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“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
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“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 »
When we dig into the past, we always find something that is false to the claims of the present. The founders and discoveries are claimed by someone only till the world don’t know about the other. Although Vassily Kandinsky is considered to be the founder of abstract art, the history of art remains shrouded in
Who is the true pioneer of abstract art? Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Statue of liberty now accessible and two more art news Read More »
While the actuality around me is congested, my painting is an imagery of a mystical landscape, its creation being a way for me to communicate with my dream reality. My monochromatically painted works meld a more current existence with memories, by symbolically infusing colored imagery only into certain objects. Often, the city is a framed
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Jason Farago, a critic writing for The New York Times, announced the death of Documenta, Germany’s quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. Kassel, a city in Germany, is the venue for this 100-day-long gigantic exhibition. The first exhibition was held in this non-descript city in post-World War II Germany in 1955. However, the 15th edition has tarnished
Documenting the End of Documenta Read More »