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Artemisia Gentileschi | Judith Beheading Holofernes Art has long been associated with beauty and splendor as proliferated by media and advertising. But there’s another side to all that is beautiful! Our conscience is ever mirrored through art, reflecting the vices and the baseness of human nature in all extremities – showcasing the deepest fears and the dark selves lurking within us. Since time immemorial, human atrocity and meanness have been portrayed through scenes of murd

Cat Butts in a Gathering | Renaissance Era Are you a pet lover? Are you someone obsessed with your furry pals, whipping out your phone and scrolling through the camera roll of thousands of images of your paw-friend before you pull out the perfect pic! Have you ever wondered about the fact that these pet-friends were featured in the classical portraits and paintings of Renaissance period with the same amount of enthusiasm? Renaissance, a period of revival spanning almost 400 y

Ilya Repin | Portrait of Jelizaveta Zvantseva "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." – Oscar Wilde So, the question is obvious – do we really need portraits in the age of digital art and Instagram realities? We have technology to fuel our narcissistic dreams of having our images painted on the wall, flattering our vanity and self-love! There are selfies and smart filters to make them look like a masterpiece of our own ima

Mural Art of Migrant Expressions Human experiences are reflected in art and artistic expressions in intimate details. And migration, at its very core, is a profound human experience. In spite of tough situations, unfavorable circumstances, social discriminations, and a new identity to hold on to, immigrants keep some hope and aspirations alive to reclaim that ‘life is beautiful.’ Besides adding hope to the new landscapes, the culture and customs that the migrant people carry

Escape in the Dreamscape of Art | Art Therapy Wonders "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." — Twyla Tharp Our imagination gives us wings to soar high and we take the flights of fantasy where there is no fear, no worries, and nothing to brood over. Artistic expressions are such rare passwords to the surreal world of Neverland, the mysterious land where we can roam about uninhibited, without any pretention. We all love to escape in dreams, right! Art can also

Johannes Vermeer | A Lady Writing "Only write to me, write to me, I love to see the hop and skip and sudden starts of your ink." – A.S. Byatt Gone are the days of letters popping out of letter boxes and anxious hands to collect them after a long haul waiting. In an age of emojis and TikToks, the art of letter writing might seem as outdated as riding a scooter moped! Yet, letters have always served the purpose of communication more than just conveying ‘How are you?’ Letters an

explore tattoo art from mummies to modern fashion divas and know who were the people to get the permanent etching on their body parts.

Pieta after Delacroix by Van Gogh ‘When I paint green, it doesn’t mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn’t mean sky.’ – Henri Matisse What tickles your mind when you think of delicate blue - a pair of blue jeans, a blue umbrella, a blue sky, or a nostalgic summer day by the sea? What do you feel when you see the vast expanse of the horizon smudged in the aquamarine skyline or the snorkelers soaking happily in the bluest bottoms of the ocean? How do you sense color other than

“Every city dweller ‘writes’ his/her own city and the intersections and intertwining of these individual writings become a manifold story that has neither author nor spectator, shaped out of fragments of trajectories and alterations of spaces…” - Michel de Certeau Yes, it’s a story of the city within the city. It’s written on billboards, hoardings, graffiti and all sorts of public art platforms. Imagine a city; the yellow band of lights – traffic sputters to a halt; c

‘To feel gratitude and not express it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it…’ - Walt Whitman Yes, it’s all about Thanksgiving week, the fourth week of November, getting ready for the iconic feast, with markets crammed with Black Friday sales, hot deals, glitzy ads, and rush-hour calls for shopping. For artists, it has been an inspiration to honor the spirit of the event, be it with DIY paper turkeys or classy oil paintings dating back to the 1621 pilgrim meet

“…. sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which are inherent in a human situation.” ~ Graham Green As the German poet and writer Graham Green put it in his famous quote, no one can escape the desperation and the inherent melancholy of our day-to-day lives without being connected to any artistic expression of creation. It can be any form of expression to vent out our suppressed des

“We humans are a peaceful species of thought.” Sometimes, all it takes is an artsy mind brimming with ideas to leave an impact on thousands. What’s a better way to do that than for street art to catch and break the callous cacophony of life? There’s no gainsaying that street art has been breaking the conventional when it comes to gaining fame. What’s interesting about street art, discovering the tricks of the trade. If we could read the minds of street artists, we’d find tha

The Italian Renaissance lasted for almost three hundred years, spanning roughly from the 14th - 17th century. It marked a profound cultural and artistic transformation in Europe and is still considered the peak of brilliance in European art history. The period witnessed the birth of some of the most revered pieces of art and techniques to create those masterpieces. The developments from this era still continue to uphold their relevance for the contemporary art world. However