BANKSY (New York) This mural on the legendary Houston Bowery wall in New York City speaks against the controversial incarceration of the Turkish journalist Zehra Doğan, sentenced to jail for painting a picture. TATS CRU (New York) FINTAN MAGEE (Goa) The artwork focuses on workers’ rights and power structures; this strong social issue was inspired... Continue Reading →
Art Works Inspired by Great Literature
1. Jeff Wall based this elaborately staged photograph on the prologue of Ralph Ellison’s celebrated 1952 novel, Invisible Man. Image ©2016 Jeff Wall, courtesy MoMA. The novel’s protagonist, an unnamed African American man, relates that he lives secretly “in my hole in the basement,” where he has “wired the entire ceiling, every inch of it” with 1,369... Continue Reading →
Handy Mandy: Lets make a bookmark!
Books are handy tool for introverts and extroverts alike in the world. It can take us to places we have never seen and live a life we never can. And the book lovers everywhere know how important it is to have a bookmark, always in hand. Imagine a scene when you have to close your... Continue Reading →
Take Heart in Digital Art
By Namitha Sahajan PhD ScholarSN School of Arts and Communication,University of Hyderabad, India "Being an artist is the same as being a wizard… only instead of a wand you use a pencil for your magic."-The Picsees Curls n Curves Underwater beauty Stromae Merman Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby Merwoman Kid
Canvas Art
By Amaya K Upon the cunning loom of thought / We weave our fancies, so and so. - Thomas Bailey Aldrich Abstraction: To the world of Fantasy!6" x 6" Mystical 6" x 6" A night to remember5" X 7" Yellow, Orange and Red 5" X 7"
Come on, Let’s sketch!
I have always felt that sketching is a pure form of expression. A way of expressing using pens and pencils. A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might record or develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way... Continue Reading →
I color Outside the Lines too!
Painting is not about perfection. A mixed media collection by Amaya The lady with red umbrella Glass paint in OHP sheet Glass paint in OHP sheet
P K Sadanandan
In an interview with Rose It takes a lot for an artist to break the unwritten rules and paint his own sensibilities that enrichthe classical art form. PK Sadanandan is one of them. PK Sadanandan is an artist world renowned for creating, reviving and restoring mural paintings in Kerala. His world of mural paintings are... Continue Reading →
Fine Art Painting Techniques
First of all lets be clear on what is Fine Art. Fine art is predicated on the belief that the artist by him/her self is the sole agent of creative invention, responsible for both the idea and execution of the work. Fine art is something created for aesthetic or intellectual value rather than utilitarian or practical... Continue Reading →
Acrylic Painting Techniques
Fevicryl acrylic paint metallic Acrylic paint and 05 sized brush Drybrush When you apply straight-outta-the-tube paint to a canvas using a dry brush, you'll create a strong stroke of color on the page. Your lines will be uneven, as there's no water to soften the edges, but dry brushing can give you a purposeful painterly... Continue Reading →