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February 27, On This Day From the Dutch Golden Age Dutch painter Carel Fabritius was born on this day in 1622. A pupil of Rembrandt, this Dutch Golden Age artist developed a style unique from the master. Some of his most famous works include A View of Delft (1652), The Goldfinch (1654), and The Sentry […]
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The pandemic and the lockdown brought about a collective consciousness that art is what truly makes life purposeful, the Abir Pothi team writes. Now that we have probably braved the worst of the pandemic, what wisdom do we really glean from it? One important but often forgotten fact is that people need time by themselves
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Ruby Jagrut talks about her own journey and those of others who missed the school bus, and became self taught artists.
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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
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Adverse situations and troubled times informs the art of that period, and that art eventually becomes the mirror and even conscience of the time, influencing how we think about the event later. By the Pothi Team. Yesterday we told you how two Pune-based artists coped during the pandemic. What is certain is that there are
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February 26, On this day An artful award sweep! While the French and the Americans continue to spar over the nationality of this movie, the 2011 flick The Artist was a groundbreaking cinematic ouevre, artfully portraying a comedy-drama in the style of a black-and-white silent film or part-talkie. On February 26, 2012, at the 84th
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In the second part of our discourse about art during the, we meet two artists who tell you what art during a lock meant to them, the Pothi team reports The thing about creativity is that it tends to happen when there is some kind of strife or tension in the world. However, it is
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That Raza was a small town boy, who took with him the bit of India, culture, words, meanings, shades along with him wherever he went and returned to share everything he had earned through his journey.
Raza@100: A journey that’s a celebration in itself Read More »
February 25, On this day Making an impression(ist) Born on February 25, 1841, Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the artists who gave the entire movement of Impressionism its name — a legacy that has continued to inspire and involve creators across the world, centuries down the line. It was in April 1874 that Renoir exhibited
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Santanu Borah tells you why in order to possess something beautiful you have to give something practical in return Since I paint often and pretend as best as I can that I am good at it, I understand some of the “interesting” problems that artists face. Without using the jargons that art writers are often
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