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July 2, On This Day Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture – Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, was on July 2, 1964, named Grand Officier of the Légion d\’honneur, the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. …
The man whose artistic imprint remains on Chandigarh Read More »
June 29, On This Day He left behind a legacy comprising over 9,000 works of art spanning movements that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism and more, when he passed away on June 29, 1940. The style of Swiss-born German artist Paul Klee was, indeed, highly individualistic, with works that reflect dry humor and sometimes childlike …
A day to remember the life of prolific artist Paul Klee Read More »
June 23, On This Day Seven years ago today, on June 23, 2014, one of the most famous paintings in the world hit the auction block — and Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, titled Nymphéas (1906), fetched a hefty $54 million in the largest sale of the day (of Impressionist and modern art) at Sotheby’s in …
June 21, On This Day Queen Victoria reigned over the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 (shortly after she turned 18) until her death in 1901. This 63-year-long Victorian era was longer than that of any previous British monarch and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire …
A \’scandalous\’ painting not displayed for 150 years: The art of and by Queen Victoria Read More »
June 18, On This Day Born on June 18, 1877, exactly 144 years ago since today was American artist, comics artist and illustrator James Montgomery (or JM) Flagg. He is most iconically remembered for one of his political posters that still continues to be widely used in pop culture — the Uncle Sam recruitment poster …
June 18, On This Day Henri Matisse admired him and Mark Rothko is said to have revered him. Mid-18th to mid-19th century artist Joseph Mallord William or JMW Turner (who was known in his time as just William Turner), has been called by critics “the best painter of the sea and sun, and one of …
A posthumous milestone for \’a painter of the sea and sun\’ Read More »
June 11, On This Day Copycat? Nah, it\’s recontextualizing art work into new forms! What is appropriation art? It\’s the art of using pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. Inherent to this is the understanding that the new work re-contextualizes whatever it borrows to create new work. In most …
It\’s only \’appropriate\’ to mark the birthday of this Japanese artist Read More »
June 6, On This Day The man who developed Synthetism Vincent van Gogh was his friend, Edgar Degas his fan and Pablo Picasso heavily influenced by his works — Paul Gauguin, born on June 7, 1848, was a French Post-Impressionist artist, who was unappreciated until after his death. He has influenced the French avant-garde and …
June 3, On This Day The shot that killed an artist 19 years later At the time he was shot, Andy Warhol was one of the most recognized and popular artists in America. On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas entered Andy Warhol’s sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West in New York City. With a …
The assassination attempt on Andy Warhol today, 53 years ago Read More »
May 29, On This Day The art of representation It was a mere two years ago, on May 29, 2019, that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that ‘transgender’ no longer classified as a mental health illness. Over the years, a number of transgender artists have been redefining the landscape of contemporary art, working in …
