The dark arts of Francisco Goya
March 30, On This Day Much is known over the centuries about the mighty legacy of Spanish romantic painter and printmaker Francisco Goya, who was born on March 30, 1746, […]
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Raza Foundation Breaks New Ground, Showcases 100 Young Pathbreaking Artists for S H Raza’s Centenary Celebration
The Raza Foundation recently held an exhibition of 100 young Indian artists, Yuva Sambhava, as part of the centenary celebrations of the great master, Saiyad Hyder Raza. He had a
Tipu Sultan battle victory artwork up for auction at estimated Rs 8 crore
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
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The Gandhian artist, who brought alive folk art in the mainstream
March 26, On This Day He has received awards ranging from the Padma Shri (1989) to the Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art. He
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Remembering S M Pandit, the artist who painted legends
March 25, On This Day The creator of the life-size portrait of Swami Vivekananda at Kanyakumari, S. M. Pandit an Indian painter from Karnataka was born on March 25, 1916.
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Meet 2022 Padma Shri awardee, path-breaking Gond artist Durga Bai Vyam
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt. Durga Bai Vyam for Art. She is a Pardhan Gond artist hailing from Madhya Pradesh. She has worked hard to regenerate the tribal
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Arts sector contribution to US economy remained strong even as pandemic took its toll: NEA study
A report released last week by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now underscoring not just the dramatic extent to which the arts sector shrank relative to the
Kanchan Chander’s mixed media female torsos convey universal messages on gender
Kanchan Chander is a multifaceted artist working with a variety of mediums and most of her work focuses on unearthing different aspects of the feminine form. In a career spanning
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Who invented the word robot? They say it was this artist!
March 23, On This Day Born on March 23, 1887, Josef Čapek was a Czech artist best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and
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The iconic Starry Night’s desi link discovered; Warhol’s Monroe painting eyes $200 million auction
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