Short summary about you I was born in 1935 in Sindh (at that time British India and now Pakistan). After the partition of India in 1947 we lost our homes and migrated to Delhi. Lived under poor conditions in refugee camps. No schooling, different language and sickness. We were 8 members in the family living together in 12 square meter…
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The Cubism movement emerged during the early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture. The movement is thought to have begun in Paris (specifically in the neighborhoods of Montmartre, Montparnasse, and Puteaux which were populated by artists) during the 1910s and 1920s. Cubism was chiefly pioneered by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Other important artists of the…
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Can you tell us a bit about you and how you found your voice as an artist? I grew up in suburban South Wales. Finding a voice as an artist is not something that I’ve been consciously aware of. I’ve never latched on to a singular style or manner of working and only ever depicted the subject in pursuit oftheidea.…
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August, the popular holiday season when Europeans’s take their leave of the city and seek refuge in the country or by the seaside. Most of us seek out expansive landscapes that provide relief from the bustle of everyday life. Just like us, the best painters throughout time were attracted by landscapes, endeavoring to pay tribute to the natural beauty of…
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Short summary about you? I am a British printmaker living in York in the north of England. I’m one of the organisers of the annual York Open Studios event and I also teach printmaking workshops in my studio. What is your art about? A lot of my subject matter comes from the architecture, animals and scenery I see around me…
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Please introduce yourself to us! I am a contemporary figurative artist with a passion for ballet and the theatre. I am privileged to be invited to many ballet performances to capture the dancers. I work mainly with pastel, watercolour and mixed media. I exhibit all over the UK and have my work in collections world wide. I also teach art…
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Self-Portrait (New-York), 2010, from the series”I Miss You Already” How did you come to art, or how did art come to you? I grew up surrounded by art. There are a few artists and designers in my family, including my mother who was a costume designer. I studied art throughout my childhood in Shanghai. With the support of my family,…
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Until the era of the French Revolution, the presentation of nude figures in European art were only permitted in religious or mythological paintings. Even then, it was discouraged. The nineteenth century was a time of questioning these conventions when many modern artists began playing with the symbolism of the nude. In this article, Singulart takes a closer look at the…
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The origin of abstract art is often dated to 1910 when Wassily Kandinsky painted the first non-figurative artwork in the history of modern art. His painting, bearing the inscription “abstract watercolor” on the back contained no evocation of observed reality. His piece would come to launch one of the most popular artistic genres of the 20th century. In this article…
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Can you tell us a bit about you? Growing up in a Minneapolis ghetto was belittling yet ironically colorful. I started oil painting and found depicting the strange ordeals of the average soul fulfilling and close to home. I’m an artist, filmmaker and singer-songwriter based in Germany and have lived and worked in New York, San Mateo and Los Angeles.…
