Art & Artists

Beijing Olympics – Picture and Inside Stories !

BEIJING OLYMPICS
PICTURE STORY!

Olympics Games opens in Beijing in the National Stadium nicknamed as Birds Nest !
The National stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. The stadium can seat as many as 91,000 spectators during the Olympics. This More >

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Deepika Padukone to be Grand Marshal at India Day Parade in New York

New York, June 11 (IANS) Deepika Padukone, who stormed Bollywood with her debut film “Om Shanti Om” last year, is to lead the 28th India Day Parade here as Grand Marshal Aug 17 to celebrate India’s 61st Independence Day.

The parade, organised every year by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), moves down Madison Avenue in More >

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Ekta Kapoor’s Lightning fixation-Mahabharat Review

After seeing the disastrous ‘first night’ of Ekta Kapoor’s Mahabharat where a horrendous screechy Draupadi throws a bahu tantrum , I resolved never to see another episode.
But (wo)man proposes and weather disposes. It was pouring. Depressing mournful winds were howling and blowing against my tightly shut French windows.
I must have either been very bored More >

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Basic Chords of Guitar (Part-1): by Sablu Mukesh

Basic Chords of Guitar (Part-1): by Sablu Mukesh

Introduction:
Dear Readers and the beginners, I have immense pleasure and take my privilege to publish these contexts on Guitar chords as many readers/members have shown their keen interest in knowing and learning about Guitar Chords. I am sure many of them will be well acquainted More >

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The exhibition of modern figurative art..

The exhibition of modern figurative art at the 1×1 Art Gallery in Jumeirah, Dubai has showcased the ways in which urbanization has left its imprint on the minds of Indian contemporary artists .
INDIAN ART is of great vital importance in accordance to its culture and heritage.
Art is of various types and it changes its style More >

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The Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization, or the Harappan Culture, formed the earliest urban civilization on the Indian sub-continent, and one of the earliest in the world. Its unique urban characteristics ensure it a place in the annals of world architecture. However, before discussing these, it is worthwhile to briefly examine the history of its discovery.
Archaeologists More >

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C.W. Sharpe-The Tempest

 
Caliban. Miranda. Prospero. The Tempest – 1875

C. W. Sharpe, (England 1818 – 1899), Caliban. Miranda. Prospero. The Tempest (1875), 6-9/16″ x 5″, Engraving on heavy paper.

A wonderful rendering of the first act (Scene 2) of Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest, when Prospero beckons Caliban, the son of the witch, Sycorax, and claims he is corrupt More >

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A Time to Dance Blog.

 
DCA Panel: Presenting Ballet Across America
Posted in DC, Dance, art, arts, ballet, blogging, chicago, dance criticism, dance education, dancing, dc dance, writing at 9:11 am by Maria
The first session I attended was on Saturday afternoon. Entitled Presenting Ballet Across America, it was a More >

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Erector Set Skyscraper

“I have always wanted to build a model skyscraper using Erector parts.The model skyscraper, built from a toy and 65 feet in height, takes on the dimensions of a full sized building.

The circle of actual buildings inspiring a toy in 1909,
which is then used to build a model skyscraper the size of an actual building More >

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