Indian Art consists of a variety of art forms, including pottery ,sculpture, visual arts, textile arts and more. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and eastern Afghanistan. The origin of Indian art can be traced to pre-historic Hominid settlements in the 3rd millennium BC. On its way to modern times, Indian art has had cultural influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam. Today Indian art due to its wealth of creativity, vibrancy, and diversity holds a place of pride in the world. Even though most of us are aware of our art heritage and pride, there are some special aspects
News from art world generally involves incidents of auctions houses and museums, the stories of artwork and life of artists. Everyone is aware about Van Gogh’s mental illness, of Da Vinci ‘s scientific and futuristic mind and many more. But that is not all, there is much more to modern art than auction houses and museum events! Today Delhi’s new generation artist Shantala Palat shares some of the cool things you might not have known. 1. There was once a sculpture so small that its artist accidentally inhaled it Willard Wigan is an English sculptor from Ashmore Park Estate, Waynesfield, England, who is famous for his microscopic art. His sculptures are typically placed in the eye of a needle
Matisse – the maestro who invented a new medium of art to overcome the physical limitations of cance
Did you know Henri Emile Benoît Matisse, one of the most influential figures in modern art invented a new medium of art when he became wheelchair and bed bound after undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer? Born in the textile town of Le Cateau-Cambrésis (Northern France) on 31 December 1869, Matisse was the founder and leader of the art movement, Fauvism –a style of modern art that emphasized on painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. Among the various interesting events that occurred in the life of Henri Emile Benoît Matisse, one of them was his lifelong rivalry and friendship with Pablo Picasso. Their works were a sour
