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Mario Schifano, an accomplished Italian artist who lived from 1934 to 1998, excelled in painting, collage, film, and music. He moved from Libya to Rome after World War II and first embraced Art Informel in the 1950s with thick impasto. From 1959 to 1961, he produced paintings on canvas that resembled French Nouveau Réalisme by …
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 …
From Madhuri Dixit to Horses: Explore the Best Paintings of M.F. Husain in 10 pictures. Read More »
Introduction Carla Accardi’s inventive and energetic work earned her a place in the history of Italian abstract painting. Carla Accardi was a Sicilian artist who was born on October 9, 1924. Throughout her career, she relentlessly pursued abstraction and was committed to pushing the frontiers of artistic expression. She had a significant role in the …
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The Italian artist Piero Dorazio, had a lasting impression on the art world with his many experiments in colour field painting, lyrical abstraction, and abstract art. His life was punctuated by numerous notable episodes, from his WWII runaway to Abruzzo through his architectural education at the University of Rome. He got a government grant from …
Mimmo Rotella, the Italian artist and poet born in 1918, is renowned for his “double décollages,” collages crafted from torn advertising posters. He was associated with the Lettrism movement and Les Affichistes, pioneers of Street Art. Rotella’s first solo exhibition was in 1951, and he later joined the New Realism movement in 1961. He represented …
Through renowned silkscreen prints of Marilyn Monroe, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and other mass-media icons from the 1960s, Andy Warhol, a leading artist in the Pop Art movement, embraced popular culture. He was born in Pittsburgh in 1928, and after studying commercial illustration in New York, he founded “The Factory” as a creative hub in 1964. …
Keith Haring, a well-known American artist with roots in the 1980s NYC graffiti culture, is recognised for his iconic, politically and societally significant pop art. His art, which is known for its dynamic images, developed into a visual language. Haring advocated for safe sex and AIDS awareness through the use of sexual allusions in his …
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Inspired by the likes of Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, the discourse around art by Jeff Koons is surely a disputed topic among art critics and the general public. On one hand, his sculptures are said to be a statement on the consumerism in art. He ironically presents the most popular cultural icons – like …
The Banality of Jeff Koons: His Artistic Milestones in 10 pictures. Read More »
The state of Bihar, holding its cultural importance, is one of the oldest civilisations in India and was once an intersection of the most affluent and the most mixed ethnicities. Bihar is mentioned in Ramayana and Mahabharata in significance. Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has had an essential role in creating …
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