Tsuktiben Jamir ‘Basanti: Women at Leisure’ a heartfelt Instagram page that portrays women of all shapes, sizes, colour and caste; stripped down to the mundane activities of life. It is a candid representation of women in the midst of their leisure time; having fun in their own unique and simple ways. The creator of this […]
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Manjeera Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Shirin Neshat Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance. -Shirin Neshat Shirin Neshat is an Iranian-born
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Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Art expands human consciousness making people aware of themselves and their surroundings. When the desire to express memories and experiences beyond words awakens, then only is art born. Bhopal-based artist Sanju Jain’s solo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai expresses this sublimity of emotions that words cannot convey. Sanju Jain, well-recognized
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Manjeera Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Mark Bradford “You either have to find a way to be really creative materially, or you better have
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Prachi Sahasrabudhe Born in 1970, Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian- American Visual artist working consistently in the contemporary art field for more than two decades. Her conscious practice in painting, drawing, printmaking, enforces the artistic expression to evoke recurring conflicts, injustice, and social unrest through the histories. Her paintings represent elements of mapping and architecture,
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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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Pallavi Baheti Art exists as a single-minded concentrated attention beyond individuality. It does not exist for its own sake, it exists for an experience. Indian artists do not seek an illusion of nature; rather they try to create a truthful suggestion of character of the subject. In the words of Ananda Coomaraswamy, ‘Art is neither
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Manjeera Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Nam June Paik I want to shape the TV screen canvas as precisely as Leonardo, as freely as Picasso,
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Manjeera I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities. Dr. Seuss If there was a man who understood humour
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Abhishek Dixit Krishnaji Howlaji Ara was born in 1914 in Bolarum near secunderbad. Because of his humble antecedents, his initial days of life were full of struggles. He lost his mother when he was just three years old and his father remarried when he was seven years old, no doubt it left a painful wound
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