When talking about Asian art and its history, it is hard to place it in one distinct category since it has been influenced by numerous religions, cultures, and traditions from various countries across the continent. Eastern art is extremely versatile ranging from drawings and paintings on paper and silk, ink painting, and calligraphy to woodblock … Read more
Although a lot of individuals know and recognize the painting “The Great Wave of Kanagawa”, there might be some that are not familiar with the creator of this painting – Katsushika Hokusai. During his career in art and his lifetime, this eccentric artist managed to produce over 30.000 artworks, however, his most famous one “The … Read more
LONDON, September 10, 2013 (AFP) – The first painted portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London on Wednesday. The one-meter height picture by Jonathan Yeo, one of Britain’s leading portrait painters, shows the 16-year-old doing her … Read more