On This Day

OCTOBER 27, ON THIS DAY One could go on forever as to whether the paint should be thick or thin, whether to paint the woman or the square, hard-edge or soft, but after a while such questions become a bore. They are merely problems in aesthetics, having only to do with the outer man. But […]

OCTOBER 26, ON THIS DAY \’Observing life through all my various travels, I have been particularly struck by the fact that even in our time people kill one another under all possible pretexts, and by every possible means. Wholesale murder is still called war, while killing individuals is called execution. Everywhere the same worship of

October 25, On This Day Pablo Picasso, the iconic Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer, was born 140 years ago today on October 25, 1881. He is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and known for co-founding the Cubist movement. After a long and prolific career, he

OCTOBER 21, ON THIS DAY Italian painter and draughtsman, Domenichino was one of the prominent exponents of the classical style that dominated the Roman art scene in the early seventeenth century. In Italian painting during the first half of the seventeenth century, Domenichino was the foremost representative of the more restrained, classical style, which was

OCTOBER 20, ON THIS DAY Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp was a Dutch landscape painter of the Baroque period. He is known for his large views of the Dutch countryside in the early morning or late afternoon light, distinguished for their poetic use of light and atmosphere. His river scenes and seascapes in which the moist atmosphere

OCTOBER 18, ON THIS DAY \”My life\’s journey has been an odyssey through time and space, filled with vivid moments, abundant with color, dazzling with sights, and vibrant with euphonic sounds. These moments collectively create my story, not only of who I was but also of who I was to become – an artist living

OCTOBER 18, ON THIS DAY “Canal taught, by example the true use of the camera obscura; and to recognize the flaws usually brought to bear on a painting, when the craftsman relies completely on the perspective he views through that same camera, and on the colours – especially of the skies – without deftly removing

OCTOBER 14, ON THIS DAY \”I was torn between Santiniketan and North-east… the conflict between Indian mainstream tradition and the urge to create an independent idiom in art for the North-east…. Besides, there was also a conflict between life in Santiniketan and the harsh reality here,\” \”I virtually stopped using the techniques and media used

OCTOBER 13, ON THIS DAY The Scottish-born painter Allan Ramsay is hailed as one of the greatest British portraitists of the 18th century for his depictions of sophisticated and elegant portraits using sensitive pastel colour handling and descriptions of the subtleties of light and shadow contributing to the energetic character of the subject. Ramsay was