Healing from disaster, remaking history and more with art

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!

Dyeing to heal

The massive 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan left large swathes of the island nation ravaged, and its communities continue to feel the after-effects of the calamity a decade later. And yet, signaling a ray of hope and immense courage, the small Japanese village of Minamisoma impacted by the tragedy has witnessed two farmers grow indigo to rebuild the community and heal. Firstpost features a The Associated Press report.

Jolie good for Churchill

Painted by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill in Marrakesh during World War II, The Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque eventually found its way into the collection of Hollywood celebrity, Angelina Jolie. From her, this week, the artwork was finally sold for £7m at auction in London, with a Christie’s spokesperson even calling it “Churchill’s most important work”. BBC News has the details.

Earning lakhs from digital art

At 31, Amrit Pal Singh has hit the jackpot. Last week, the young and talented artist based out of Delhi sold two pieces of art last week for about Rs 18 lakh or $24,800 — not at any upscale art gallery or exhibition, but online, using a Non Fungible Token (NFT) and getting paid in the Ether cryptocurrency. How does that work? Moneycontrol has the rundown.

You would not believe your eyes…

… If 10 million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep! The popular ditty by Owl City comes to life in this stunning photography art by Russian shutterbug Daniel Kordan, who visited Japan’s Kyushu Island in 2019 during the mating season of the local fireflies. Capturing their flickering trails in the night forest yielded images that can only be described as magical. Colossal takes a glimpse.

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