Spiderman Art Thief, Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, France 2010 You know you’ve made it as a criminal when the media gives you a nickname. For skilled climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, ‘Spider-Man’ was an apt nickname for someone who spent his childhood in Père Lachaise scaling gravestones and cemetery walls with his friends in preparation to rob apartment buildings. Describing his wayContinue reading “The greatest art heists in history – II”
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The greatest art heists in history – I
Van Gogh painting goes missing during lockdown, Singer Laren Museum, Netherlands 2020 While we were going about our business at the start of the pandemic trying out new dishes, binge-watching series but mostly rocking back and forth sobbing, etc., robbers were still out and about doing their thing, making the most of widespread, Covid-induced closures. Like inContinue reading “The greatest art heists in history – I”
Monalisa Mystery
One of the most sought-after painting by Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa was painted five centuries ago (1503 – 1519). Today, it hangs behind a highly protective bulletproof glass inside the Louvre Museum. It is regarded as the most famous painting in the world, drawing thousands of admirers from all corners of the world everyContinue reading “Monalisa Mystery”
Warli
Introduction: Warli is one of the oldest forms of Indian folk art and has its origins in the Warli region of Maharashtra. This form of tribal art mainly makes use of geometric shapes such as circles, triangles and squares to form numerous shapes depicting life and beliefs of the Warli tribe. In olden days, WarliContinue reading “Warli”
Mural Arts
Introduction: The word mural originates from the Latin word “MURUS”, meaning wall. Mural is a painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. The oldest of the murals found in Kerala are those in the Thirunandikkara Cave temple now a part of Kanyakumari district in the neighbouring State ofContinue reading “Mural Arts”
Cave Paintings !
Cave paintings are a type of parietal art, it was found on the wall or ceilings of caves. Its includes petroglyphs or engravings. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, but cave paintings can also be of recent production. Cave paintings are more than 44,000 years old. The oldest type of cave paintings are hand stencilsContinue reading “Cave Paintings !”
Ancient Indian Artistry !
The origin of Indian art can be traced to prehistoric settlements in the 3rd millennium BC, to the Chalcolithic Age as is evident from the progress of the Indus Valley Civilization. The buildings of Indus Valley culture though made of bricks, possessed little aesthetic material. On its way to modern times, Indian art has hadContinue reading “Ancient Indian Artistry !”
The Mighty Brihadeeswara Temple!
Peruvudaiyaar Kovil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva which is also called as Brihadeeswarar temple. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, also called Rajarajesvaram temple or Peruvudaiyār Kōvil temple. It is located on the south side of Kaveri river in Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Great Living Chola Temples”, alongContinue reading “The Mighty Brihadeeswara Temple!”
Raja Ravi Varma – The Indian art pioneer
Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was a celebrated Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. Additionally, heContinue reading “Raja Ravi Varma – The Indian art pioneer”
Sculptures from history
1. The Terracotta Army The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. The Terracotta Army was discovered onContinue reading “Sculptures from history”
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