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May 23, On This Day He is dubbed one of the most important yet problematic artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York, and a stalwart of the New York School, alongside luminaries like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, John Ferren, and Lee Krasner. Franz Kline was born on […]
The \’black-and-white\’ artist, whose journey back into colour was cut short Read More »
It would not be wrong to say that women are underrepresented in the arts world. Despite the skewed ratio of male and female painters, some of the latter have gone on to make some stupendous art. Today, we bring to you three such women artists. Read on! Ethel Kremer Schwabacher: From abstract art to
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May 19, On This Day If one is aware of the extraordinarily captivating and earthy art of Warli painting, one must know the name Jivya Soma Mashe, who was reportedly born on May 19, 1934 in the state of Maharashtra, and popularised the beautiful tribal art form. Mashe was born in Dhamangaon village in
The painter who helped put Maharashtra\’s Warli on the world map Read More »
Donald Jess Bachardy, an American portrait artist, was born on this day, May 18, in 1934 in Los Angeles. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Slade School of Art in London. His first one-man exhibition was held in October 1961 at the Redfern Gallery in London. He has since
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May 7, On This Day The name Rabindranath Tagore is etched deep in Indian history, not in small part owed to the fact that he is the man who wrote the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. But another indelible part of the Nobel Laureate’s contribution — besides that to literature and music — also
Celebrating the birth month of Two Tagore brothers, painters in their own right Read More »
May 12, On This Day A pioneer member of the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), the precursor of Lalit Kala Academy, Sukumar Bose was born on 12 May 1912. He had an aptitude for painting and wood and clay modelling from his childhood days that later developed into passion for fine arts-
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May 2, On This Day Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Satyajit Ray was also a screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, calligrapher, music composer, and — illustrator! Born on May 2, 1921, Ray’s illustrative talents may be less spoken about than his cinematic accomplishments, but they were prodigious just
A Ray of unique artistic creativity — exploring the brushstrokes of Satyajit Ray Read More »
Today is the 174th birth anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma. He was a painter among kings and a king among painters. Raja Ravi Varma\’s success is attributed to his skilful use of European film technology. He was noted for making lithographs of his paintings available to the public. This made him famous in India as
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April 28, On This Day Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon, a giant of contemporary art with his unique raw style, unsettling portraits and triptychs, passed away 20 years ago today, on April 28, 1992. He often focused on a single motif for sustained periods, and his output can be broadly systematically broken up
Two decades ago, the world lost painter Francis Bacon on this day Read More »
April 27, On This Day American inventor and painter Samuel Morse, born April 27, 1791, is best known for contributing to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs, and being the co-developer of the Morse code that helped develop commercial use of telegraphy. But Morse was also a portrait painter,
Dots and dashes are not all Samuel Morse is associated with, he was a painter too Read More »