A Hungarian French artist, Victor Vasarely considered to be the father of the Optical Art movement was born on April 9, 1906. He distinguished himself from contemporary art with the creation of optical art. Through his art, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, utilizing geometric shapes and colourful graphics as seen in his […]

April 8, On This Day  “Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.”  This profoundly wise and infinitely creative statement comes from none other than an artist, who can easily be defined as one of the most prominent icons of the century gone by. Pablo

April 7, On This Day  Born in a village in Gujarat today (April 7) in 1934, artist Natvar Bhavsar is today a well-known Indian-American abstract expressionist and color field artist, who has been based out of New York City for half a century.  Today 88, Bhavsar had already attained prominence as an artist in India

Rene Jules Lalique, a French jeweler and glass designer well known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases and automobile hood ornaments, was born on 6th April, 1860. His glass creations had a significant contribution to the Art Nouveau movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trained at the School of