On This Day

March 23, On This Day Born on March 23, 1887, Josef Čapek was a Czech artist best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. It is believed that he invented the word \”robot\”, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek, a Czech writer, playwright […]

March 18, On This Day An Indian painter and postcard artist from the British colonial era, Mahadev Vishwanath or MV Dhurandhar was born in Kolhapur on March 18, 1867. He is known as the one of most popular academic Indian artists. He is one of the prominent faculty of the prestigious JJ School of Art

March 12, On This Day To say Anish Kapoor is a byword in the global art world would be to make a bit of an understatement. The highly influential British-Indian sculptor is supremely well-known for his abstract biomorphic forms, creating elegant geometries using feats of engineering. His edgy, large-scale public installations have captured imaginations worldwide,

March 10, On This Day Empowerment often owes a kindred debt to the courage of legions, or even individuals, who stood tall against norms years ago and opened up a pathway for the freedoms we enjoy today. One such artist, whose open acceptance of his homosexuality via and beyond his artwork forged brilliant new possibilities

March 5, On This Day Art made in worship A European world view rooted in the vernacular of Sri Lanka — this is what David Paynter, born March 5, 1900, is said to have brought to life in his artworks, as a pioneer creator of a South Asian idiom in what was essentially a Western

February 26, On This Day Pratiksha Apurv was born in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh on February 26, 1964, to Vijay Bharti, the younger brother of the spiritual leader later known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh or Osho. In fact, Apurv also took sanyas at the age of 11 and started living at Pune commune. Later she moved

February 22, On This Day A century has passed since the birth of Sayed Haider Raza, or SH Raza, as he is more popularly known, on February 22, 1922. Known as one of India’s foremost modernists, he is said to have \”developed a language of art rooted in Indian tradition but also influenced by his

February 17, On This Day 109 years — that is how long it has been since the Armory Show opened in New York City on February 17, 1913. It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibitions that have been held in the vast spaces

February 12, On This Day   The immensely popular composition dubbed The Scream, created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, is one of the most iconic images of art, seen as “symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition”. Munch created four versions of the painting and a lithograph stone, from which several prints survive. Here’s a