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11 Actors that are also Visual Artists: Hollywood Edition

Smriti Malhotra Many Hollywood actors transition into becoming artists which reflects their ongoing endeavour in pursuing diverse creative fields. This foray into art is also reflective of their yearning to seek creative and artistic fulfilment beyond simply acting. These known and popular actors while expressing themselves through their art transcend beyond their on-screen personas. In […]

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What’s So Unique About Raqib Shaw’s Cross-Cultural Fantasy World?

Digvijay Nikam “Art extracts every bit of existence from you — that’s the promise of the divine.” – Raqib Shaw  Among the thousands who were displaced during the political unrest of 1989 in Kashmir was the family of the artist Raqib Shaw. Born in Calcutta in 1974, Shaw spent his formative years in Kashmir where

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Gigantic sculpture ‘Spider’ by Louise Bourgeois expected to fetch $40 Million at Sotheby’s

Tsuktiben Jamir French-American feminist artist Louise Bourgeois (25th December 1911- 31st May 2010) is well known for her statue of a spider called “Maman.” She is well known for creating monumental sculptures and installations that draw inspiration from her own past and life experiences. The tall and delicate structures spiders by Louise Bourgeois may be

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“Bridget Riley: Mastering Optical Illusion Through Colorful Geometry”

Vaishnavi Srivastava April 24th, ON THIS DAY “If you can allow the colour to breathe, to occupy its own space, to play its own game in its unstable way, it’s wanton behaviour, so to speak. It is promiscuous like nothing.” -Bridget Riley Today is the legendary British painter and fashion designer Bridget Riley’s 92nd birthday.

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Lee Lozano’s First Survey In Italy: ‘Seek the Extremes’

Tsuktiben Jamir Born in Newark, New Jersey, American artist Lee Lozano (1930–1999) produced innovative and challenging works that are still relatively undiscovered, particularly in Europe. Lozano was a member of the New York avant-garde art scene in the thick of the 1960s. She produced a strong and distinctive body of work on the cusp of

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Exploring the Visual Forms of Scripts and Sounds: The Art of Manish Pushkale

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Manish Pushkale’s new exhibition is proof that abstract art is not baseless, rather it is deeply connected to life. An abstract artist sees and expresses those aspects of life which are not visible with normal eyes. Manish’s solo exhibition started on 15th April at Akar Prakar Gallery, Kolkata. The paintings included in

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Collective Memory and Our Sense of Psychological Security: Neon works by Douglas Gordon Displayed at Gagosian

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj ATHENS.- Today, an artist is free from the restriction of mediums for expression.  He uses many such materials in his art, which till yesterday were not accepted as art material.  The neon light is also such a material.  The glowing words and images of neon lights on the boards of shops and

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Told ‘Untold Stories’ in paintings by Dipali Bhattacharya

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Senior artist Dipali Bhattacharya’s solo exhibition is going on these days at Bikaner House, Delhi. Art Pilgrim Gallery has organized this exhibition. Art lovers of Delhi have got an opportunity to see the paintings of Dipali Bhattacharya after a long time through this exhibition titled, “Untold Stories”. Dipali Bhattacharya was born in

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