Norman Rockwell: Art and Artist
Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over nearly five decades. […]
Influential Artists of twentieth century
20th century art began with an exciting battle between the general assumption of art and artist’s urge for a change. The conflict was ignited by a post impressionistic painting of a mountain by Paul Cezanne in his unique geometrical approach. Cézannes unique approach to his paintings gave a way to maturing artists of that time […]
Ai Weiwei
Artist and Artwork A renowned figure in contemporary art world, Ai Weiwei is a filmmaker, activist, curator and an artist who is active in his criticism of the Chinese government. Son of a Chinese poet Ai Qing, Ai was born in Beijing in 1957. When he was a year old his family was sent into […]
Frames
“The current spiritual crisis has globally been recognized. There is an air of dissatisfaction and unrest. I believe only artists can truly spread the message of love and universal brotherhood, as it has been universally accepted that the libido derived out of looking at an object of art is no less than spiritual experience. I […]
Artist in the Making -Mir Irfan Lateef
Irfan is a promising artist of Kashmir whose Sculptures have made an impressive impact at national and international art events. From district Kupwaras Lolab vicinity Irfan did his Bachelors in Fine Arts Sculpture from Institute of Music and Fine Arts Srinagar, and completed his Masters in the same field from Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi […]
Rahat Indori
“Main mar jaun, toh meri alag pehchaan likh dena Lahu se meri peshani pe, Hindustan likh dena” A rebel, Populist, Revolutionary, Humanist,a brave heart these are a few terms that writers use to describe Dr. Rahat Indori. His unique style of recitation attracted and exited young generation who would otherwise find Mushairas boring. His performance […]
‘Art’ a human tale
In past few thousand years human beings have miraculously evolved above all other known creation. We as humans dominate all other species, with sophisticated technology and ingenious human creations we have become an undefeated force in deciding space for other species. With our practical innovations it’s up to us to decide where a lion should […]
Budding Artist: Sabia Javid
Meet Sabia Javid from Sheeri Baramulla who has carved niche at her young age as a budding artist with her distinctive style of paintings. Sabia, who is a first year college student, had a taste of painting and drawing from her childhood. It’s her love for this art form that despite having minimal resources and […]
Problem with Art!
Our world is full of diverse art forms and art styles. As we spend some time looking into art world we realize how each work of art is a unique masterpiece in itself. We may be attracted to certain style of art but we, do not refuse to appreciate other styles either. An art work […]
Featured Artist: Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was an expressionist painter, and printer. Born in Norway in 1863, Munch was raised in Christiania (known as Oslo today). His role in German expressionism is immense, and his style inspired many art movements that followed. Munchs childhood was overshadowed by illness, grief and the fear of inheriting a mental condition that ran […]
