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11 Famous Friendship Day Arts that You Need to See on International Friendship Day

2 Aug’23, ON THIS DAY Friendship Day is a global holiday that celebrates the importance of loving, platonic relationships. It was first proposed in Paraguay in 1958 by Joyce Hall. The original date of celebration was 2 August, but it has since been moved to 7 August due to de-synchronization in the United States. Today […]

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Exploring the Artistic Odyssey of Siddharth Dev: Where Nature and Imagination Collide

Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists. Each week, new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the art world and provides a platform for

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Once a Safety Spot Now a Terrorist Hub: The Underground City of Turkey

The Turkish province of Central Anatolia’s Cappadocia contains the deepest unearthed underground city, known as Derinkuyu. Cappadocia is a stunning natural marvel, home to magnificent fairy chimneys and eroded tunnels, and it is a breathtaking geological show. Additionally, it is laced with deep underground chambers and tunnels that have served as hiding places for numerous

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Deviant Art’s Decision to Label AI Images Creates a Vicious Debate Among Artists and Users

The introduction of AI-generated images on DeviantArt, a popular online platform for artists, has ignited a heated debate within the artistic community. With the site’s recent announcement that users must disclose whether their works were created using AI tools, discussions surrounding art, creativity, and profit have intensified. The controversy highlights the challenges of defining art,

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Arvind Dubey – Blending Surrealist Characters, Vibrant Colors, and Humor to Illuminate Society and Nature

Arvind Dubey, a passionate artist, employs his artistic surface to portray his surrealist hybrid characters, infusing his paintings with a riot of bright colours that echo the thoughts, feelings, and observations he has gathered while living in society and experiencing life on this planet. With a touch of whimsy and humour, Dubey weaves elements of

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Off the Edge: Mequitta Ahuja’s iconic painting

Contemporary figurative painter Mequitta Ahuja is of African American and Indian American descent. She aims to reframe self-portraiture as a creative endeavour rather than a test of identity. She refers to her previous writing as automythography, a synthesis of mythology from many cultures and personal mythology. Ahuja’s work undermines the genre’s prevailing conventions by fusing

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Indispensable Take of Payal Kakkar on Environment

Payal Kakkar’s photography exhibition offers a bird’s eye view for those who appreciate art and care about the environment. The hindrances to the country’s ecology growth become apparent through the disclosure of various environmental problems. The exhibition highlights the issue of our country’s inadequate environmental protection. Her artistic vision draws an invisible line between waste

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Megha Singh: Weaving Perspectives of the Urban Landscape

Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists. Each week, new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the art world and provides a platform for

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