A major German baroque sculptor and architect Andreas Schluter was born on this day, 20 May 1659. Born in Hamburg, he worked in Warsaw as a sculptor and later called by the prince elector of Brandenburg, Frederick III who became King Frederick I of Prussia in upcoming years to Berlin in 1694 to work as...
It would not be wrong to say that women are underrepresented in the arts world. Despite the skewed ratio of male and female painters, some of the latter have gone on to make some stupendous art. Today, we bring to you three such women artists. Read on! Ethel Kremer Schwabacher: From abstract art to...
May 19, On This Day If one is aware of the extraordinarily captivating and earthy art of Warli painting, one must know the name Jivya Soma Mashe, who was reportedly born on May 19, 1934 in the state of Maharashtra, and popularised the beautiful tribal art form. Mashe was born in Dhamangaon village in...
May 19, On This Day From 1976 to 1983 — the short but blazingly talented life of the unusually named child prodigy, Edmund Thomas Clint, shone like a star. The lone son of the Late MT Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph, he was named after the veteran Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, for his...
Donald Jess Bachardy, an American portrait artist, was born on this day, May 18, in 1934 in Los Angeles. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Slade School of Art in London. His first one-man exhibition was held in October 1961 at the Redfern Gallery in London. He has since...
May 7, On This Day The name Rabindranath Tagore is etched deep in Indian history, not in small part owed to the fact that he is the man who wrote the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. But another indelible part of the Nobel Laureate’s contribution — besides that to literature and music — also...
The painter and designer Alfred Joseph Casson, youngest member of the Canadian group of artists ‘Group of Seven’ was born on this day May 17, 1898. His art mostly depicts Ontario’s farmland and forests with highly finished and carefully composed designs. He also painted small florals and still life. Hamilton Technical School was the place...
May 12, On This Day A pioneer member of the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), the precursor of Lalit Kala Academy, Sukumar Bose was born on 12 May 1912. He had an aptitude for painting and wood and clay modelling from his childhood days that later developed into passion for fine arts-...
May 2, On This Day Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Satyajit Ray was also a screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, calligrapher, music composer, and — illustrator! Born on May 2, 1921, Ray’s illustrative talents may be less spoken about than his cinematic accomplishments, but they were prodigious just...
Today is the 174th birth anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma. He was a painter among kings and a king among painters. Raja Ravi Varma’s success is attributed to his skilful use of European film technology. He was noted for making lithographs of his paintings available to the public. This made him famous in India as...