Peter Dodoo, Yoga student of ‘Mr Strong’, Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accra, c1955 James Barnor was born in 1929, and opened his first photography studio in Accra in 1949. He also worked for the press, capturing in photos the movement that led to his country’s independence in 1957 Source link
Larger-than-life art sculptures and masterpieces, installations, paintings on canvas and art that speaks volumes are some highlights of the ongoing ‘Arts in Hong Kong’ campaign. The message is clear—the world of art is back on its foot and thriving after enduring two years of the pandemic. The recently-concluded Art Basel Hong Kong, which was a … Read more
Russian artist Anna Leporskaya’s Three Figures (1932-1934) became one of the most iconic unintentional defacements of classic work in the history of the art world when it was vandalised by a security worker at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center at Yekaterinburg in Russia in February this year. The offender reportedly drew eyes on two faceless … Read more
An object of beauty. That’s what an art work is often described as. A landmark garbage dump and real life stories of waste pickers would hardly classify as your typical artwork. But digital storytelling project Suno hits hard. An aural immersive experience, it picks on stories of a waste-picker community living near Bhalswa, the largest … Read more
Environmental appreciation, protection, and awareness are not restricted to seminars, activism or leadership lessons alone. They have now entered the world of art with strong sensibilities depicted in installations, sculptures, interactive games, and art books. That’s because art can powerfully evoke the sentiments of nature through ways one cannot even fathom. A close watch at … Read more
By Shubhangi Shah When you look from afar, artist Varunika Saraf’s Portents II feels pleasant to the eyes with all its differently shaped comets. But as you tread closer, the reality unfolds, and pleasure turns into distress. Inside each comet, the artist has carefully drawn small paintings depicting violence, all drawn from current affairs. “Many … Read more
By Shubhangi Shah Since Covid-19 has come to define a large part of our lives today, the pandemic took centre stage at the ongoing Indian Art Fair in the national capital too. Artist Sudipta Das’ Home is one such piece of art. Her artwork features over 1,000 human figurines stuffed inside a structure in the … Read more
Holly Greenberg was a 24-year-old graduate student in the mechanical engineering lab at Brigham Young University (BYU) when she stumbled on the idea that folded paper cranes might have any relevance to her work. Greenberg was interested in compliant mechanisms – that is, objects whose motion comes from bending, folding, and twisting. One of her … Read more
A leading dentist says fewer people now need dentures – but there will always be some who need false teeth. Source link
Babies who got antiretroviral drug therapy within hours of birth and stayed HIV-negative for months or years may offer a clue to treating newly diagnosed adults. Source link