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"When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.’ - Pablo Picasso He was the man behind the heart of Cubist paintings, the unmistakable one, the daunting and spirited Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso. His paintings made people cross-eyed and frown at them, at the onset! No surprise, Picasso was the master of all the chaos and non-conformation as far as forms and shapes were concerned, turning every oth

Art Theft and Art Heist of the Century So, what really cooked up the craze for Mona Lisa, the world’s most adorable face? Was it her non-decipherable enigmatic half-smile or the desperate attempts to loot this legendary and immortal creation of artist Leonardo de Vinci time and time over? Did you know that Napoleon Bonaparte kept this immortal painting of the mysterious lady in his private collection to adorn his bedroom wall? He enjoyed the privilege of her company for four

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

Brigitte Nogaro | Artificial Intelligence "Don’t push people to where you want to be, meet them where they are." - Meghan Keaney Anderson, VP Marketing Yes, that’s the heart & brain behind good marketing. Don’t compel people to buy art pieces, just inspire them and that will keep the ball rolling. Are you the one trapped inside the art marketing bubbles, but still not getting the hang of it? For the artists aiming at original artwork for sale, this blog can be a breather! Fi

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) - Artists Sketching in the White Mountains "I wish I knew how it happens so I could fake that quality in the studio, but that’s the magic of plein air. Our experience comes out on the canvas. All our senses help to create the painting, not just our vision." Kathleen Dunphy Let there be light and an easel to paint! Yes, working in natural light conditions is a journey that every budding painter would love to experience. Are you the one who e

"I love art more than virtue, more than people, more than people, more than family, more than friends, more than any kind of happiness or joy in life. I love it secretly, jealously, like an old drunkard - incurably." - Ilya Repin This insane craving for art had shaped the world of Ilya Repin, one of the most remarkable Russian portrait artists of all times. The spirit of Russian Realism was best captured and enmeshed in his iconic works mostly dealing with naturalistic rep

Abstract Water Color Brush Strokes ‘Everything starts from a dot …’- Kandinsky As our thoughts and ideas come in no definite shape or order, we can channel our emotions through points, dots, strokes, haphazard lines and all other abstract expressions. Here, abstract doesn’t mean nonsensical or erratic! The abstract form transcends the boundaries of realism, stepping into a territory of unrestricted imagination. It reflects truth as free flowing in the abrupt strokes, haphazar

‘The earth has music for those who listens’ - William Shakespeare Since time immemorial, this divine music has been echoed through candid portrayals of the natural world around us, popularly known as landscape art paintings. This has been the most eloquent form of expression since early human history. As art historians concede, it all started with the frescos of Santorini, a beautiful island in Greece, unveiling the ecstasy of the spring blooms in vibrant shades of re

“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

Through the pages of history, art and artists have been targeted time and again. They have faced the wrath of the community, critics, skeptics on account of blasphemy, challenging doctrines, and toppling the political power algorithms. It has always been a bumpy road for art to flourish, to conquer, and to establish the truth through the seeker’s eyes. Several artistic creations were censored, banned, and silenced on purpose. Still, art survived through the passage of time. I

“Everything that you can see in the world around you presents itself to your eyes only as an arrangement of patches of different colors.” - John Ruskin Yes, colors matter for every soul. It unlocks a mystery chest of emotions for us. Can you imagine a world as drab and dreary, devoid of colors? Nope. We think in bits of colors: we are pampered, stirred, and moved by every speck of it. Things that appear in our eyes are nothing but shafts of colors arranged in varied shapes a