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July 29, On This Day The delivery of words and ideas in public spaces — this forms the basis of the visual works of American neo-conceptual artist Jenny Holzer, who was born on July 29, 1950, and lives in Hoosick, New York. She turns 72 this year. It is said that Holzer belongs to the […]
The woman who revolutionised writing text into visual art: Jenny Holzer Read More »
Margaret Keane was an American artist whose paintings are recognizable by the oversized, doe-like eyes of her subjects, most of whom are children. Keane focused on the eyes, as they show the inner person more. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. Keane died on June 26, 2022, at the
The creator of “big eyes”, who struggled to claim her artistic identity, bids farewell Read More »
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
July 28, On This Day On July 28, 1866 — 156 years ago — at the age of 18, Lavinia Ellen ‘Vinnie’ Ream Hoxie became the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). She had become an apprentice at well-known sculptor Clark Mills’s studio
July 28, On This Day Known for “luminous works” that provided “a striking portrayal of spirituality and simplicity”, Indian artist Manjit Bawa is also known as “a modernist master of the figurative genre”. Born on July 28, 1941, in Dhuri, Punjab, Bawa extensively “drew on Indian mythology and Sufi philosophy to paint vibrant depictions of
Luminous, vibrant and spiritual: Celebrating the works of Manjit Bawa on his birthday Read More »
Continued from Part 2. According to Himmat Shah, an artist should be a very sensitive person, who could experience art at the very subtle levels and could give unmatched form to their own artworks. So that the unmatchable quality of their individuality stays in their work, and when faced with doubt, they could search for
Himmat Shah, Part 3: Deep Immersion through Clay Read More »
@th.mansi Mansi Thakkar is an independent illustrator and designer based in Bengaluru. She creates imagery inspired by nature, spirituality and beauty. On her Insta page, she puts up giclee prints with drawing printed on high quality archival paper, using rich archival pigments. Her work tends to focus on inner wellbeing. @tripathisiddhartha Siddhartha calls himself a
July 27, On This Day One of the single biggest and beloved names in art history today, who is believed to have laid the very foundations of modern art, is Vincent van Gogh. From immersive experiences of his mesmerising impressionist work catching on in just the last few years at global venues, to his most
The shot that took the life of Vincent van Gogh at the age of just 37 Read More »
Continued from Part 1 “Look at people today — how they have become obsessed with their own body. How strange it seems that everyone wants to become body-less without understanding the body, dream of freedom without knowing boundation. It seems that everything is floating in thin air; the journey-nobody wants to embark on that process,
Neil Harbisson, a Spanish-born British-Irish-American cyborg artist and activist for transspecies rights celebrates his birthday today on July 27. He is best known for being the first person in the world with an antenna implanted in his skull. Since 2004, international media has described him as the world\’s first legally recognized cyborg and as the
Celebrating the work of cyborg artist and activist Neil Harbisson on his birthday Read More »