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Arvind Dubey, a passionate artist, employs his artistic surface to portray his surrealist hybrid characters, infusing his paintings with a riot of bright colours that echo the thoughts, feelings, and observations he has gathered while living in society and experiencing life on this planet. With a touch of whimsy and humour, Dubey weaves elements of […]
British-born surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington was rebellious by nature and inspired by fairy tales and fiction and did surrealistic painting and wrote whatever she wanted to be. Leonora Carrington was born into a wealthy family, her mother was of Irish descent, and she got familiar with Irish folklore and fairy tales through her
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Niveditha Ajay Neo-Surrealism is often defined as the rejuvenation of the Surrealist movement, rising during the late 20th century. The complete transformation of society caused by the growth of digital technology is regarded by many as the cause and like many waves in the history of art, it is too vast and fragmented to be
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Animesh Mahata: When art is a communication of humour, pathos A heightened awareness that allows him to keep track of what is happening in society gives artist Animesh Mahata more context to formulate sculpting, and to develop a unique visual language. For him, art is a form of communication with the outer world, and puts
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April 25, On This Day Freud’s impact on the history of art Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud opened his practice at Rathausstrasse 7 in Vienna over well a century ago today, on April 25, 1886. Freud was an avid art collector and in his life, amassed a vast archive of over
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Mumbai’s art galleries are opening their doors this week for the 14th edition of Mumbai Gallery Weekend, transforming the city into a thriving showcase of contemporary practice from January 8 to 11, 2026. The event, now established as the city’s most significant art calendar moment, unites 31 galleries and 4 institutional partners across neighborhoods from
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Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer, a central figure of postwar European abstraction best known for his radical “overpaintings,” has died at the age of 96. He passed away on a Thursday in Upper Austria, shortly after his 96th birthday, according to reports from Austria’s APA news agency and statements from his family. Early life and training
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A whimsical bar in the shape of a hippopotamus by French sculptor and designer François-Xavier Lalanne sold for $31.4 million (including fees) at a Sotheby’s design auction in New York on Wednesday, December 10. The sale not only set a new auction record for Lalanne but also marked the most valuable design object ever sold
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Replete with life-sized sculpted elephants, coloured red, white and black, projections of light, sound and video, printed carpets, that evoke texture and artificial flowers that give out fragrant smells, the Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery will get a complete makeover for the upcoming exhibition Dream Vision: Nikas Safronov’s first exhibition in India conveys the sensibility of
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Introduction Francis Newton Souza, commonly known as F.N. Souza, was a prominent Indian artist who is widely considered as one of the most important figures of the modern Indian art movement. Souza’s early work was heavily influenced by European Modernism, particularly the work of the Expressionists and Surrealists. He is known for his bold and
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