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12:08 PM, Feb 06, 2013
2013 is the birth anniversary of Amrita Sher-Gil. This astonishing creature, no less astonishing as a painter than as a woman, was born in Budapest ...
02:12 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Kolkata: The world's fastest painter uses colours and adhesives to fight his chronic mental illness. He makes an entire painting in just a few seconds. Parijoy Saha, a chronic schizophrenic, has set a record of finishing 51 paintings in just 35 minutes. The 38-year old paints awfully fast. He has painted a whole picture in less than one second. That makes him the world record-holder for being the fastest painter....
09:28 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Ghaziabad: A witness in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case on Friday refuted the CBI's claim that he painted the flat soon after the crime, leading to destruction of evidence. During cross-examination at a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court, Shohrat, a painter, said he painted the Jalvayu Vihar flat of Aarushi's parents in Noida in July 2009, a year after the murders were committed there. Defence lawyer Manoj Shishodia...
01:31 AM, Sep 01, 2012
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New Delhi: With the view to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, Google, on the one hand, replaced its logo with the doodle that includes Klimt's most famous work - "The Kiss," which was painted by him between 1907-08, while the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria devotes a comprehensive temporary exhibition to Gustav Klimt, the most renowned Austrian painter and a trailblazer of Modernism....
03:53 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, the Belvedere is preparing a very special presentation. The exhibition - Masterpieces in Focus: 150 Years of Gustav Klimt - on the Upper Belvedere's piano nobile will cast new light on what is the largest collection of Klimt's painting worldwide. Unlike most exhibitions of recent years, it will not deal with stylistic relationships...
02:03 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, Google today replaced its usual logo with a doodle that includes Klimt's most famous work - "The Kiss," which was painted by him between 1907-08, the highpoint of his 'Golden Period', when he painted a spate of works in a similar gilded style. Born in Baumgarten, near Vienna, in 1862, Gustav Klimt...
01:06 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Google doodle in honour of Gustav Klimt on his 150th birth anniversary is inspired by the Austrian symbolist painter's most famous work of art 'The Kiss'. Klimt painted 'The Kiss' between 1907 and 1908 is a square 180cmx180cm oil and gold leaf on canvas painting and shows a couple embracing. Some believe that the painting was Gustav Klimt's only self-portrait. The pattern of the elaborate robes of...
10:12 AM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: A painting of a couple kissing is the theme of the doodle on the Google home page on Saturday. The Google doodle commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt is a reproduction of his most famous work - 'The Kiss'. Some of Gustav Klimt's paintings rank amongst the most expensive in the world. 'The Kiss' is a 1907-08 oil and gold leaf on...
12:00 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Bangkok: An episode of 'Thailand's Got Talent' has stirred a morality debate after a contestant painted a canvas using her bare breasts, drawing a rebuke from the culture minister who called it "very shocking." Culture Minister Sukumol Kunplome said on Monday that nudity on television is not considered appropriate in Thai society. She said the show's producers have been summoned to explain why the segment was broadcast and the ministry...
02:56 AM, Jun 19, 2012
Bangkok: A popular talent hunt show in Thailand that showed a woman contestant painting on a canvas with her bare breasts has sparked controversy, with the Culture Ministry seeking an explanation from the producers. The Culture Ministry expressed shock over the content shown on national television in an episode of 'Thailand has Got Talent' on Sunday. Culture Minister Sukumol Khunploem said today that there must be limits to artistic expression...
02:31 PM, Jun 18, 2012
London: A stunning image by one of India's foremost modern artists Jehangir Sabavala sold for a record 253,650 pounds to lead a strong selection of works by major South Asian artists at the Bonhams annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art on Thursday. Sabavala's piece of art Vespers I had been estimated to sell for 100,000-150,000 pounds but after a saleroom tussle between two buyers, it was...
10:20 AM, Jun 08, 2012
A 21-year-old from Allahabad, who lost her limbs in a horrific accident, is not letting that come in the way of her dreams of becoming ...
05:57 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: If a picture's worth a thousand words, then these visuals convey it all. 21-year-old Sarita Dwivedi is now a seasoned painter and winner of many awards despite what must certainly be a debilitating disability. Sarita was four when, playing on the terrace did not turn out to be fun, but shattering. A 11000 volt power line came falling on her and she lost both her hands and half...
09:07 AM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Spanish painter Juan Gris, the third Musketeer of Cubism (Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were the other two) Google has painted a cubist doodle on its home page. Jos Victoriano Gonzlez, better known as Juan Gris (his pseudonym), was an important exponent of the second phase of cubism known as High Cubism and his dominant style was Synthetic Cubism. The abstract...
01:23 AM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: In yet another blot on artistic freedom of expression in the country, five unknown men, miffed with kitsch paintings put on show at a gallery, assaulted artist Pranava Prakash on Monday. Prakash was attacked while he was showcasing his paintings of Bollywood celebs in the nude at Espace Alternative gallery in Noida. The miscreants were heard saying that Prakash's paintings were "against Indian culture", before they stormed in...
01:38 PM, Jan 31, 2012
The 4th edition of India Art Fair is not just about brushing up on the Picassos and Husains, it is also about looking beyond the canvas. ...
06:17 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy in Delhi on Thursday evening. The assailants said that his art was provocative and went against the religious sentiments of people. They also threatened that just as late painter MF Husain was hounded out of the country for his...
02:34 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Panaji: A film documentary by late painter M.F. Husain will finally be screened at the ongoing 42nd International Film Festival of India despite right wing protests, said organisers Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, festival director Shankar Mohan said Husain's documentary 'Through the eyes of a painter' would 'definitely be screened' Wednesday, but a slot had not been finalised yet. "We are looking for a slot. It will definitely be screened," Mohan...
11:50 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Mumbai: Well-known painter Jehangir Sabavala passed away in Mumbai on Friday at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Shireen and daughter Aafreed. He had been suffering from lung cancer for the past two years. Born on September 2, 1922 in Mumbai, he was a product of the JJ School of Arts and was highly acclaimed in India and abroad. Sabavala was honoured with Padma Shri in...
02:31 AM, Sep 03, 2011
