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Celebrating Artistic Brilliance through 11 Vincent Van Gogh’s Most Famous Artworks

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Who isn’t familiar with the post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh? His story is tragic yet inspirational. He battled depression, got committed to an asylum, and even cut off his own ear (the dread!). During his short life, he made more than 2100 paintings, most of them made during 1889 – 1890, before he died from […]

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David Hockney’s Portrait of Harry Styles to Grace National Portrait Gallery Exhibition

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A Captivating Encounter Amidst Creative Reinvention In the ever-evolving tapestry of artistic expression, David Hockney remains a pivotal figure, continuously redefining our perspective on the world. The upcoming revival of the David Hockney: Drawing from Life exhibition at London’s revered National Portrait Gallery, following an extensive renovation, promises to be a triumphant celebration of both

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Sunil Das’ Artistic Odyssey: The Spirit of Equine Majesty and Ferocious Bulls

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Born in Kolkata in 1939, Sunil Das was an Indian expressionist painter. Coming from a middle-class family, Das decided to be a painter early on in life and refused to join his family business. He enrolled in the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta in 1955 and later won a French Government Scholarship to

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The Elegant and Provoking Sculptural Photography of Robert Mapplethorpe

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Digvijay Nikam What kind of relationship might the distinct mediums of sculpture and photography share? What are the limits of artistic expression? The work of the celebrated and equally censored American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is the right place to unpack these concerns. Born in 1946 in New York and brought up in a strict Catholic

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