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A painting is not merely a replication but a perspective of the painter. Who could have justified the statement better than Georges Seurat? A prodigy since a young age, he started drawing and painting in the 1870s. A course in sculpting and painting polished the rough edges. Soon he was enlisted in the military, where […]
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Introduction Every year on 26 November, Constitution Day of India also celebrated as “National Law Day”, marks the adoption of the Constitution of India as the supreme law of the land. On 26 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India and it came into force on January 26 of 1950.
Constitution Day: Why Do We Celebrate Beohar Rammanohar Sinha’s Art on Constitution Day? Read More »
Introduction Tomie Ohtake (1913-2015) is one of the known Brazilian modernist artists. Best known for her abstract expressionist pieces, Ohtake’s artistic practice spanned painting, sculpture and printmaking, fusing the cultural legacies of both her native Japan and her adopted home in Brazil. Her career lasted for more than sixty years, relieving her of interest in
What Makes Tomie Ohtake’s Abstract Art So Timeless? Read More »
Early Life and Background Tsang Tsou Choi is widely known as the “King of Kowloon.” He was born on 12th Dec, 1921 in a small village in Liantang, Guangdong Province, China. He would later migrate to Hong Kong, where he lived the rest of his life and became a cultural giant. Tsang had humble, unexceptional
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Introduction Born on the 18th October of 1634 in Naples, Luca Giordano is one of Baroque’s most remarkable painters. Giordano is a well-known and highly versatile artist who has been in the collection of some important figures in Europe for years due to his technical precision, and speed. He combined the Baroque love of drama
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Introduction Today is the birthday of George Ault, an American artist whose style converged between realism and surrealism. Ault, born October 11, 1891, remains relevant to American art history, particularly at the forefront of modernist painting in New York during the early twentieth century. His work provides a haunting look at the American scene during
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Introduction The internationally known graphic novelist and comic book artist Svetlana Chmakova was born in Russia on October 7, 1979. As a writer with strong storytelling skills and distinctive illustrations, she has left her mark on young adult and middle-grade literature. Chmakova tells stories of friendship, evolution and even adolescence-oriented challenges that resonate well with
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5th October 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it’s not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.” ― Maya Lin Maya Ying Lin, the renowned American designer and sculptor, celebrates her birthday on October 5th. We pause to remember her admirable career in art and environmental
Maya Lin: Bridging Art, Architecture, and Environmental Advocacy Read More »
An artist who took the Spanish Renaissance to new heights is Domenikos Theotokopoulos, commonly known as El Greco the painter. He was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, and architect born in 1541 in Crete (then a part of the Republic of Venice). It was the epicentre of post-Byzantine art, which El Greco mastered before travelling to
The Love of the City and Christ: A Brush of Brilliance in El Greco Paintings Read More »
In American pop culture, if one has to envision a Santa Claus. They probably see a cheerful man with a full white beard, dressed in a red suit. Consider that he is now carrying something. Advertising-influenced, it could be a Coca-Cola bottle, but more often than not, it’s usually a present or a kid curled
Do You Know About the Artist who Drew Santa Claus? Read More »