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Row over whitewashing of century-old murals at Kolkata’s government art college

The 170-year-old Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, has found itself at the centre of controversy over the whitewashing of century-old Rajasthani murals on the college building. The Rajasthani motifs — painted in a repetitive, matrix formation on the arches of three floors — are believed to have been commissioned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when …

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1 week ago

Bengaluru streets turn into art galleries with Gode BLR mural festival

Hindustan Times

The streets of Bengaluru have been transformed into a vibrant living gallery as part of the Gode BLR Mural Festival, a Bengaluru Hubba 2024 initiative. Organised as part of Bengaluru Hubba 2024, the Gode BLR festival has transformed ordinary walls into works of art, Murals have sprung to life across key locations in the city, adding splashes of color and …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Customised wall murals elevate homes in Hyderabad.

The Hindu

Love, matinee idols and nostalgia shape a wall at Balamreddy Sandeep Reddy’s house in Hyderabad. Created by Varshita Lakshmi, the first one features elements of cinema such as doodles of filming equipment, bust portraits of Kamal Haasan, Johnny Depp, Mammootty, Rajinikanth and Prabhas and the second mural depicts a king and his minister playing paachikalu as a tribute to Sandeep’s …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

She gave her drab L.A. apartment a stunning makeover for $2,500

LA Times

As an art director with a background in theater, Mary Kenny has a flair for interior design that rivals her skills as an event planner in the entertainment industry. I want my space to feel balanced between funky and chill.” Kenny’s gallery wall is filled with sentimental items displayed in frames she purchased at Valley Value Center: paw prints from …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

CNN

London CNN — A Banksy mural in Bristol, southwestern England, is set to be sold at auction next year, along with the building it was created on. “Well Hung Lover” was painted on the side of a building on Bristol’s Frogmore Street in 2006, with the city’s residents later voting to keep the mural. The city of Bristol has no …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

For Kendrick Lamar, spite is an engine on the exhilarating ‘GNX’

LA Times

Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate, in fact — on the side of a Honduran restaurant in his Compton hometown. 1 single with his appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That”; in May, he did it again with his own …

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1 month ago

Kendrick Lamar drops new surprise album ‘GNX’: Here are 5 first-listen takeaways

LA Times

Everyone suspected a new Kendrick Lamar album was coming soon — between a Super Bowl halftime show slot next year and a haul of Grammy nominations for “Not Like Us,” the time was as ripe as could be. “Wacced out murals” kicks off with the plaintive Spanish vocals of mariachi singer Deyra Barrera, and finds Kendrick surveying how his claim …

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1 month ago

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

China Daily

Technology, such as artificial intelligence and deep learning, is reshaping the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, bringing masterpieces back to their former glory and enabling people to appreciate their beauty beyond time and space. At the UNESCO headquarters in Paris late last month, Fragments of Civilization — Exhibition on the Mural Art of the Yongle Palace displayed one of …

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1 month ago

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

China Daily

Part of the original mural that depicts the Jade Emperor. This requires that we provide as much accurate data as possible to lead us closer to the original, true colors," Xu says. For traditional mural conservators, AI has shortened the long and dedicated duplicating period from months to hours. Last month, an exhibition to showcase the latest digital restoration results …

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1 month ago

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

China Daily

Technology, such as artificial intelligence and deep learning, is reshaping the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, bringing masterpieces back to their former glory and enabling people to appreciate their beauty beyond time and space. At the UNESCO headquarters in Paris late last month, Fragments of Civilization — Exhibition on the Mural Art of the Yongle Palace displayed one of …

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54 years, 11 months ago

I Hand-Painted a Mural for My Sister-In-Law’s Nursery. Then I Saw How She Defaced It.

Slate

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. No matter what you decide to do, I would not plan on going out of your way for Jess anytime soon, though, since for now, she’s shown she doesn’t deserve your time or talents. My husband’s family is more spread out—his parents/siblings visit us three to four times a year for a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Doris Price: The Civil Rights Activist Nearly Erased From History

Huff Post

Doris Price stares out from the 1965 photograph like a dare. “But she was able to fully express it after he died.” That freedom led to Doris Price’s two most significant achievements: the opening of the first Black bookstore in Rochester and the creation of a local Black Panther Party chapter. “The ’60s were a time of transition.” Brown grew …

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1 month, 1 week ago

From passersby to residents

China Daily

A clay-board artwork inspired by the mural of A Deer of Nine Colors from the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, created by Wu Mingfei using AI tools. At the age of 10, Wu Mingfei received a gift from his mother: a thick book about the murals in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. However, due to their high …

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1 month, 1 week ago

From passersby to residents

China Daily

A clay-board artwork inspired by the mural of A Deer of Nine Colors from the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, created by Wu Mingfei using AI tools. At the age of 10, Wu Mingfei received a gift from his mother: a thick book about the murals in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. However, due to their high …

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1 month, 1 week ago

From passersby to residents

China Daily

A clay-board artwork inspired by the mural of A Deer of Nine Colors from the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, created by Wu Mingfei using AI tools. At the age of 10, Wu Mingfei received a gift from his mother: a thick book about the murals in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. However, due to their high …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela cause of death revealed

LA Times

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela speaks during a news conference ahead of his jersey retirement ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. It was just last month when 63-year-old Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who sparked Fernandomania, died from an undisclosed illness. The latest details come three weeks after Valenzuela’s death and days after …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Lucknow slum children thank Sabyasachi by making his mural with Rubik's cubes

India Today

Children from a Lucknow slum, who recreated Sabyasachi Mukherjee's bridal campaign, thanked the designer for his response with a heartfelt gesture: a Rubik's cube mural, showcased in their latest video. The children, guided by the non-profit organisation Innovation For Change, had recreated the fashion icon’s latest bridal collection, showcasing red bridal outfits made from donated clothes. In order to express …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Street artist aims to promote LGBTQIA+ emancipation with Amsterdam mural of kissing men

NL Times

Internationally renowned Amsterdam street artist Judith de Leeuw has created her fifth mural in the Dutch capital. Titled Behind the Rainbow, the 13.5-meter high mural of two kissing men in the heart of Amsterdam is aimed at encouraging the acceptance of LGBTQIA+ love. She hopes that making two men kissing each other part of Amsterdam’s street scene will help get …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Laguna artist realizes public art wish with marine life mural

LA Times

Local artist Amy Rose Hammond stands over her mural “Protect, Don’t Pollute” at the Stage on Forest in downtown Laguna Beach. For the past month, passersby have laid eyes upon “Protect, Don’t Pollute,” a public art installation created by Amy Rose Hammond that now serves as the decorative surface of the performance stage on Forest Avenue. Amy Rose Hammond’s “Protect, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Adoor Calls for Policy to Protect Kerala Mural Paintings

The Hindu

Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has called for policymaking and legislation to protect Kerala mural paintings. He said that murals which have much historic value are on the verge of destruction in many places. He also stressed the need to create awareness among the public about the importance of such murals.

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Robert Vargas refleja en su mural en honor a Fernando Valenzuela el símbolo de ‘unidad, comunidad y arte’

LA Times

Unidad, comunidad y arte, son los elementos que el artista Robert Vargas quiso esbozar con la creación de un mural del legendario Fernando Valenzuela que fue develado el fin de semana del cumpleaños del ‘Toro’, en el corazón de Boyle Heights. A una milla, en Little Tokio, al otro lado del puente que da al mural, Vargas había entregado el …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fluid Intertwined: Charles Foussard's Mural Takes Flight in Hyderabad

The Hindu

French artist Charles Foussard brings his mural art to Hyderabad as part of the fourth edition of the Wall Art Festival. The mural combines a human portrait with abstract forms to explore the interconnectedness between humans and the Universe. The fluid, energetic forms symbolise the link between the micro (human) and macro (Universe). The artist prefers not to research before …

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2 months ago

Brazilian Artist Uses Ash and Mud to Lament Climate Disasters in Sao Paulo Mural

Associated Press

Brazilian artist Mundano creates a massive mural in Sao Paulo using ash and mud to highlight climate disasters. The mural depicts deforestation and severe drought in the Amazon rainforest with its parched brown earth and gray tree stumps. It features Indigenous activist Alessandra Korap wearing a crown of flowers and holding a sign that says: 'Stop the destruction #keepyourpromise'.

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2 months ago

Robert Vargas began Fernando Valenzuela mural on the day the Dodgers great died. It’s become an altar

LA Times

Robert Vargas had barely wrapped up his first day of work on a Boyle Heights mural honoring Fernando Valenzuela on Tuesday night when he heard the news that the beloved Dodgers pitcher had died at age 63. “I was a kid when all of this was happening and I just know that he is someone that is inspiring to not …

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Row over whitewashing of century-old murals at Kolkata’s government art college

Bengaluru streets turn into art galleries with Gode BLR mural festival

Customised wall murals elevate homes in Hyderabad.

She gave her drab L.A. apartment a stunning makeover for $2,500

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

For Kendrick Lamar, spite is an engine on the exhilarating ‘GNX’

Kendrick Lamar drops new surprise album ‘GNX’: Here are 5 first-listen takeaways

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

AI shows true colors of iconic artwork

I Hand-Painted a Mural for My Sister-In-Law’s Nursery. Then I Saw How She Defaced It.

Doris Price: The Civil Rights Activist Nearly Erased From History

From passersby to residents

From passersby to residents

From passersby to residents

Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela cause of death revealed

Lucknow slum children thank Sabyasachi by making his mural with Rubik's cubes

Street artist aims to promote LGBTQIA+ emancipation with Amsterdam mural of kissing men

Laguna artist realizes public art wish with marine life mural

Adoor Calls for Policy to Protect Kerala Mural Paintings

Robert Vargas refleja en su mural en honor a Fernando Valenzuela el símbolo de ‘unidad, comunidad y arte’

Fluid Intertwined: Charles Foussard's Mural Takes Flight in Hyderabad

Brazilian Artist Uses Ash and Mud to Lament Climate Disasters in Sao Paulo Mural

Robert Vargas began Fernando Valenzuela mural on the day the Dodgers great died. It’s become an altar