Art & Culture
55 Threads
On Friday, Paris becomes the second city to host the Olympic Summer Games at least three times. "Paris isn’t a city, it’s a world.” — King Francis I I must say, I have to agree....
Here comes our 'friend' again with another comms thread. Let's see what's at No. 3 .. https://t.co/7W0yyRzqmg
Despite her family’s attempts to keep their daughter away from political activity by sending her to France to study art, Inji Aflatoun strongly refused. She wrote in her memoirs: “...
1. This was not done by some descending horde defacing a piece of beautifully carved stone whose meaning was long forgotten in an act of vandalism. This was done by once pagan con...
Why is there so much ugly public art these days? And why it matters... (thread) 🧵 https://t.co/UJksiDWgZJ
Bihar, known for its rich art and culture, is a treasure trove of heritage and creativity. #GITagged #Bihar #BiharDay #BiharDiwas #India #VocalForLocal #Handicrafts #Handloom #Fo...
Another v interesting aspect of Japanese culture is the whole ‘biomechanical’ theme in manga / anime. There’s a blurring of the line between the organic and the inorganic. Intrigui...
🎬 15 Films Celebrating Doomed Romance 💔 A Thread 🧵#ValentinesDay https://t.co/IN3UkvBzb3
Asked GPT4 to depict an attractive Indian man and woman based on the beauty ideal, taking into account the average phenotype of what it considers India. https://t.co/ThWLY9zXMz
Today, We cover BIHAR in our All-in-One Series • GI Tag • PVTGs • Dance forms • National Parks • Historical Caves eg: Barabar • Other key Facts in a single thread Bookmark & Li...
The video below is Emily Wilson, the Homeric translator promoted by the corporate media, reciting Book 23 from her translation of the Odyssey It is disturbing - a mockery of the g...
Once upon a time there was no such thing as Surrealism. Until, 109 years ago, an Italian artist called Giorgio de Chirico painted this... https://t.co/yl9HyBsh0H
We're told early not to direct the screenplay on the page. It's just terrible advice. You want the reader to see the movie on screen as they read. This will often mean evoking s...
1. THE TEMPLE IS A COMPLETE INSTITUTION On the outermost walls of the Laxman Temple, Khajuraho, one can witness interesting scenes depicted on the wall panels in low relief. https...
From the Beyeler Foundation to the Stab Restaurant in Riehen 🤔 https://t.co/Nn12MIJnXJ
today is a special day as my art will go live with @weareunitlondon online expo 'The Pixel Generation' which happens in collaboration with @RtClick_Save 💜 in this group show, I wi...
Joséphine Bonaparte, the French Empress, nursed an obsession. She would wait fervently for exquisitely-designed boxes to arrive from Kashmir carrying ethereal Pashmina shawls. But...
Popular choices of late keep plunging to new lows. Timeless artists like Jagjit Singh, Guru Dutt or Robert Frost are rapidly receding from public memory. https://t.co/BDJec4CBbi
India's greatest cartoonist RK Laxman was born in Mysore. Like all cartoonists, he wasn't afraid to take on the establishment. Here is a thread 🧵on some of his epic cartoons ov...
1-4, We saw the page from the Pink Qur’an recently acquired by the Getty & attributed to 13th century al-Andalus. Unique in color, paper, script, gilded & sewn waqf mark (erased r...
𝗣𝗲𝗱𝟬-𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 🧵 Why do grown adults 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿 under developed prefrontal cortex’s (children) to understand and accept their sexual nature so much? Ped0-bear Australia https://t....
Long known as "the cradle of civilization," Iraq has one of the richest art heritages in the world. For 500 years Baghdad was the thriving capital of the Muslim world, renowned for...
In 1934 an 8.0 magnitude earthquake shattered parts of Nepal and India. Among the worst affected was Northern Bihar. From the horrors of the region, however, a British Civil Servan...
alright i accidentally found a new topic that makes people mad, for some reason (the fact that artists still make classical style art). more than a few people asked so if youre i...
