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By the Abir Pothi team These are tough times. There seems to be no better way of saying it. We have only fathomed superficially how deep the rabbit-hole goes. In […]
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April 30, On This Day \’That wasn\’t painted by Étienne Terrus!\’ It all began innocently enough, when art historian Eric Forcada was hired by the Étienne Terrus Museum, located in
The day a tiny French museum found that half of its paintings are fakes Read More »
April 30, On This Day Manet, an Impressionist herald A pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, French modernist painter Édouard Manet was one of the first 19th-century
Meet one of the harbingers of Modern Art Read More »
The Pothi team had a Zoom meeting with Abir artists to understand how they were negotiating the surge in covid-19 and the ensuing lockdown because of it. While they do
How are artists dealing with the deadly dance of Covid: A Zoom tete-e-tete Read More »
Amid the ever-rising wave of Covid-19 cases around, anecdotal evidence has pointed to the deep impact of the pandemic not just on physical health but also the mental health of
Can art therapy help address the mental health pandemic? Read More »
April 29, On This Day One of India\’s first modern artists Considered among the greatest and most prolific painters in the history of Indian art, Raja Ravi Varma was born
The birth of one of India\’s most celebrated painters — Raja Ravi Verma 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
April 28, On This Day Of screaming portraits Known for his raw, unsettling imagery, Irish-born British figurative painter Francis Bacon was born in October 1909 and passed away on April
The troubled, tumultous creative genius of Francis Bacon Read More »
By the Pothi team The pandemic has been very tough for artists. While well-known artists may have had lesser problems surviving the impact of lockdowns and the cancellation of various
Mohammad Naim: Social themes in minute detail Tiny human figurines populate the intricately simple paintings of artist Mohammad Naim, often swarming the canvas just like ants and replicating something of
Social commentary and a therapeutic twist: Our 4 new artists of the week Read More »