Oh, this is pain, this is anguish! I faint, I fail. Now my body thaws; I am unsealed, I am incandescent. – Virginia Woolf I personally thought that this moving quote by the great feminist author would best represent The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso! We would think it is impossible for an edgy and […]
What comes to mind when you come across Ivan the Terrible and His Son? The first time I came across this title, the following questions pooled in: Who is Ivan? Why is he called Ivan the Terrible? And why mention his son? Does his son not have a name? There is a whole stream of […]
Less is more! I am sure all of us have heard this paradox at least once in our lifetime! But do you think it would make more sense when connected to monochrome in art? Let us take a moment to look at nature itself; We see oceans—which are all blue and sea-green, and yet […]
Does The Swing painting ring a bell to you? A jovial beauty in the wilderness, happily hoisted in the air on her crimson cushioned seat of the swing. With the charm of the lovely maiden, you almost miss out on the two figures on the ground level. Yes, there are two men, one in front […]
Want a glimpse into the magic created by Jean-Honoré Fragonard? Imagine you are in a luscious garden, almost like an enchanted little jungle with its greenery and beauty! Trees and flowers of all kinds surround you, and in the midst of it all, there is a long beautiful swing, covered with creepers! You are hoisted […]
To capture the essence of the feminine beauty is no mere thing! When it comes to artists, personally, I feel no one captures the beauty of women on canvas like William Adolphe Bouguereau! The diligent brush strokes forming grace, the precision with the facial features, everything is exemplary! This infamous academic artist has contributed graciously […]
The true work of art is but a shadow of divine perfection! This quote was by none other than the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti! The maestro was connected to art like no other artist of his time! Michelangelo’s works are not just famous for their greatness and uniqueness but also for the influence they had […]
“Drawing is the honesty of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours: drawing does not consist merely of line. Drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane and modeling.” This quote by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres best explains the essence of neoclassical paintings! Artworks from this era have always enthralled art […]
“I have schizophrenia. That doesn’t mean I am schizophrenia. I am not my mental illness. My mental illness is a part of me” – Jonathan Harnisch Does this quote ring a bell to you? Let me break it down for you! How many times have you looked at a painting and wondered what on earth […]
Our art world would be incomplete without Dutch paintings! Over the years, Dutch artists created a plethora of paintings depicting wide range of scenes, events, and human figures. These artists ended up creating some of the most influential artwork to ever exist! Why else would we art admirers discuss it even after centuries of its […]
