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Ravi Varma, despite his aristocratic background, had gone his own way, in which he was aided by the Maharaja, Ayilayam Tirunal, who was cultured and less hidebound than his predecessors, who tended to regard artists as little more than craftsmen. Varma’s early work came to the attention of R. Chisholm of the Madras Art School,…

When first seeing Autumn Rhythm, many people may have a similar reaction. The movement and energy that seem to break out from the image can be overwhelming. However, the title and the actual piece itself can be a little confusing. Why describe a season that is usually so full of color with such neutral colors?…

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, a renowned baroque artist, is widely regarded as one of the most exceptional painters in the history of Western art. With his profound comprehension of human nature and extraordinary talent, he achieved immense fame as a painter. In addition to painting, Rembrandt demonstrated remarkable skills in drawing and etching. No other…

James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a novel ofcomplex themes developed through frequent allusions to classical mythology. Themyth of Daedalus and Icarus serves as a structuring element in the novel,uniting the central themes of individual rebellion and discovery, producing awork of literature that illuminates the motivations of an artist,…

Pieter Brughel the Elder (1525 – 1569) was one of the earliest painters to include strong political and social commentary.  While best known for his paintings of landscapes that feature images of peasant life – in itself a reaction against the more common, “accepted” subjects, namely religion – paintings such as The Fight Between Carnival…

Asher LevThis story is about a Jewish boy from Brooklyn, who’s talent is painting. He introduces himself as a young man struggling with inner conflict between his religious upbringing and his extraordinary God-given gift that cannot be controlled and seems to possess a spirit all it own. He can not explain why he feels he…

“I have just completed a forty-two-day voyage around my room. The fascinating observations I made and the endless pleasures I experienced along the way made me wish to share them with the public… Be so good as to accompany me on my voyage. ” Xavier de Maistre Renee L. Winter University of Calgary Word count:…

Sylvie Fleury             Sylvie Fleury is a Swiss artist who resides and works in Geneva Switzerland. She became fascinated with the ambiguity of Commodity art from a feminist perspective. More so, her main influences are the Neo-Geo movement and Halley and Koons wherein their artworks’ main point is that consumers are identified with the goods…

            According to Understanding Art 8th Edition and Claude Cernuschi, “Jackson Pollock was born on a sheep farm in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912, as Paul Jackson Pollock, and is probably the best known of the Abstract Expressionists.” As stated in Understanding Art 8th Edition and Jackson Pollock’s Biography, “During 1929, Jackson Pollock moved…

A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man Stephen, makes the claim that he perceives his individuality as being self contained and non-contradictory. Bing readers we see that this in actuality is about a direct antonym of how Stephen has been populating his life. As his head leaps from believing about a life as…