If one were to name the top artists of the 20th Century, the name Salvador Dali would figure in the top bracket. This most versatile and prolific artist is known best for his surrealist paintings. Although some people consider him to be the father of surrealism, it was actually Andre Breton, a French writer, and […]
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It is usual for children of actor parents to follow in their parent’s footsteps and become actors. But there are exceptions. Take Willow Camille Reign Smith, for instance, daughter of famous actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, who instead of becoming an actor chose singing and soon established herself in the music world. It
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Artist Peter Doig’s “serene, fantastical paintings feature kaleidoscope landscapes, punctuated by enigmatic, partially obscured figures”. This description on www.artsy.net so aptly captures the works of this amazing painter, who was born in Edinburg, Scotland but is now based in Trinidad. Doig is a gigantic figure in the art world, earning millions of dollars from his
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Gagosian is a contemporary art gallery that exhibits some of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries. To be able to showcase one’s works in this gallery is immensely prestigious but to be only 27 years of age to do so speaks volumes about the artist. This incredible artist is Anna Weyant,
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Matthew Wong, the incredibly gifted Canadian painter, ended his life by suicide just before the pandemic. He was only 35. He was suffering from depression, Tourette’s syndrome and autism. However, he left behind some of the most spectacular works of art that Raffi Khatchadourian, in an article in the New Yorker, describes as “works of
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There are millions of cat lovers in the world. But Louis Wain was one, who changed people’s perception about cats through his cat illustrations at the beginning of the 20th Century. HG Wells, the science fiction writer, had this to say about him, “He had made the cat his own. He invented a cat style,
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Portrait artists are in a class of their own, but Scott R Greenwood, who uses the acronym SRG for his name on Instagram, simply hits another level. His creations, all in black and white, are selling like hot cakes. Based in Manchester, England, this 26-year-old contemporary artist specializes in largescale black and white artwork. So
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Although making cakes in the image of everyday objects is no more a novelty, it still doesn’t fail to excite us. One such confectioner, who has been amazing to his viewers on the internet, is Ersin Gunduz from Istanbul, Turkey. The likeness of the cakes to the objects created is so incredible that if it
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If you happen to walk into where Caitlin’s replicas and oddities for the strange and unusual are displayed, you can experience a shudder down your spine. These scary replicas are no less than those found in houses of horrors. All this is the handiwork of Caitlin, a makeup effects artist, who has turned replica and
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If you want to see luxurious palaces and richly adorned castles, you don’t need to visit them physically. Just visit the confectionary shop of Renat Agzamov, a Russian confectioner, who creates extremely elaborate architectural marvels and much else in the form of cakes. Such is the expertise of this outstanding confectioner that his cakes look