In today’s design world, furniture is no longer just for sitting or storing things. It is about feeling, memory, and how people live with objects day after day. This idea sits at the heart of Intent Made, a studio founded by Swetha Vegesana. Intent Made comes from an architectural way of thinking. Every object connects […]
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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
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Kushal Ray’s journey into photography is as unconventional as it is compelling. Born in Kolkata in 1960, he began his career as a sports journalist at The Telegraph before turning to photography full-time in the early 1990s. Self-taught yet deeply informed by observation and empathy, he quickly developed a visual vocabulary that diverged from prevailing
Welsh rock photographer Justin Thomas has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York against American painter Elizabeth Peyton, alleging she copied his 1995 photograph of Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher for a painting that sold at auction for $1.92 million in May 2026. The Photograph and the Painting The dispute centres on a
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Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist whose obsessive dots, pumpkins and mirror rooms made her one of the most recognisable figures in contemporary art, has died at 97. Her studio announced on 27 August that she passed away on 14 August 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo; no cause of death was disclosed in the
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Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Yayoi Kusama “With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon,
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Saptarshi Ghosh Currently 93 years old, Yayoi Kusama has been dubbed the most successful living artist, known for works featuring her signature polka dots. Elaine Sturtevant’s practice on the other hand was far more conceptual, dwelling on questions of authenticity and originality surrounding an artwork. She is best remembered for her reproductions of artworks by
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Manjeera Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment’. -Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama is a world-renowned contemporary Japanese artist known for her avant-garde
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The story of Kusama is fascinating for many reasons. She studied traditional Japanese painting style and moved to New York in 1958, inspired by American Abstract Impressionism, became a part of the Avant-Garde movement, especially pop art, hugging hippie culture in the 1960s, got public attention when she exhibited herself as brightly coloured polka dots
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Method’s third edition of Fresh Produce brings together 16 emerging artists whose practices reflect the range and vitality of contemporary art in India. On view from 21 August to 3 October 2026, the exhibition presents artists selected through an open call that received more than 400 portfolio submissions. A Platform for Emerging Practices Rather than
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