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Zinaida Serebriakova Painted Lighthearted, Poetic Pictures

On This Day /

DECEMBER 10, ON THIS DAY Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova was a Russian painter who represented symbolism, expressionism and art-deco styles. Her paintings frequently featured scenes of nature, rural life, and peasants at work, particularly women. Serebriakova constantly painted lighthearted, poetic pictures of her loved ones. They convey the artist\’s emotional state, which was one of utmost […]

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‘Beauty, first. Especially in the worst of times’: Pandemic perspective from across the Atlantic

Artist Profile, Special Story /

American artist Michael diCanio speaks to Pothi from New York about the impact of Covid-19 on local art, and his thoughts on the resilience of the art community and individual artists amid this crisis His art could be described as rife with subtle mythological, fantastical and religious iconography and Symbolism, sometimes arcane, sometimes nearly dystopic,

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From the innocence of childhood to futuristic surveillance art

Artists of the Week /

Jigna Gaudana: Innocence of childhood finds depiction Jigna Gaudana is frank that her childhood memories reflect in her pieces, speaking about emotions like loss, contemplation, anxiety, desire, and more, usually depicted in the lap (sometimes literally) of nature. However, on a deeper note, she adds that the images are also a symbolic reflection of her

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