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Art criticism brings a new perspective on seeing Art, and Feminist Art criticism questions views and offers a broad view of Art. Feminist Art historian Linda Nochlin’s article, ” Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? ” is in a historical period. Or now that article is considered as a historical question. In that […]
Why is Feminist Art Criticism So Important in Gentileschi’s Artistic Life? Read More »
Cats have had a significant presence in the world of art history, appearing in various forms and contexts throughout different periods. Here are a few interesting points about cats in art history: Ancient Egypt: Cats held a special place in ancient Egyptian culture and mythology. They were highly revered and considered sacred animals. They frequently
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Tsuktiben Jamir Are you prolific in any subject? When do we call someone prolific? One who continuously does artwork is considered a prolific artist. Painting or writing poetry and fiction and producing music is considered prolific creativity. Genius people are called prolific writers, painters, artists or musicians. They make the volume of something in their
Is stealing art an art itself? Meet Mr. Breitwieser Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX When do we start to think and discuss the woman’s presence in Art? The influence of the feminist movement and scholarship could help to think about the woman artist and woman’s art history. The feminist movement brought women’s Art as a renewed topic for research and argument. Feminist theories bring a new
How Women Made Place in Art, Paint History? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Do you know what Western painter Peter Brueghel usually disguised in his paintings? Most of Brueghel’s paintings are more ambiguous than his contemporaries. Drama is the most essential element in Brueghel’s paintings. Drama makes his compositions more mysterious. Using these elements in his paintings, Peter Brueghel explores the intellectual up and down
Have You Seen the Drama in Peter Brueghel’s Painting ‘Fall of Icarus’? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX What do we do when engaging with Food and Art on Food? Is Art of Food tasteful or evokes taste buds? What does the Western give us as an experience of Art? What do we get from the documentation of Picasso, Van Gough, and Vermeer, Art as Food culture? Are they bring
How about eating a Picasso or a Van Gaugh? How will they taste? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX When the Great Depression started, people started to return to home, the countryside and the village. Artists start to study the regional element of their life and land. This quest for regional features intends to bring the artistic practice back into a path of resistance against the art capital or capitalism. Regionalism is
Regionalism: Song of American Country Folk Read More »
Vaishnavi Srivastava Have you ever rediscovered one of your childhood cartoons and wondered, “Hey! That seems a lot like the hand putting on nail paint emoji to me!”. Well, you’re not quite wrong. Certain characters in media have been queer-coded and it is pretty evident if you just put on your rainbow-coloured lenses. Now what
11 Queer-Coded Animated Characters in Pop-Culture. Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX African art uses colonised memories and female representation as a political tool to tell their presence and survival. Female representation in African art strongly articulates the ‘African mother’ concept that questions colonial ideas and art practices. Using the ‘Mother’ and ‘Female’ notions brings together the different and complex ideas of ‘Africa’ that
Female representation in male artwork: An African visual story Read More »
Vaishnavi Srivastava Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was designed after the sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi’s mother? Interesting isn’t it, how this long-standing symbol of freedom and democracy that is regarded as one of the world’s most famous sculptures is based on an actual person we know nothing about. Well, we at Abir Pothi