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Antoni Gaudi: Architects of Visual Ideas, Considered ‘God’ as Client

Antoni Gaudi is considered the most significant Spanish architect and the most eminent exponent of Catalan Modernism in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Barcelona City is elegantly enfolded with Antoni Gaudi’s architectural beauties in the heart of Spanish life as their cultural essence. Mathematical aspects are the significant elements of Gaudi’s architectural …

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Blue is a Metaphor for Everything that Exists

Exhibitions, Featured / 19/09/2023 20/09/2023

A new exhibition began at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, focusing on everything that could be defined in Prussian Blue. Prussian Blue could be connected to different things, including divinity, cosmology, science, mathematics, etc. The exhibition features pieces by 19 artists dedicated to exploring the colour blue in unique and captivating ways. Each artwork …

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Emotions and Navarasas: A Colorful Journey through Ganesh Chaturthi Festivities

Columns, Featured / 19/09/2023 20/09/2023

Introduction While the life around me is breathing the festivities of Vinayak Chaturthi, a range of emotions align together like a rainbow that beautifully sets the backdrop of a stage for welcoming Lord Shri Ganesha! The colours in celebrations and festivities are thus set by the tone of emotions or Rasas – named ‘Navrasas’. These …

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Ganesha’s Iconography: A Multifaceted Journey from Mythology to Modernity (Part 1)

#longread, Columns, Featured / 18/09/2023 19/09/2023

Introduction Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, stands as an iconic and beloved figure in Hinduism and beyond. His distinctive form, replete with intricate symbolism, tells a story of mythology, spirituality, and cultural significance. In the tradition of Hindu deities, Ganesha holds a unique place, celebrated not only as the Remover of Obstacles but also as the …

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From Madhuri Dixit to Horses: Explore the Best Paintings of M.F. Husain in 10 pictures.

Featured, Photo Gallery / 17/09/2023 18/09/2023

The famed painter M.F. Husain was known for his colourful Cubist-style works that included nude Hindu deities, metropolitan settings, horses, and even Madhuri Dixit. He started out studying calligraphy before pursuing a career in Mumbai painting movie posters and creating toys. He was born in 1915. During a 1953 trip, he was exposed to European …

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We Should Know Why Husain Paint Hindu Goddess only

Artist Profile, Columns, Featured / 17/09/2023 20/09/2023

M F. Husain may be the only Indian artist exiled because of the Artwork. Why Husain was exiled to the Gulf and lived in Qatar and London is a subject of free speech and art expression in the Indian context. We Indians did not allow him to stay in a great, civilised country because he …

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Born on this day: M. F. Husain, the Bombay Progressive who reinvented the pictorial plane

Artist Profile, Featured, On This Day / 17/09/2023 17/09/2023

17 th Sep’ 2023 ON THIS DAY “Art is always ahead of time. Tomorrow, they will understand it” —M. F. Husain Early Moorings M. F. Husain, popularly hailed as the ‘Picasso of India’, was born on this day, 17th September, in 1915. Maqbool Fida Husain was born in Pandharpur, in Maharashtra today and then in …

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M F Husain as Perceived by Akhilesh in his Memoir

Columns, Featured / 16/09/2023 19/09/2023

M.F. Husain left a remarkable impact on the trajectory of Indian art. His journey as an artist, mentor, and visionary is vividly portrayed through the eyes of Akhilesh a noted painter from Madhya Pradesh whose works are admired internationally. He has prolifically written original books and also translated many books in Hindi. He is one …

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Meenaxi: M.F. Husain’s Cinematic Canvas of Art and Imagination

Columns, Featured, Reviews / 16/09/2023 20/09/2023

M.F. Hussain, renowned as the “Picasso of India,” made an unforgettable impression on the world of art with his ingenuity and limitless imagination. His first venture towards filmmaking resulted in the gem known as “Meenaxi.” This cinematic masterpiece, which was released in 2004, demonstrates Hussain’s abilities as a painter, storyteller, and visionary. Meenaxi immerses spectators …

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Yayoi Kusama: Queen of Pop Art, Conquer the World with Polka-Dot

Artist Profile, Columns, Featured / 15/09/2023 18/09/2023

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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