Progressive Artists’ Group

The Journal

Essays and notes on the masters, the movements and the artists who came after them.

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Feeling depressed? Try art.

Introduction We are human beings and we feel ups and downs in our life, it is a completely normal phenomenon. The most important thing to focus…

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE

He was the youngest of 13 siblings. On 7 May 1861, he was born to the Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi in Calcutta. He was mainly…

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Madhubani Paintings

It is an Indian-style painting practiced in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It is a traditional folk painting that is created by using different…

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Expressionism: Meaning and Brief History

It is an artistic style in which an artist tries to depict subjective emotions rather than objective reality. It is a response from the artist to…

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Things we learn from art

Art is a medium of expressing, beauty, emotions, feelings, and thoughts. It helps us in making sense of the world we live in. it doesn’t give…

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Tone in drawings

Creating one, with shades makes the drawings look more convincing. The use of tone in drawings arose after the lines drawings. In Pompeii, frescoes have a…

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Takashi Murakami

He is a Japanese contemporary artist. The main focuses of his artworks are paintings and sculptures. Apart from traditional art, he works in the commercial sectors…

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Line Drawings of Different Masters

Drawing is the most basic form of art and it is living from eternity. Basically, it is the simplest way of expression. With minimum tools and…

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Amrita Shergill

Amrita Shergill has been called “one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century” and a “pioneer” in modern Indian art. Drawn to…

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Zarina Hashmi

Zarina Hashmi known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian-American artist and printmaker based in New York City. Her work spans drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Associated with…