The History of Fan Art?
Fan art is a curious thing, a sign of fans’ limitless creativity and unending desire to pay tribute to their beloved characters, stories or public figures, sometimes with amazing talent […]
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Does Comedian Expose the Art Market or Exploit It?
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, a conceptual work consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall has made headlines as one of the most polemic works in contemporary art. First shown
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Manish Solanki Revives Nostalgia Through His Artistic Tribute to Traditional Games
It is a deep desire to create art that does not just punctuate gallery walls, but that evokes a visceral emotional and cultural response that is the axis upon which
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Why Is Western Art Defined by “Isms” While Indian Art Is Rooted in Regions and Traditions?
Introduction Art mirrors society, with its cultural, historical and philosophical underpinning. One of the organising principles of Western art history has been the categorisation of the development of the arts
How Does Aryan Nandakishor Patil’s Art Explore the Connection Between Dwarf Figures in Indian Temples and Social Inequality?
Aryan Nandakishor Patil is an artist whose practice dug deep into the rough soil of our social issues rooted in labor rights and social inequality somewhere out of Indian traditional
A Glimpse into the True Tombs of the Taj Mahal
In its otherworldly beauty, the Taj Mahal has always been more than a marble monument to me; it is a story in the act of being told, a tale immortalised
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How Jaguar’s New Logo Reflects a Cultural Shift
Introduction Jaguar, the very definition of British luxury and engineering prowess, has just transitioned to all-electric (and incidentally an audacious move into the future) by adopting an entirely new logo.
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How The Lonely City Misses the Mark on Artistic Motivation
The Lonely City by Olivia Laing is an exploration of loneliness in the modern city, and the connection between solitude and creativity through the lens of iconic artists like Edward
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Why Hyperrealism Isn’t Dead: Reflections on Parag Sonarghare’s Art
When pretty much every thing in the world today seemed possible with AI, internet, and cameras ever cheaper, one may wonder the point of creating images by hand; particularly hyperrealistic
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Caged in Fear or Facing the Moment of Truth? The Art World Responds to Trump’s Election Victory
Donald Trump has officially won the recent elections and is set to become the next President of America — leaving many sectors in their wake including that of art. His