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How to take quality photographs of your painting using a mobile phone
by Avantika ChaurasiaAs an artist, you invest a lot of time and effort in creating a piece of art. Your artwork conveys a lot about you, and your sense of style. You put a lot of effort into ensuring its longevity. So, what is the best way to document it?
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LET'S START ART: JULY 2019
by Karishma SrivastavaWouldn't you love to watch your favorite movie with a nice cup of tea? This is what our theme was for the Let's Start Art sessions this month- Chai (tea) and Favourite movie. Schools reopened after long summer vacation, so the students were more excited than usual for the art class and Chai seemed to be a popular thing among children.
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Odisha Pattachitra: The Cultural Memorabilia of Rhythmic Lines
by Neha VashisthaThe Odisha Pattachitra is the live chronicle of the history of Odisha. One of the oldest art forms to have survived over thousand years, these cloth-based scroll paintings are significant as cultural memorabilia to the millions of pilgrims who come to the Jagannath Temple of Puri from all over India.
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How to write Effective Social Media Bio: Useful tips for artists
by Avantika ChaurasiaFocusing on a social media bio could sound extremely basic, right? However, an effective social media presence begins with a strong foundation.
In this blog, we'll discuss the essential components of a bio, but first, you need to understand what a social media bio is, why writing a bio on social media is important for artists and how your bio helps you establish an effective social media presence.
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Tanjore Painting: The Indian Treasure of Spiritual Creativity
by Neha VashisthaReflecting the religious traditions and spiritual creativity of Indian art forms, Tanjore painting is a unique visual amalgamation of art and craft and is considered as one of the most popular forms of classical South Indian painting.
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How to use Instagram: Steps and Advantages for Visual Artists
by Avantika ChaurasiaSimilar to Facebook, Instagram is the most widely used and popular social media platform. It's a great platform for artists to sell and promote art.
To get started, check out a few important things, this will help you improve your digital presence and attract more followers.
Your Instagram profile shows the images or videos that you post. Your posts will appear in the feeds of other people who have followed you and you'll also receive updates from users whose accounts you've chosen to follow.
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Warli Painting: Ebullient Image of Everlasting Happiness
by Neha VashisthaCelebrating the miracle of Mother Nature with the ebullience of everlasting happiness, the Warli paintings are the expressions of contentment experienced in harmony with nature.
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Gond Painting: A Visual Narrative of Voiced Traditions
by Neha VashisthaReverberating with stories, beliefs, and emotions of a live tradition, Gond painting is a saga of colorful, rhythmic songs on the surface. Creating a rich visual narrative in the form of wonderful lines, dots, and dashes, the painting connects the past and the present, the people and nature, the spiritual and the physical world.
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LET'S START ART: MAY 2019
by Karishma SrivastavaIn the Let's Start Art sessions, students often make paintings that can easily help us figure out their relationship with their parents/siblings, the surroundings they are living in, the things they love or hate and many such factors. In this session, we asked the students to make a paper mask of their favorite person, thing or fictional character. -
LET'S START ART: APRIL 2019
by Karishma Srivastava"Did you notice, I'm in class 3rd now, and that means I'll get to attend the art classes", said Golu from Government Primary School, Nagwa, when we started the art sessions. The new academic session started with the first week of April, so did our art sessions. In the first set of workshops, we asked the students to draw what they know about their city- Varanasi. -
A Zebra at Assi Ghat: A Mural in Varanasi
by Sana SabahWe have been conducting regular art workshops at Bhadaini Primary School in Varanasi for two years now, but this was the first time that the students worked with paints and brushes. Seeing their confidence it is hard to tell that this was their very first mural. The students enjoyed painting under the guidance of Ajay, Neelam, and Karishma.
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Interview of Ajay Prakash: Endeavours of a small town artist
by Sana SabahAjay Prakash is an artist from Varanasi. After completing his MFA he wants to become a teacher with an aim to guide students who have a knack for art. Currently, he is living his dream as an art instructor for children through Shuruart's Let's Start Art initiative. In this interview, Ajay talks about the challenges an artist from a place like Banaras has to undergo.
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