Mark Hudson looks at how the artist saw the women in his life – as either goddesses or doormats. Weeping Woman (Dora), (60 х 49 cm, 23 ⅝ х 19 ¼ inches) is an oil on canvas painted by Pablo Picasso in France in 1937. Picasso was intrigued with the subject, and revisited theContinue reading “Pablo Picasso’s love affair with women”
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STRī AVALEKHA
Divided into 5 categories, the exhibition is spread across mediums representing the woman as an emotion – Harmony; Love; Pride; Devotion; and Acquiescence; throwing light on the stylistic differences in artists’ expression conveyed by the female form. HARMONY Harmony represents the woman as a lover, engaging in a tacit dialogue with her companion.
Woman as Object, Woman as Subject: The Male Gaze and the DC Comics Relaunch
by Shawn Daughhetee In 2011, DC Comics relaunched their entire line of comics in hopes of revitalizing their brand and attracting new readers. With The New 52 came a lot of controversy surrounding female creators and characters. The loudest public outcry has been over the perceived objectification of women in Red Hood and the OutlawsContinue reading “Woman as Object, Woman as Subject: The Male Gaze and the DC Comics Relaunch”
Interpreting Kalamkari
Tantra Song: Rare 17th-Century Indian Paintings That Look Like 20th-Century Western Art by Maria Popova What a deadly bus accident has to do with Paul Klee, Paris, and the poetry of abstraction. We’ve previously explored some fragments of the spectrum of art inspired by the Hindu tradition, from beautiful artisanal artwork based on Indian mythology toContinue reading
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