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December 11, On This Day Artist Hema Upadhyay (born Hema Hirani), was snatched away quite young from the world of art, at the age of just 43. Her gruesome murder 6 years ago today, on December 11, 2015, had sent shockwaves through the world of art and society at large. Born in 1972, Hema was […]
Remembering Hema Upadhyay: A star that shone short and bright Read More »
December 2, On This Day Born 162 years ago today, on December 2, 1859, Georges Pierre Seurat is a French post-Impressionist artist with a unique legacy. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism, and his conté crayon drawings have also garnered a great deal of critical appreciation. Seurat
\’Colour creates harmony in art, just like counterpoint in music\’, said Georges Seurat Read More »
November 12, On This Day With over six decades of rich experience as a prolific Indian painter, sculptor, enamellist, photographer and an academic researcher, Balan Nambiar was born on November 12, 1937 in Kerala’s Kannapuram, and turned 84 this year. His most extensive body of work is as a sculptor, and he has worked with
Man of steel… and much more! This sculptor, photographer and enamellist was born today Read More »
November 1, On This Day One of the most interesting women in art, an LGBTQ icon, Nazi protester and feminist was born 132 years ago today, on November 1, 1889. German Dada artist Hannah Höch is best known as one of the originators of photomontage (a type of collage in which the pasted items are
A champion of androgyny, a warrior against convention: 132 years of Hannah Höch Read More »
October 4, On This Day He passed away 352 years ago exactly on this day, October 4, 1669 — Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the prolific painter usually known simply as Rembrandt, is an icon of the Dutch Golden Age, as also a printmaker and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists
September 22, On This Day She was born on September 22, 1891 — today, 130 years later, Alma Woodsey Thomas is recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century, beating all odds as an African-American female artist, despite the segregation and prejudice of her time. She is alternatively classified by some as an
The African-American woman artist who beat all odds in the 20th century Read More »
September 17, On This Day Path-breaking, exiled It was 106 years ago today that Maqbool Fida Husain was born, on September 17, 1915, although he left this world a decade ago, depriving it of his monumental talent. Known as one of the most globally recognized and celebrated Indian artists of his time and beyond, MF
Who isn’t \’Fida\’ about this Indian art legend? Read More »
September 9, On This Day An iconic American artist, Sol (Solomon) LeWitt is said to have helped to establish both Minimalism and Conceptual Art through his work. He was born today, 93 years ago — September 9, 1928 — although he passed away in April 2007. LeWitt achieved fame in the late 1960s and has
Conceptual. Minimalistic. Sol LeWitt graced the world today Read More »
August 23, On This Day That\’s some expensive clumsiness! It was a cringe moment, and how. Six years ago, on this day — aka Sunday of August 23, 2015 — a 12-year-old boy accidentally tripped and fell straight into a painting worth $1.5 million at an exhibition in Taiwan, ripping his arm right through it.
When a 12-year-old kid punched through a $1.5-mn 17th century painting Read More »
August 16, On This Day David, by Michelangelo Michelangelo\’s statue of David has become one of the most recognized works of Renaissance sculpture; a symbol of strength and youthful beauty. On August 16, 1501 — a full 520 years ago — the famed Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance, at the
Legends set in stone that have lived for centuries Read More »