Tag: Art
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Pratchaya Charernsook’s “Chumphon Estuary” Clinches UOB Art Prize
[ad_1] Last Updated on 2023/11/08 Microplastics Menace Highlighted in UOB’s Southeast Asian Art Award 2023″. Ms Pratchaya Charernsook, a Thai artist, has been awarded the 2023 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year for her work “Chumphon Estuary”. The painting is a commentary on the ecological impact of microplastics. Featured image: 2023 UOB Southeast Asian…
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Russian drones and missiles attack Odesa, damaging an art museum
[ad_1] A day after Ukraine damaged a Russian naval vessel in an airstrike on Crimea, Russia hit the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with missiles and drones, injuring five people and damaging an art museum founded in the 19th century, local and military authorities said Monday.In another setback, Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Assault Brigade provided a…
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The Building: A cozy, communal gallery for Fredericton’s art lovers
[ad_1] Don’t let the imposing columns outside Fredericton’s Beaverbrook Art Gallery fool you—its new expansion is a warm, inviting space for art buffs (and an ideal party spot) (Photography by Doublespace Photography) The Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton houses its share of intimidatingly beautiful works (roughly 6,000) by artists like Cornelius Krieghoff, Emily Carr and…
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Bharat Today Armed With State Of Art Defence Technology: Dr Jitendra
[ad_1] Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressing “Indian Military Heritage Festival”, organised by the United Service Institution of India (USI) at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on Sunday. NEW DELHI, Oct 22 : Bharat today is armed with state-of-the-art technology in the Defence sector, Union Minister Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO,…
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HRF Sponsors Art Exhibition “Singing About North Korea: Heaven on Earth” at South Korea’s National Assembly
[ad_1] SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (Oct. 20, 2023) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces the upcoming art exhibition, “Singing About North Korea: Heaven on Earth,” dedicated to raising awareness of North Korean human rights issues. This thought-provoking exhibition will be held in the main hall of South Korea’s National Assembly from Oct. 25 to 27…
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45 minutes of art therapy can ward off stress
[ad_1] At this time and age, stress has become an inevitable part of everyone’s life. With so many people tackling so many things at once, nearly everyone seems to be overstressed. One way to help your mental health is through art therapy. Have you ever felt a sense of calmness when you picked a paintbrush,…
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El Anatsui Builds Monumental Art From Daily Life
[ad_1] It’s one of the great origin stories in contemporary art, a flash of instinct that would revolutionize a field. In 1998, El Anatsui was walking around Nsukka, Nigeria, and noticed a bag of aluminum bottle caps by the roadside. Anatsui, then a professor at the University of Nigeria who was drawn to daily-life materials…
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Three to See Saturday: Wilf Kozub art, Night of the Demons and D.O.A.
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Movies Local Arts Published Oct 07, 2023 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 1 minute read Wilfred Kozub’s Friendly Life in the Backyard is up at his Trinity Gallery show through Oct. 18. Photo by Wilfred Kozub /supplied Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may…
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A Giacometti for a Cezanne: Jeffrey Epstein’s Role in a Pricey Art Deal
[ad_1] In late 2016, when the private equity mogul Leon Black was trying to sell one expensive piece of art to buy another without incurring a hefty tax bill, he turned to the one man he knew who could help pull it off: his friend Jeffrey Epstein. On Nov. 23 that year, Mr. Black sold…
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Mary Pratt’s new biography details her rise to fame in Canada’s art world
[ad_1] Mary Pratt, the famed Canadian painter and subject of a new biography, turned jelly jars, egg cartons and a bucket of trout into fine art (Photograph by Ned Pratt, courtesy of the Mary Pratt Estate.) Mary Pratt saw the extraordinary in the ordinary objects that made up her life. The Canadian painter is renowned…