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Famous Shiva Temples in India: A Journey Through Sacred Architecture and History

Famous Shiva Temples in India India is home to a multitude of revered Shiva temples, each showcasing unique architectural splendour and rich historical significance. Today we discuss some of the most famous Shiva temples across the country, highlighting their construction details, founders, architects, and unique features. So let’s get started on a spiritual journey. 1. […]

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MEET JAYESH SACHDEV: THE MIND BEHIND QUIRK BOX | TUESDAY TALKS | EPISODE 09 | ART WITH ABIR

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, your host Iftikar Ahmed, editor of Abir Pothi, sits down with the multifaceted Jayesh Sachdev. Jayesh is a painter, sculptor, designer, creative entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and design educator. He is also the visionary founder behind the multi-award-winning Label Quirk Box and Quirk Box Design Studios.

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Tuesday Talks | Episode 08 | Dr. Sama Haq | Art with Abir | Abir Pothi

Faculty/ Director Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, Ministry of External Affairs, GoI Consultant – Central Asian Antiquities National Museum, New Delhi Submitted PhD in the Department of History of Art, National Museum Institute in the field of Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia with reference to Prasat Phimai in Thailand.

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THE DEPTHS OF ART: BODY, SOUL, MIND, TIME, AND SPACE | RM. PALANIAPPAN | FIRST TAKE | ABIR INDIA

BORN IN DEVAKOTTAI IN TAMIL NADU, RM. PALANIAPPAN OFTEN INCORPORATES THE SYNTAX OF THE SCIENCES, SUCH AS DIAGRAMMATIC NOTATIONS AND SYMBOLS, IN HIS WORK. Palaniappan obtained a diploma in fine arts from Government College of Art and Craft, Madras, in 1980, and took a post diploma in industrial design with specialisation in ceramics the following

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THE BEAUTY OF INDIAN CULTURE & HERITAGE | SAMVAAD | DR. ALKA PANDE | NIDHEESH TYAGI | ART WITH ABIR

Dr Alka Pande is an art historian who has taught Indian Arts and Aesthetics at Panjab University for over ten years. Her major interests include gender identity, sexuality, and traditional arts. She has received numerous awards, including the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, the Australian-India Council Special Award, and Chandigarh Lalit Kala

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11 Best-Known Artworks of the Father of Impressionism, Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro: A Painter of Two Worlds While Monet, Renoir and Cézanne are often written about as the Impressionist pioneers, Camille Pissarro is another artist who should be remembered alongside them. This painter from the West Indies, known as the “Father of Impressionism,” was the only one to take part in all eight Impressionist displays.

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The Art of Yoko Ono: A Journey Through Her Iconic Works

Introduction Yoko Ono is a groundbreaking artist extending her work through the decades and we celebrate her innovative, challenging contributions to contemporary art. Her “works which include films and installations” are steeped in the themes of peace, perception, and human bonding. Her iconic works — Smile Film, Wish Tree, Eyeblink, Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting, Imagine Peace,

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Kasimir Malevich’s Black Square: The Birth of Suprematism and the Revolution in Art

Why The Black Square Painting Matters? One of the most important and radical works in the entire history of modern painting is Kasimir Malevich- Black Square 1915. A straightforward but intricate work within this conventional artistic paradigm shift from representation to abstraction, ‘Black Square’ was at the heart of the Suprematist movement. Here, we run

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UMANG HUTHEESING ON THE IMPORTANCE AND BEAUTY OF ART | FIRST TAKE JURY | ABIR INDIA

Umang Hutheesing is a living memoir of a bygone era and of India’s most important times. He single handedly is capable of laying bare all of over 1000 years of Indian royalty and it’s connected history. Umang himself, embodies the varied art, culture and heritage of his fabled family with his travels taking him across

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