Tibetan thanka painting has become very popular in the world market, when people speak of thanka, Tibetan thankas are what they have in their mind. Although in its early stages Tibetan thanka painting was highly influenced by Nepalese style, after the 16th century, marked differences between the two styles began to appear.

 

How can we distinguish Nepalese painting from Tibetan?

 

Difference between Tibetan Thangka and Nepalese Paubha…

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After submitting for a juried art show and being rejected, it can be quite a negative experience to the artist. Sometimes this will lead the artist to doubt their artistic talent, their technique and their overall sense of well being.

Artists’ should understand that the decision as to who is accepted into a show is a very subjective and personal decision made by the juror(s). This decision simply means that your art was not appealing to that judge or person. It is as…

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As you can see, I start my post with a title that seems like an exclamation mark. However what I really wanted it to indicate is the pillayar suzhi, the traditional Tamil way of starting a new piece of writing on paper. It resembles the Tamil letter that is pronounced as "Ooh" and hence the title. A theory behind it is that the practice started with Rajnikanth using his laser vision once on old Tamil papyrus to burn the character, but I completely reject this theory. Rajni using his laser…

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Dr H K Kejriwal inaugurates Tagore Hall at Jayamahal Sarbajanin Durga Charitable Samiti, Bangalore…

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This article is dedicated to an exemplary master craftsman who lives by the by lanes of Yelahanka New Town. This story has been woven around 5 years back



Among us , we have a huge collection of arts(paintings).Once in a year I purchase paintings to make up my rooms.The usual transaction happens through “Fabmall.com” now called Indiaplaza.in.They have a good collection of art facts on their portal.



Some time back(5 years ago),we purchased 2 paintings ---Picasso’s”Dream” and… Continue

I work in a corporate setting and with the work and travel, there is very little time to do art work on a daily basis. And since a little bit of art goes a long way into brightening up my soul, I have come up with some cool methods.

For art work - I have a small post pad and a bunch of crayons in my desk. I doodle and do my art journal work whenever I take a break. It takes just like 5 minutes but gets me totally pumped up.

For poetry - I have made it a point to write one poem…

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