A passer-by in an urban city landscape would have observed the colourful, illegal and often provocative graffiti spray-painted in many areas. While many consider this street art to be nothing but a nuisance, graffiti is now gaining recognition from the … Continue reading What is Graffiti? An Overview of Graffiti as an Art Form
If you want to travel back in time, then spending time at the Met is the closest thing to it. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, or the Met, is the United States’ largest art museum. Boasting … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know about the Metropolitan Museum of Art
First, art is a broad category that encompasses a wide range of human activities, including the creation of visual,aural, or performative artifacts. Artwork that exhibits the author’s inventive or technical talent and is intended to be admired for its beauty … Continue reading Appreciating African and European Creativity of an Individual’s Artwork
Vincent van Gogh. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Probably either (one of) his world-famous paintings ‘The Starry Night’, or the fact that he cut off his own ear. This “incident” happened in 1888 and marks the … Continue reading Vincent Van Gogh: Find Out What Shaped the Life and Art of the World Famous Artist
When I first visited Paris, France, I only stayed for two short days. In those forty-eight hours, the school group I traveled with squeezed in as many sights and destinations they could, trying to educate us of a culture and … Continue reading Travel Guide: The Art History You Need to Know Before Visiting the Louvre
Stockholm Gamla Stan Must-visit Gamla Stan is one of Europe’s best preserved and biggest medieval towns. It is also a popular tourist attraction. This place and Riddarholmen are described as a stroll-friendly museum by the website visitstockholm.se. Here you can … Continue reading Travel Guide: Explore Culture Through Museums in Stockholm
The art of weaving has been around ever since humans began settling down. It is common knowledge that weaving is used to produce textiles but, what we may miss is that it can be used for more purposes. Weaving is … Continue reading The Ancient Art of Wicker Weaving and its Significance in History
The imposant role of Greek culture is mysterious but overwhelmed with eternal spirit. Modern life shaped its existence upon the nuances of art, architecture, government and sport dealing with ancient Greece. Traditional dance is hiding as an essential companion of … Continue reading Greek Dances and How They Transform the Culture and Lifestyle of Modern Greece
“To tell a story is to discover or reveal a secret”- A.K.Ramanujan We humans have an innate tendency to fabricate stories, poetry, and art and acquaint them on to another person who then would pass them on to the next … Continue reading Folklore Culture of Karnataka: A Glimpse into the Art Forms of the State