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Some time back New York\’s Metropolitan Museum of Art showcased an exhibition named Chroma on the subject \’chromophobia\’. Before we delve into the details of this art exhibition, let\’s understand what chromophobia actually means. Chromophobia is an intense fear of colours. Most people with this disorder have an extreme aversion to one or two colours […]
Tomorrow\’s Tigers 2022 is a significant fundraising initiative with a selling exhibition featuring specially commissioned, limited-edition art rugs by 12 internationally renowned artists, including a limited-edition art rug by Peter Doig and a unique, one-of-a-kind art rug by the top Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, has been launched by WWF. Tomorrow\’s Tigers 2022 is a brand-new
Gond art consists of paintings of Pardhan Gond tribes that reside in Central India. Historically, the members of the community were bards who sang about devi devtas using a three-stringed instrument called Bana. Through their music and songs they educated the younger generations of their villages about Gond mythology, stories and culture. The origin myth
How Jangarh Singh Shyam Put the Gond Tribe and their Art on the World Map Read More »
Artist Sujata Bajaj has won the prestigious ‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Award 2022’ for her excellent contribution to the field of Art. The Awards honour individuals who, through their outstanding work, have changed the shape of Maharashtra and the whole country. The ceremony was held on the 11th of October 2022 at The Dome,
Artist Sujata Bajaj Wins the Prestigious Maharashtrian of the Year Award 2022 Read More »
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.”— Pablo Picasso After hundreds of sketches and several months of painting, Picasso changed the face of the Western art world by producing Les Demoiselles d\’Avignon. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a large oil painting created in 1907 by
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: Pablo Picasso\’s Controversial painting Read More »
Today is the 141st birth anniversary of the great Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso is best known by his last name though his full name is 25 words long. Along with fame, Pablo Picasso also has
So did Pablo Picasso steal Mona Lisa? Read More »
“I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop, At the time that I am bored or understand — I use those words interchangeably — another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I’m not one. I’d rather accept the irresistible possibilities of
Combines: a New Art Form by Robert Rauschenberg Read More »
In 1799, Ranjit Singh founded the Sikh Empire in Punjab. Ranjit Singh\’s title of maharaja passed on to his son Duleep Singh when he was only five years old and his brother had died. However, in 1859, when he was merely ten years old, the British annexed Punjab leading to Duleep Singh’s title and
why did queen victoria make sketches of maharaja duleep singh? Read More »
Artists are sensitive absorbers of the human body\’s automated process, forming their own linear odyssey that reflects chaos and order. Physicists attempt to formulate this inflow from the materiality of nature whereas philosophers intuit it from her intelligentsia. The body is a receptive instrument of this inflow and artists, physicists and philosophers trace this flow
Manish Pushkale investigates the resonance of the Great Andamanese society Read More »
By Akhilesh “How can someone write on the paintings of Ambadas?” This is a statement written by Swaminathan two decades ago for an exhibition in Delhi by Ambadas. Mesmerized by the beauty and simplicity of the paintings, Swaminathan pointed out a fact that the paintings by Ambadas are paintings not by Ambadas, but paintings of
Ambadas: A Silent Voice of Freedom Read More »