Gert Heinrich Wollheim: Artist and Artwork
Born on 11 September 1894 Gert Heinrich Wollheim was a German expressionist painter who later moved to New York City and obtained American Citizenship. Originally from Dresden-Loschwitz Wollheim studied art at the College of Fine Arts in Weimar, under the instructions of Albin Egger-Lienz and Gottlieb Forster. He spent almost three years in military service […]
Kulpreet Singh: Artist with a Cause
Kulpreet Singh, is a young emerging artist from Patiala, Punjab who works with a tremendous energy. Most of his work can be defined as a visual commentary of current events happening around the country and the world. With a revolutionary approach Kulpreet through his work poses some serious questions about how societies are being manipulated […]
The purpose of Art
The purpose of art may be difficult to attach to single concept as it has played different functions throughout its history. Art critics and artists themselves came up with different opinions to describe the purpose of art and majority of opinions suggest that art is an expression of imagination, a powerful way of communication and […]
Abdul Rahim Nagori: Artist and Artwork
A pioneer of socio-political painting and a fearless artist of Pakistan Abdul Rahim Nagori was born in 1939. He did his masters in fine art from the Punjab University in 1965. Nagori was an academic man, with amazing command in eastern history and philosophy. He employed symbols of ancient myths and legends to express his […]
The art response to pandemic
Setting the soul free with Art
The pandemic has drawn confines around us and, as a result, we have begun to find a new normal for ourselves and are quickly trying to adjust to the changed scenarios around us. It might not happen so quickly and we are obviously still feeling the pangs of getting disconnected due to the virus, but […]
Syria, Graffiti in War
In war torn Syria were millions of people have been displaced and thousands have lost their lives a local Syrian civil society organization, Kesh Malek(or checkmate) is working to supply humanitarian aid to common people. The organization was started by a group of young Syrians in late 2011 to help Syrians by organizing various campaigns. […]
Witnessing Disaster Through Art
Bengal Famine is one among many catastrophic events that exposed human inadequacy and swiped millions of people from the face of earth. A manmade disaster the Bengal famine of 1943 claimed more than four million lives and the echoes of the disaster continued for decades. The visuals from the Bengal Famine questioned the human sensitivity […]
Gert Heinrich Wollheim
Artist and Artwork Born on 11 September 1894 Gert Heinrich Wollheim was a German expressionist painter who later moved to New York City and obtained American Citizenship. Originally from Dresden-Loschwitz Wollheim studied art at the College of Fine Arts in Weimar, under the instructions of Albin Egger-Lienz and Gottlieb Forster. He spent almost three years […]
Somewhere down the memory lane!
For most of the people in India as well as outside of India, the story of Kashmir begins in 1947 with the huge political developments unfolding in the subcontinent right after the much cherished dawn of independence. It is followed by partition and with the partition Kashmir emerges as a dispute between India and Pakistan- […]
Featured Artist: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh
Born in 1937 in Saurashtra Gujarat, Painter, art historian, teacher and writer Gulam Mohammed Shiekh is one of the pioneering figures in Indian art history. Recipient of Padmashri (1983) and Padmabhushan (2014) for his contribution in field of art, Sheikh became an inspiration for his contemporaries as well as young budding artists. Thousands of young […]
