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Remembering Rene Jules Lalique, the man who revolutionized the glass art industry

Rene Jules Lalique, a French jeweler and glass designer well known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases and automobile hood ornaments, was born on 6th April, 1860. His glass creations had a significant contribution to the Art Nouveau movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trained at the School of […]

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Remembering the misunderstood genius of his time on his birth anniversary

March 30,  On This Day The Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on 30th March,1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherland. He’s considered to be one of the most famous and influential figures in western art history and his paintings are amongst the most popular and recognizable artworks in history. He has about 2100 artworks,

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The Gandhian artist, who brought alive folk art in the mainstream

March 26, On This Day  He has received awards ranging from the Padma Shri (1989) to the Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art. He held solo shows as a painter, explored, researched, taught, established a museum and curated its collection, wrote poetry and prose — and that’s just the

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Who was the very first Indian director of Mumbai\’s JJ School of Art? An artist himself, MV Dhurandhar

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

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Birthday greetings to a formidable, world-renowned sculptor (with dibs on \’the blackest black\’)

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,

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Coming out with respect for a pioneer of the Indian art world: Bhupen Khakhar was born today

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

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Why just one day to celebrate women, when their art is eternal? Here are some Indian women artists you must know #WomensDay

On Women\’s Day (March 8, 2022), Abir Pothi lists out some formidable Indian women artists — and mind you, this is just the tip of the iceberg Amrita Sher-Gil  The incredibly famous Hungarian-Indian painter is still breaking records with her art work, over eight decades after she passed away at the age of just 28.

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