Christopher Benninger regarded as a legendary figure of Indian and international architecture, had built a great legacy which will keep inspiring generations. Great Expectations: Notes to an Architect, his most recent and final book, published posthumously in October 2024, is a sequel of sorts to his bestselling 2011 title, Letters to a Young Architect, and a philosophical […]
Fan art is a curious thing, a sign of fans’ limitless creativity and unending desire to pay tribute to their beloved characters, stories or public figures, sometimes with amazing talent and other times with a “well, they tried” energy. But where does the charming cocktail of admiration and artistic fervour come from? Spoiler alert: fan
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Christopher Benninger regarded as a legendary figure of Indian and international architecture, had built a great legacy which will keep inspiring generations. Great Expectations: Notes to an Architect, his most recent and final book, published posthumously in October 2024, is a sequel of sorts to his bestselling 2011 title, Letters to a Young Architect, and a philosophical
Explaining the Monolith in Utah Scientists have always assumed that life exists beyond the planet we call Earth. But even they are baffled by their nature. So when a mysterious shiny monolith simply appears at a remote location amidst arid Utah, it is normal to blame aliens for that. After all, the sci-fi tropes all
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The Wizarding World and Harry Potter Art As millennials and Gen Z, we were raised in JK Rowling’s magical Wizarding world. As we grew up, the magic remained within us. So why not take that magic and create beautiful Harry Potter art? On that note, today, we’ll explore the breadth of everything Harry. Whether it
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Debiprasad, an artist from West Bengal, starts by introducing himself. He reflects on his educational journey, starting with a Bachelor’s degree from the Government College of Art and Craft and a Master’s from Delhi College of Art. He has been based in Delhi since 2016, where he maintains a studio near Indira Gandhi Open University.
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Dive into the shadowy world of art crimes with Abir Pothi as we unravel the shocking story of “Operation Cariatide.” Italian authorities have exposed a massive art forgery ring, arresting 38 individuals and seizing over 2,100 counterfeit works attributed to legends like Banksy, Warhol, Picasso, and Miró. Discover how this Europe-wide network operated across Italy,
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In this episode of Abir Pothi’s Art Crimes series, we dive into a shocking art heist that rocked the quiet town of Oisterwijk, Netherlands. On November 1, 2024, two valuable screenprints from Andy Warhol’s Reigning Queens series were stolen in a daring, yet poorly executed, break-in at the MPV Gallery. Thieves used explosives to shatter
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It is a deep desire to create art that does not just punctuate gallery walls, but that evokes a visceral emotional and cultural response that is the axis upon which Manish Solanki’s artistic journey intersecting these two distinct realms pivots. Based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Solanki derives inspiration from childhood games, a common thread that
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Introduction Art mirrors society, with its cultural, historical and philosophical underpinning. One of the organising principles of Western art history has been the categorisation of the development of the arts into movements or “isms” such as Impressionism, Cubism and Surrealism, which represent identifiable styles, philosophies, and historical phases. Indian art, by contrast, is usually named
