The Huemanist is a website dedicated to literary aspects of Art, where we try to provide audience the insights of Art history, Aesthetics, Indian Art, Paintings, Artists, Mediums and much more.
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The Huemanist is a blog dedicated to literary aspects of Art, where we try to provide the audience with the insights of Art history, Aesthetics, Indian Art, Paintings, Artists, Mediums and much more.
राजा राजा वर्मा, यह नाम कला इतिहासकारों , कला समीक्षकों तथा कुछ कलाकारों के अलावा ज़्यादातर लोग संक्षिप्त में नहीं जानते होंगे | रवि वर्मा की जीवनी पढ़ते वक्त उनके निजी जीवन के बारे में ज़्यादा दिखाई भी नहीं पड़ता | राजा वर्मा (रवि वर्मा के छोटे भाई) , जिनका उनके जीवन में बड़ा प्रभाव रहा उनके बारे में भी कम ही देखने मिलता है | मगर हम जब भी पश्चिमी चित्रकारों की बात करें तो उन पर लिखा साहित्य, फिल्में, डॉक्यूमेंट्री, आदि संक्षिप्त में बनी मिलती हैं| उत्तर - प्रभाववादी डच चित्रकार विन्सेंट वैन गॉघ की जीवनी पढ़ते वक्त उनके निजी तथा पारिवारिक संबंधों के बारे में काफी पढ़ने मिलता है , उसमे भी अहम् तौर पर उनके जीवन में उनके छोटे भाई थिओ के योगदान के बारे में निश्चिन्त ही| पश्चिमी देशों में दस्तावेजीकरण का हमेशा से ही बहुत महत्त्व रहा है| जब रवि वर्मा कार्यरत थे , तब भारत अंग्रेजों का गुलाम था , हमारे अपने संघर्ष थे| एक तरफ रियासतें अपना स्वतंत्र स्थान रखे हुए थीं , त
Whenever we talk about the muse, western art history pops out with some exclusive examples of artists and beautiful ladies who inspired the artists ranging from Renaissance to contemporary art. India’s primitive kind of art did not give us an account of the lovely ladies who posed for the artists. Highly muse oriented works of Ravi Varma and his introduction to the western style of realistic painting first time in India made his paintings excel during the period. He exceeded all the artists of the prestigious court of Travancore and even won many national and International awards. In 1904 the imperial government awarded Ravi Varma with Kaiser-i-Hind Medal. The award mentioned the title 'Raja' for the first time against his name. Ravi Varma won Governor’s Gold Medal in 1873 for the painting Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair Raja Ravi Varma and brother Raja Varma left Travancore after the death of his patron Raja Aiyiliam Thirunal and settled in Bombay (now Mumbai). It
The Art world has not changed since ancient Greece when nine goddess daughters of Zeus motivated artists to create Aesthetically beautiful Art. They always needed muses. The long record of Art history shows us some extraordinary examples of beautiful paintings of ladies that inspired artists. Do we often see men doing the muse role? Since the Renaissance, female artists have worked alongside their fellow male artists, subduing gender discrimination to achieve a recognizable position in the Art world. They created some extraordinary art despite the struggle to exist in the art circles. Still, it is difficult to find depictions of men that were female artist’s lovers, friends and muses. Despite museums filled with beautiful female nudes, female artists were not allowed in the nude class even after a few centuries Renaissance. After looking at this fact, there comes a thought, was Renaissance was really a ‘Rebirth’ or ‘Reawakening’? Surely not for female artists. Still, female ar
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