Herbert Franke, scientist, writer, co-founder of Ars Electronica and one of the earliest digital artists to create abstract digital art, dies at 95 Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist, writer, and one of the important early computer artists, died on 16 July in Egling, Germany. Franke created computer graphics and early digital art, starting in the […]
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
Documenta Head Resigns amid Scandal; and Two More Art Stories from Around the World Read More »
Bernd Fasching, born 18 July 1955 in Vienna, Austria, is an Austrian painter and sculptor best known for his art practice that seeks to actively involve the viewer in the shaping of his projects. While he lives and works in Vienna, he has taken his experimental exhibitions across the globe. In particular, the series called
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July 17, On This Day Anjolie Ela Menon | Via Scroll There is not much that has not already been said in the media realm about Anjolie Ela Menon, one of India’s leading and award-winning contemporary artists, alongside being a most distinguished icon for successful women in the field of arts. Born on July 17,
July 16, On This Day Recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art, Charles Sheeler was known for his Precisionist paintings and commercial photography. Born on July 16, 1883, a young Sheeler returned from a trip to Paris in 1909, inspired by the works of Cubist artists like Pablo Picasso and
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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
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By Rajesh Kumar ‘Fleeting Expressions’, an exhibition that brought together artists from diverse graphic mediums and processes concludes today, 15th July. The show has been on view from 10 June at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. It included artworks in different forms, from the conventional watercolour on paper and oil on canvas to textiles – such
Considered to be one of Israel’s greatest painters, influencing a number of young artists with his style, Mordecai Ardon was born on this day, July 13, 1896. The artist was named Max Bronstein at birth in a region that now falls within Poland. In 1933, he immigrated to Jerusalem and in 1936, he got the
By Rajesh Kumar An exhibition of political cartoons focusing on Bengal of 1950s to the 1970s is on view at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The digital prints of the cartoons have been compiled by Samit Das and they comprise a small part of his forthcoming book on Political cartoons and illustrations from Bengal.
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JULY 12, ON THIS DAY The renowned American modern painter Andrew Wyeth was born on this day, July 12, 1917. He was a realist painter who painted the land and people around him, in the American countryside of Pennsylvania, as well as his summer home in Maine. Wyeth was born in a family of artists,
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