Art Education
A clear and practical beginner’s guide to different paintbrush types, explaining what each brush does and how to use them confidently. Learn how brush shapes affect technique and improve your painting control.
Know Your Artist
Velázquez’s 'Las Meninas' transforms a royal portrait into a profound meditation on gaze, power and perception, inviting viewers into a shifting world where artist, subject and spectator continuously redefine the act of seeing.
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Kolkata Art Weekender will bring together galleries, museums, artists, and cultural organisations for a three day city wide celebration from 21 to 23 November 2025, featuring exhibitions, workshops, heritage walks, film screenings, studio visits, and interactive events.
Know Your Artist
For over a century, the story of Van Gogh cutting off his entire ear has endured. Yet recent evidence reveals a more human truth about the artist’s suffering, resilience, and extraordinary capacity for creation.
Art Education
Design thinking and art education share a common language of creativity and reflection. This essay explores how structured design frameworks can complement artistic intuition, fostering empathy, collaboration, and critical awareness in today’s visual art classrooms.
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Christie’s London achieved £45.7 million for 'Exceptional Paintings from the Personal Collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan', setting a world record for a Mughal masterpiece and redefining the market for Indian and Islamic art.
Art Market
Marketing your art effectively means sharing your story with clarity and authenticity. Learn how to build visibility, connect with collectors, and sustain your artistic career through strategy, storytelling, and meaningful engagement.
In 'Shrines', Abul Hisham reinvents his practice with spectral sanctuaries built from absence and memory. Blending Indian classical traditions with European influences, his fragmented figures and architectures transform ruins into spaces of fragile devotion and resonance.
Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' was admired for centuries, but it wasn’t always world-famous. A daring 1911 theft transformed it from a Renaissance portrait into a global icon, proving how scandal can create legends.
Prem Sahib and Permindar Kaur present two compelling solo exhibitions at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, exploring themes of identity, visibility, vulnerability, and power through sculptural and spatial interventions that respond to the site’s layered histories.
Smita Prabhakar reflects on her journey with the Ishara Art Foundation, championing South Asian contemporary art and cultural philanthropy in the UAE, bridging communities through art and dialogue.
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By shifting from imitation to interpretation, today’s art classrooms can transform the study of masterworks into a living dialogue between past and present—one that nurtures originality, critical thinking, and creative freedom.
Bratin Khan and Anupama Alias Anil explore the inner landscapes of memory, myth, and womanhood in 'Mirror of Vision' and 'A Room for Refuge', on view at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, until November 5, 2025.
Discover how to elevate your landscape photography through thoughtful composition, light, and patience. From mastering exposure to telling visual stories, these essential tips will help you capture the beauty and emotion of the natural world.
In his exhibition 'Sprouting Bodies' at Chemould CoLab, artist Umesh S. transforms rage, memory, and agrarian loss into a visceral, multidisciplinary practice spanning sculpture, performance, and installation rooted in Bhojpur’s farming traditions.
Contrary to popular belief, Michelangelo did not paint the Sistine Chapel lying on his back. This article separates myth from truth, revealing the ingenious techniques, engineering brilliance, and enduring legend behind one of art’s greatest achievements.
In a globalised world shaped by images, visual literacy is no longer optional. It empowers us to interpret, question, and create meaning across cultures, turning seeing into an act of understanding, empathy, and responsibility.
True art education extends far beyond technical skill. It’s about cultivating curiosity, reflection, and emotional intelligence: nurturing the artist’s mindset that transforms craft into expression and learners into lifelong explorers of the creative process.
Originality in art is often celebrated as genius, but history shows it is deeply tied to borrowing, transformation, and influence. From Michelangelo to Warhol, creativity thrives not in isolation but in conversation with the past.
In 'Shrines', Abul Hisham reinvents his practice with spectral sanctuaries built from absence and memory. Blending Indian classical traditions with European influences, his fragmented figures and architectures transform ruins into spaces of fragile devotion and resonance.
Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' was admired for centuries, but it wasn’t always world-famous. A daring 1911 theft transformed it from a Renaissance portrait into a global icon, proving how scandal can create legends.
Collaborative art projects in schools nurture creativity, teamwork, and inclusion. From murals to performances, they teach pupils essential life skills, foster community engagement, and prepare young people for the challenges of tomorrow.
Who really created the first abstract artwork? This question reveals more about the Western art world’s biases than about the artists themselves. Explore key contenders, forgotten pioneers, and the deeper meaning behind abstraction’s origins.