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16th September, 2023. ON THIS DAY. Jean Arp, born on this day as Hans Arp in 1886, was a pioneer of Dadaism and an influential sculptor, painter, and poet. In 1966, he passed away and left behind a great artistic legacy. He sought to break away from conventional artistic norms and embrace the freedom of […]
Finding Arp in Abstraction: Story of Jean Arp’s Art Read More »
12th September 2023. ON THIS DAY. “The artist must operate on the assumption that the public consists in the highest order of individual—that he is civilized, cultured, and highly sensitive both to emotional and intellectual contexts…And while the whole public most certainly does not consist in that sort of individual, still the tendency of art
Ben Shahn: A Testament to Social Realism and Revolutionary Art Read More »
On this day, September 7th, 1822, Brazil gained its independence from Portugal. Commemorating this historical landmark, we at Abir Pothi have compiled a list of 11 Brazillian artists you should know about: 1. Tarsila Do Amaral Brazilian-born Tarsila do Amaral, studied in Paris and was influenced by Cubism. She was inspired by Modern Art Week
11 Famous Brazillian Artists You Should Know About on Brazillian Independence Day. Read More »
2nd September 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Artists have this desire for a vision of the world…There’s some painting someplace that’s not in a museum and it’s your idea as a painter to put that one thing that is missing there.” – Romare Bearden Introduction As an artist, Romare Howard Bearden’s work spanned boundaries and sparked
Romare Bearden: A Journey Through Art and Identity. Read More »
When we think of portraying traumatic events of history through painting, we often wish to communicate it using a visually unsettling image that draws the viewer and does – to whatever degree possible – artistic justice to the event. Beauty, one presumes, bears no immediate relationship to the appalling. For the renowned Indian artist Arpana
Arpana Caur: Aesthetics at the Service of Life Read More »
Famous Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David was born on this day, 30th August 1748. He produced a great body of work throughout the 18th and 19th centuries that caught the spirit of the time while drawing inspiration from classical themes and historical events. His artwork displays an acute eye for detail, a dedication to precision, and
A Glimpse into Neoclassical Artistry: 11 Famous Paintings by Jacques-Louis David Read More »
29th August 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Drawing is the probity of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line: drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane, modelling. See what remains after that!” -JAD Ingres In the 19th-century art world, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres boldly combined conventional
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: Bridging Neoclassicism and Romanticism Read More »
The first modern painter of the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international renown was Morris Graves, born in Fox Valley, Oregon, on August 28, 1910. More than just a painter, Graves was a spiritual seeker who represented his inner journey through his distinctive works of art. He attracted audiences for his distinctive artistic approach,
Morris Graves: Artworks Through Nature and Its Solace. Read More »
26th August 2023. ON THIS DAY. “My opinions find expression in my creation. I believe that artists are sensors, receptors, and transmitters of ideas in a society and I try to fulfil that role to the best of my ability, even at the cost of winning the ire of those in power.” – Subodh Kerkar
Subodh Kerkar: Dialogues with Gandhi and Oceanic Histories Read More »
25th August, 2023. ON THIS DAY. Jacob Maris, born on August 25, 1837, in The Hague, Netherlands, was a prominent Dutch landscape painter and a leading figure in the renowned Hague School of Painters. Alongside his brothers Willem and Matthijs, Maris’s journey as an artist was marked by evolution, experimentation, and a mastery of atmosphere
Jacob Maris: An Eminent Figure in the Hague School of Painters. Read More »