Glass paintings

There different types of arts which are created by various artist. One of the sections of art and painting is glass painting. It is a form of art which differs a bit with the regular art of drawing and paintings. From the name glass painting, it is obvious that the form of art is related with glass. Separate special colors are used for the process. Designs are initially painted on the glass surface. When the paint gets dried, colors added to the design which gives an exotic looks to painting. Generally it is framed over the aluminium sheets. The aluminium sheet is very shinny and bright. So, it helps to give a shinny look to the particular painting. White plain papers are also used for the purpose.

Fida Hussein dies aged 96

The world of arts lost one of its brightest sons a few days back with the death of acclaimed Indian artist Maqbul Fida Hussein in London. The 96 year old was suffering from various physical problems for a long time and it was nearly three years that he hadn’t picked up the brush. This hugely talented painter and artist was immensely controversial in his homeland for depicting the Holy Mother in a nude avatar and as a result of the ensuing protests, he had to flee the country and was staying in London for more than a decade at the time of his death.

Art and Painting

With the advent of the camera, one great art that is dwindling is the art of making portraits. Even 50 years ago one could see a portrait artist making a portrait of ones grandfather in his study. The portrait artists are highly skilled and the work requires hours of meticulous work. The final outcome of many such portraits can be seen stacked in the attic or in store rooms. But these works of art stand the test of time and hopefully will be back in vogue once again. The art is slowly dying away with only a few well places artists indulging in portraits in their leisure.

The Evolution of Painting

Creative art has always been one of the tools for man to express himself and this has been a trend from ancient times as we have seen in cave paintings like the ones in Altamira in Spain and in many other places. Painting gradually evolved from being just a way to express oneself to being a tool to show the frustrations and depressions of life as was done by Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. The evolution of art as we see it now focuses on abstract paintings, figures that evoke emotion that vary from horrifying to tempting and younger artists are concentrating more and more on these abstract forms of art.

Art and painting focus….the dimensions of modern art

Modern art has been an important aspect in the field of Art and painting focus.This includes different artistic works that denotes various styles and philosophy of art that has been produced during the year between 1860’s to 1970’s.Modern art includes painters like Vincent van Gogh,Paul Gauguin,Georges Seurat and many more.MOMA is the museum of modern art.
By looking at the work of different Indian artist there seem hardly anything to differentiate from their art that has been made in other parts of the world.Nasreen Mohamedi was known for his minimalist ink drawings,some of her work recollects Indian music and she was also motivated by the Islamic architecture and their design.

Pablo Picasso - One of the greatest

Anyone who is remotely interested in art has heard about Pablo Picasso. He is one of the most renowned and most celebrated figures in the art world of the 20th century.
Born in Spain in 1881, he revolutionized how the world looked at modern art. Regarded by many as the co-founder of the Cubist revolution, he experimented with various painting styles throughout his life. His father was a professor of Fine Arts at the School of Fine Arts in Coruna. His father was also a painter, and Pablo showed a keen interest in painting from a very early age. According to his mother, his first words were “piz, piz” which means “pencil”

Painting as a part time job for women

Painting has now evolved from conventional hobby activity to now a part time job. Housewives in U.K are now picking up painting as more that a hobby and now as a part time job. The real motivation here is to remove bore drum when the kids are off to school and housewives prefer to work at home. These painting are sold for nearly ₤8- ₤20 depending on the buyer. It’s a good alternative than not doing anything or just lazing around and making no use of their talent at all.