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Why Romartika decided not to display paintings of masters in its group exhibition.

Romartika decided not to display old masters in its upcoming group exhibition. In this video they are explaining the reason.

Apr 304 min read

AUCTION HOUSE AND A DEAD BODY

The two faces of the world of art. The plush auction houses and the poor models who pose for the life studies by artists.

Van Gogh painted almost two dozen self portraits in three years!

ROMARTIKA CORRESPONDENT

Aug 4, 20231 min read

Van Gogh painted almost two dozen self portraits in three years!

We created an exhibition in 3D simulated gallery space for the self-portraits by Vincent Van Gogh. It is not unusual for artists to be...

Avoid news reports if you want to know about art. Social media and Advertorial do a better job.

ROMARTIKA CORRESPONDENT

Jul 14, 20231 min read

Avoid news reports if you want to know about art. Social media and Advertorial do a better job.

General perception says Advertorials are propaganda. Of course, social media is silly. So called serious people smirk at both and rely on...

Not many accountants were artists in history...

Mar 16, 20235 min read

Not many accountants were artists in history...

Few days back, I came across a video of some experiment conducted by Paytm. Of course, there are a whole lot of open questions about the...

Why there was no Michelangelo or Leonardo in India?

Mar 30, 20224 min read

Why there was no Michelangelo or Leonardo in India?

Some time back I was visiting an art gallery. The manager of the gallery was very courteous to me. They had been displaying works of...

Does a spiritually enlightened mind still remain creative?

Jasjit Singh Anand

Mar 29, 20223 min read

Does a spiritually enlightened mind still remain creative?

While I am not enlightened but I have witnessed numerous satori’s to get a glimpse of peace and stillness that lies in that state. One...

Meera Srikant

Mar 15, 20223 min read

Could Buddha be an artist?

Meera Srikant writes her view about the connection between spiritual enlightenment and being creative. Does Enlightenment Permit...

Gaurav Sharma

Mar 2, 20224 min read

Why India does not have a Leonardo or Michelangelo? Explores author Gaurav Sharma...

Yes! Leonardo and Michelangelo are among the greatest masters of art this planet has ever produced. Have you ever wondered why India...

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Is it easy for a woman to be an artist in our society?

ROMARTIKA CORRESPONDENT

Feb 20, 20224 min read

Is it easy for a woman to be an artist in our society?

Your correspondent met an artist of Romartika recently. We shall not disclose the identity of the artist for reasons that will be clear...

Jan 28, 20224 min read

Painting copied! Does it matter?

Imagine some unscrupulous artist copying Van Gogh's paintings in late nineteenth century when he was recuperating in the asylum. Could it...

Dec 6, 20212 min read

Camera was not the enemy of painting!

It was photography that paved the way for impressionism... Even if the general idea is that the impressionism movement was born to...

The king is not enough. The convention too must be killed!

Oct 29, 20216 min read

The king is not enough. The convention too must be killed!

Nothing altered the course of art more than French revolution did. The king and the queen and the church loomed over the masses of France...

With the flow - creativity and health and mind

Sudatta Bagche Mukherjee

Oct 23, 20214 min read

With the flow - creativity and health and mind

The last stroke was a bold one. A big blue line engulfing considerable portion of the sky. I looked out the window. It is still raining....

João Pedro Marques

Oct 16, 20213 min read

Art is changing with social media

What if we rejected the metaphysics of art – the philosophy that values or devalues it? And if we approach art through a perspective of...

The internet and the artist and the struggle - an artist's journal

Priya Yabaluri

Oct 5, 20212 min read

The internet and the artist and the struggle - an artist's journal

The internet is ultimately a “whatever you want” delivery machine. While the world is bathing recklessly in its glory, the creative mind...

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Are you making any money? If not, do something else. Why art? Sell potatoes or be a scrap merchant!

Oct 3, 20214 min read

Are you making any money? If not, do something else. Why art? Sell potatoes or be a scrap merchant!

‘I heard that you have been doing something for a while. How is it going?’ Said the old man, who knew my life for more than past twenty...

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The Making of a Masterpiece: What Renders an Artwork Unforgettable?

Pooja Sonkar

Sep 27, 20216 min read

The Making of a Masterpiece: What Renders an Artwork Unforgettable?

In the year 2013, at Christie’s, New York, the epicentre of the art world, Jeff Koons sent out waves, unsettling both art enthusiasts,...

Art through the lens of a veteran of mathematics

Dr Amit Biswas

Sep 26, 20212 min read

Art through the lens of a veteran of mathematics

ROMARTIKA has brought me in close contact with a battery of artists, not just through their bold and beautiful website and the...

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Meera Srikant

Sep 22, 20212 min read