Abirpothi

India’s only daily art newspaper

African American artist

11 Facts about Faith Ringgold that you never knew

Say it with us, “Black Rights ARE Human Rights”. “Women’s Rights ARE Human Rights”. An artist extraordinaire, Faith Ringgold has dedicated her life to realizing these slogans and ensuring mainstream acknowledgement of Black women artists. Born on October 8, 1930, she is a Jane of all trades. She dabbles in paintings, quilting, performance art, and […]

11 Facts about Faith Ringgold that you never knew Read More »

Figurative Expressionism: Emilio Cruz and his explorations of humanity

Manjeera March 15, ON THIS DAY Naturally many may naively and rambunctiously ask why would a black artist concern himself with the wider questions of art and humanity? …my answer is art and ideas belong to no particular people exclusively. If they did this art has failed to reach the transcendent state that artists have

Figurative Expressionism: Emilio Cruz and his explorations of humanity Read More »