilbert Stuart is best remembered for his

DECEMBER 02, ON THIS DAY Harmony is the analogy of contrary and similar elements of tone, of color, and of line, conditioned by the dominant key, and under the influence of a particular light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations. Georges Seurat One of the most important Post-Impressionist painters is Georges-Pierre Seurat. In order to