The folk and tribal arts of India reveal a lot about the country's rich heritage. In India, art forms have been beautiful and explicit. Different schools of art include folk art styles. Each school has a distinct style of color combinations or figures and its features. Mughal School, Rajasthani School, and Nakashi Art School are some of the folk art schools of India. Some of the popular folk art forms include Madhubani paintings, Kangra paintings, Warli paintings, and Thanjavur paintings.

Art has been taught for at least 100,000 years. One of the oldest art schools in the world is The Paris Fine Art School which was established in 1682. The most present public art schools are over two centuries old. Some of those schools were called academies and were prestigious institutions, devoted to the education of great painters or sculptors. The Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata is one of the oldest art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854, at Garanhata, Chitpur. Scindia School, founded in 1897, was a school we associated with, for our art camps during 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Is there a particular way you can observe a painting? Are there steps to understand the piece of art? YES! There are some easy ways to understand a painting.

Shirin Neshat is a contemporary Iranian visual artist best known for her work in photography, video, and film, which examines the relationship between women and Islam's religious and cultural value systems (such as her 1999 film Rapture). She said she wants to “take away with them not some heavy political statement, but something that really touches them on the most emotional level" from the viewers of her work.

There are a range of art types in Indian art, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts, such as woven silk. It encompasses the whole Indian subcontinent geographically, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and eastern Afghanistan. In the 3rd millennium BC, the roots of Indian art can be traced to pre-historic settlements.

The much talked about, Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. It had been believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506; however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. It is on permanent display at the Louvre, Paris.

In our day to day life, art can be found in many forms like paintings, sketches, music, and literature. We are surrounded by art. Without art, the world is so bland, empty, and colorless. Most people don’t realize how much of a role art plays in our lives, and just how much we rely on art in all of its forms in our everyday lives. The following are points why art should be used in day to day life:

Art has been there since the start of time. Art is about defining the unexplainable, art is about searching for change, for revolution. Art evolves with time as it, changes itself and becomes dynamic. As the world changes, art changes. As art changes, the world changes too. Art has helped bring many Revolutions in the world.

Are you an artist? Is sketching/ painting your hobby? Imagine wanting to be an artist but you have no motivation. With just a little push of motivation and incentive, you could create a masterpiece. During these hard times, we all are bored at home. We all are trying to sharpen our talents or discover a new talent. Some of us have become experts in something we thought we would never learn. We could get inspired by anyone, anything and anytime!

The 7 basic elements of visual art are SHAPE, LINE, SPACE, FORM, TEXTURE, VALUE, AND COLOUR. These elements are the building blocks of art that help the artist communicate. These elements help us in understanding the piece of art more clearly.

When you look at an image or a painting, in your first thoughts, you try to analyze or describe what you see. You want to discover new thoughts and feelings through art. Art has always shown you hidden emotions and thoughts which we thought never existed. This is the science behind art.

Botanical Art, Fresh and inviting, the botanical trend is a simple way to add character and energy to a scheme. I found “Botanical Art” a bit interesting so thought of expressing it.

The Mandala (Sanskrit for "circle" or "fulfillment") has a long history and is perceived for its profound otherworldly significance and portrayal of wholeness. Many individuals and societies have vouched for the mandala's inherent importance. Buddhists, Tibetans, and Hindus have all gotten significance from the mandala and its charming magnificence.

What is Art? when you hear the word ART, obviously a creative world full of imaginations, manifestations, its colors and features comes to our mind. Art has its own language and a way of expressing ideas, feelings, thoughts and observations. Art, in its broadest sense, is a form of communication. It means whatever the artist intends it to mean

Social media hasn’t just changed the way we interact with friends, however—it’s created an entirely new way to consume content of all types, including news, art, photography, fashion and even poetry.

An offshoot of Hinduism and Buddhism Architecture is Jain Architecture. Having styles similar to these two, Jain architecture stands out with its aspects significant just to itself. Just like Hindu temple architecture, Jain temples consist of Garbhagriha (womb chamber) for the main Murti, over which the high superstructure rises, then one or more larger Mandapa halls. With these basics, Jain temple architecture has emerged.

Child Art, is there such a thing? For many, imagining the inexperience of a child and the expertise of an artist could seem a contradiction. Child Art was not discovered as a type of art for centuries.. The word itself is just four decades old.

Temples have housed thousands of devotees to practice their religious beliefs across the world, India being on top of the list. From North India to South India, temples in India have a number of regional styles within them, but the basic elements remain the same across all periods and styles. Hindu temple architecture is mainly divided into Dravidian (South Indian) and Nagara (North Indian) styles. The elements same across all temples are- Garba Griha (inner sanctuary),

After the Indus Valley Civilization, what came into light was the Maurya Dynasty. From the great Maurya dynasty the most famous remains are the edict pillars, erected throughout Northern India by the Emperor Ashoka, to proclaim his devotion to Buddhism. The monolithic, smooth columns are over 50 ft high and are surmounted by lotus capitals and animal figures.

The land of extreme diversities, cultures, religions, languages, dialects and food; India is also the land of deep rooted art and architecture, the iconic monuments that this land houses show it very well. India being the secular country that it is, has followers from multiple religions- Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism are to name a few.