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‘Art has been used to reinforce the power of political rulers and states since the ancient Egyptians, though the relationship between power and Art has not always been smooth, writes Eric Hobsbawm in his classic analysis in ‘Fractured times- culture and society in the twentieth century, and he brilliantly narrates the problems that Art faced […]
Afterimage: A Fight between Art and State Read More »
What do we do if a portrait dies for us, and we get immortality? What do we do if a picture taints and ageing for us, and our life will never pass? We all painted a portrait, hung them inside our homes, and let them die, and we lived forever as young as we were.
Dorian Gray: When a Painting Succumbs for Us, Extending Eternity Read More »
Leave the controversy aside and take ‘The Danish Girl (2015), a fantastic movie on the merit of Art and Life and an artist’s portrayal. After the release and widespread acclamation of Redmayne and Vikander’s performances, the movie The Danish Girl’s central characters were criticised for inaccurate accounts of historical events. The Danish Girl loosely depicts
The Danish Girl: Portrait of Transition, Picturing a Visual Myth Read More »
A portrait always comes from two people’s interactions. One is sitting someplace, and the artist is portraying the subject who sits in front of it. A picture results from an artist closely observing a subject, depicting it in detail, and visually memorising it forever. The ‘subject’ and the artists are always close when portraying a
Portrait of a Lady, or a Secret Painting of Lesbian Relationship Read More »
Do Art influence moviemakers? There are a lot of movies about Artists and their life, but fewer in number on paintings or artworks. Artworks are not a matter for filmmakers, and the artist’s life is usually depicted as an anarchist or (ab)normal habits. The Mills and the Cross (2011), directed by Polish-born filmmaker Lech Majewski,
Bruegel’s Painting, Entwined In ‘The Mill And The Cross Read More »
What happens after the invention of Photography? In the age of smartphones, everybody is a shutterbug, and millions of images are produced and distributed daily on the web. Today the world celebrates Photography Day through photos captured in worlds the most valued cameras and smartphones. Historically, Photography is only affordable for some; now, anyone can
How Photography Influenced, Changed and Modernised Art Read More »
Cubism as an Art school developed at the beginning of the 20th century, after the experimental art practice of artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the 1907-08 period. Cubism is considered a rebellious new technique for portraying (un)reality, bringing diverse stances of matters (usually entities or figurines) jointly in the same painting, resulting
Cubism: Portraying (Un)Reality, Questioning the Form and Space Read More »
19 Aug’23, ON THIS DAY Why is The progressive art movement influential because they intend to break the rule and style of Indian art. In a word, they modernised Indian Art in different tones and method as they are a group of people who thinks differently. After independence, the Indian Art scene eagerly looked for
H A Gade: A Man Who Brings Modernism to Indian Art Read More »
“The painter’s art, as I see it, is about making poetic images visible.” René Magritte Who invent surrealistic Art is a challenging question in art history. Most artists have some layer of surrealism, and most artworks play ambiguous roles in human expressive history. Which elements can people easily understand, from clouds, pipes, bowler hats,
René Magritte: Rebel in Surrealism, Prophet in Art, Mystic in Poetic Images Read More »
Are you in a Love Relationship? Why are you in a relationship, and why are we expressing the Love and beauty of our relationship in Art and poetry? Why are we conserving our Love in Art? Art always plays as a lab for creating and experimenting with new things other than old tales. Before
Visual Beauty of Love in Kangra Miniature; How Poetry Changed Indian Paintings Read More »