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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 […]
For Valentine\’s Day, Abir Pothi compiles some artworks from around the globe and India, that manifest love in its varied, many, fascinating forms Probably the first thing that comes to mind when one speaks of a romantic artwork is The Kiss (Der Kuss in German) painted between 1907 and 1908 by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav
January 24, On This Day Amedeo Modigliani An Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Amedeo Modigliani is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures. These were not well received during his lifetime, but
One known for his modern nudes, the other for his political abstracts Read More »
January 1, On This Day Paris Viswanathan Paris Vishwanathan | Via Wikipedia Popularly known as Paris Viswanathan, Velu Viswanathan is one of the several artists sharing a birthday on January 1. He was born in 1940 in Kollam (Kerala), and went on to study under noted painter, KCS Paniker, also assisting him in in setting
5 artists who share a birthday on the first day of the New Year Read More »
November 19, On This Day A Belgian painter and printmaker who had a tremendous influence on expressionism and surrealism, James Ensor, born in April 1860, passed away today, 72 years ago, on November 19, 1949. He was famously associated with the artistic group Les XX, a group of 20 Belgian painters, designers and sculptors, formed
Colour, drama and rebellion: Commemorating James Ensor Read More »
October 25, On This Day Pablo Picasso, the iconic Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer, was born 140 years ago today on October 25, 1881. He is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and known for co-founding the Cubist movement. After a long and prolific career, he
The Life Of Pi(casso): Remembering the legend on his 140th birthday Read More »
October 15, On This Day Known quite literally as one of the primary founders of Surrealism as a concept, André Breton is a celebrated and highly influential French poet, essayist, critic, and editor, who lived from 1896–1966. In an indelibly iconic move for the world of art, almost a century and exactly 97 years ago
Isn\’t that surreal? What André Breton did for art, today Read More »
Last week, debt-laden national carrier Air India was sold to Tata Sons, the country\’s oldest and largest conglomerate. Things came full circle as it was the Tata Group that had founded the airline in 1932 and then lost it to nationalisation in 1953 — and now in 2021, emerged as the winning bidder for India’s
That\’s surreal! (When Dalí created a custom objet d\’art for Air India in the 1960s) Read More »
October 10, On This Day His face was one among icons that adorned the eighth series of Swiss franc banknotes (for 100 Swiss francs), as did his iconic sculpture, L\’Homme qui marche I. But that\’s not his only legacy. Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker of much repute and renown, and
The Swiss sculptor who was also a philosopher: Alberto Giacometti Read More »
September 25, On This Day Mark Rothko: A colourful mind The distinctive style of color field paintings, depicting irregular rectangular regions of color, is most quickly attributed to the iconic American abstract painter Mark Rothko. He was born on September 25, 1903. Of Latvian Jewish descent, Rothko is associated with the American Abstract Expressionist movement