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Modernist painter and print-maker Jyoti Bhatt marches into the gates of the Vadehra Art Gallery with his much-awaited solo exhibition titled ‘Revisitations’ at our modern gallery space, on view from 30 January to 6 March 2024. In this exhibition, Bhatt revisits his oeuvre across two decades and presents various works exploring quotidian and conventional Indian […]
An upcoming exhibition at the DAG art gallery in India will present over 80 works by Shanti Dave, one of India’s first major abstractionists. Titled “Shanti Dave: Neither Earth, Nor Sky,” the exhibition curated by Jesal Thacker will provide a comprehensive overview of Dave’s artistic journey from figuration to abstraction. Commencing on July 15, the
Landscape painting is a known and versatile thematic ground within the art world, unveils the natural scenery as its primary muse. It beckons us to wander through mountains, forests, rivers, and beaches, inviting our spirits to roam freely in these picturesque realms. These artistic vistas unfold before our eyes, capturing the breadth of the scene
Changing the Landscapes: 11 Landscape Artists in Modern and Contemporary Art Scene Read More »
Abhishek Kumar February 12, ON THIS DAY “Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement: for transfiguration, not for the sake of play. It is the quest of our self that drives us along the eternal and never-ending journey we must all make.” Max Beckmann Max Beckmann was a German Expressionist painter
DECEMBER 28, ON THIS DAY “The life I live is literally the opposite of the life I dreamed of. I love seclusion, silence, cultivated thinking and reasoned action – and I have to deal with machinations, foolish talk and vain affectation.\” Felix Vallotton Felix Vallotton was a Swiss-born French painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer. He
Felix Vallotton\’s Mastery in Capturing the Mood and Atmosphere Read More »
DECEMBER 19, ON THIS DAY “For me, painting is that magical material, that beautiful stuff that was invented, the ground-up pigments in oil which makes it very malleable. It can be manipulated and changed, darkened, lightened, given different hues and colours, so that by manipulating this material somehow I can find that figure I\’m looking
Nathan Oliveira\’s canvases depicted human solitude and alienation Read More »
November 4, ON THIS DAY People say I paint every leaf on the tree. I don\’t…I paint what I think is there. I mean I try to make it look as though it belonged there, but very often when people look at my landscapes and look at the painting I am doing, ‘Oh, you changed
Luigi Lucioni\’s Paintings Exhibit His Love of the Precise Line Read More »
July 28, On This Day Known for “luminous works” that provided “a striking portrayal of spirituality and simplicity”, Indian artist Manjit Bawa is also known as “a modernist master of the figurative genre”. Born on July 28, 1941, in Dhuri, Punjab, Bawa extensively “drew on Indian mythology and Sufi philosophy to paint vibrant depictions of
Luminous, vibrant and spiritual: Celebrating the works of Manjit Bawa on his birthday Read More »
July 22, On This Day Acclaimed as one of the most well-known names in American art, Edward Hopper was a realist painter (oil and watercolours) as well as printmaker in etching, born on July 22, 1882. Hopper grew up with a view of the Hudson River in New York — he was initially trained as
A master of scenes of quiet contemplation — Edward Hopper — was born today Read More »
April 22, On This Day Death of a socialist artist A committed pacifist and communist, this female German artist depicted the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class in 275 prints over her career, in etching, woodcut and lithography. Virtually the only portraits she made (at least 50) were images of herself,
Grief, poverty, hunger and war came to life in her art Read More »