Art Seeking

Stories of art and artists

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#HappyHoli #RangBarse #Holi2021 #Holi #HolyWeek
18th century miniature painting from Daita, Madhya Pradesh

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disgusting misogynist video by @theweeknd with his hideous nose job ...what could have been a nice video matching the sweet song.eww
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The Corona Quilt Project was conceived during the initial weeks of the pandemic as a way to connect people, discuss self-expression and mental health, and bring communities together. #Mumbai

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A French art critic herself, Denyse Proutaux became a sort of muse for Sher-Gil and appeared in some of her other paintings such as Young Girls from 1932.
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many galleries around India happen to be showing works from some amazing women contemporary artists of India right now! Here are five of them we think you must visit and see for yourself if you can!

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#ValentinesDay #valentinesday2021 #Valentines
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This thoughtful and intimate portrait of her friends titled ‘Night Talk’ has won self-taught Asian artist Jiab Prachakul BP Portrait Award 2020, which, for the first time since 1997, was given without the oil giant playing any part

#artnews #thursdaymotivation #thursdaythoughts

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[Ranjit Hoskote @ranjithoskote]

All peacocks shall be black, all crows white.
What strange things will happen in India tonight?

Will the opposition roll over, will it fight?
What strange things will happen in India tonight?

Enthroned or ousted at first light?
What strange things will happen in India tonight?

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

These sculptures are over 1,400 years old and were made in Afghanistan. They were seized in the UK as part of a @metpoliceuk operation and were brought to the Museum for identification. They’re now being returned to Afghanistan – read the full story: https://t.co/oAVAall20N

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A new mural by contemporary artist Ranbir Kaleka was recently unveiled at The Ritz-Carlton in Pune, India.

#artnews #artist #mural #contemporaryart #art #conceptualart #mixedmedia #thursday #india #pune #maharashtra #mumbai #travel #tourism #ranbirkaleka #modernart #renaissance

[Salar Jung Museum @sjmhyd]

Water colour painting fitted in a black frame; representing a ‘’hakim’’ (Unani doctor) examining a patient, both seated on a striped ‘’dari’’ or rug, India, 20th century.

#20thcenturyArt
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Some #MondayMotivation with this beautiful illustration of Rhododendron hand coloured 'Illustrations of #Indian Botany (1838-50),' by Robert Wight
A Scottish surgeon of East India Company, Wright recorded 110 new genera and 1267 new species of flowering plants here #MondayMood

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Made in the 1st century AD, this reliquary bears the earliest dateable depiction of the Buddha in human form.

Curator Sushma Jansari explains why she thinks this is one of the most important objects in the Museum’s collection in this video: https://t.co/vWmoyiQPEc

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In the breathtaking #exhibition "Painted Almanac Framing #Time - Past, Present and Future at Gallery Threshold, six #contemporary #artists- come together to lend their interpretation of time.

[HeritageMadeDigital @BL_MadeDigital]

Alert! Newly #digitised! 📢📢📢 This 19th C magical prayer scroll in #Geez is one of c. 300 #Ethiopian manuscripts published online in the last year. These decorative miniatures are just snap shots, but you can view Or 12025 in full here: https://t.co/SNR8zMmLRa

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If you watched the season 3 premiere of @TheCrownNetflix, you may have noticed one of our favorite paintings, "Old Man in Military Costume."

We went deeper into The Crown to find out whether the Queen would've actually had this painting in her gallery.

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