Jaipur organizes impersonator show to revive folk art form

Written on March 7, 2010 – 8:34 am | by news | 5 views

Jaipur, Mar 7 (ANI): With an aim of reviving popular folk entertainment, a Behrupia (impersonator) show was organized here on Saturday.
Organized at the Jawahar Kala Kendra, this unique show saw participation of impersonators from all over the country.
Around 80 participants from Kolkata, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan converged at the venue to entertain the locals.
Wearing the [...]


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Raza’s ‘bindu’ art inspired by punishment in school

Written on February 22, 2010 – 8:40 am | by news | 3 views

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Eminent artist Syed Haider Raza, who turned 88 Monday and says he would love to come back home after 60 years in Paris, recalls how the ‘bindu’ or dot that is the focal point of almost all his works finds root in a punishment he was given during his school [...]


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Lloyd Webber’’s art foundation wins Picasso painting lawsuit

Written on January 9, 2010 – 7:31 am | by news | 17 views

London, Jan 9 (ANI): English composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’’s art foundation has won the legal case over possession of a Picasso painting.
The 61-year-old musician bought ‘The Absinthe Drinker’ (Angel Fernandez de Soto) painting in 1995 for 18 million pounds and later donated it to his educational charity.
However, Julius H. Schoeps, an heir to German [...]


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Works of WB Yeats, Sigmund Freud available online for free

Written on January 2, 2010 – 5:37 am | by news | 18 views

London, Jan 2 (ANI): The poetry of WB Yeats and other works of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud will now be available to read on internet for free, as their copyrights have expired.
According to European Union law all books, poems and paintings get into the public domain 70 years after the death of their creator.
The list [...]


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MJ owned a collection of shocking ‘paedo’ art

Written on January 1, 2010 – 1:38 pm | by news | 18 views

London, Jan 1 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson had spent millions on a shocking collection of “paedo” art.
 
The legendary artist owned a large number of specially commissioned paintings, in which he featured surrounded by naked cherubs or children.
And now, six months after his death, some of his bizarre artwork have been unveiled.
One of [...]


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Simon Cowell given Banksy’s £500k piece as Christmas gift

Written on December 30, 2009 – 9:31 am | by news | 14 views

London, Dec 30 (ANI): Simon Cowell has received a half million pound remake of a 19th century artwork as a Christmas gift, created for him by famous graffiti artist Banksy.
Syco bosses asked Banksy to paint Degas’ 1874 masterpiece “Rehearsal Of The Ballet On Stage”, featuring Simon.
The piece showing Cowell as the ballet master was meant [...]


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Artistes hail government’’s decision to amend copyright law

Written on December 30, 2009 – 7:43 am | by news | 11 views

New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Artistes have hailed the Central Government’’s proposal to amend the Copyright Act of 1957.
At a meeting hosted here on Tuesday, they deliberated on the implications of the existing Copyright Act and the proposed amendments, which will fetch them substantial royalties.
Those who took part in the meet were composers, singers and [...]


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Hugh Grant planning to launch career as writer

Written on December 29, 2009 – 4:17 pm | by news | 14 views

London, Dec 29 (ANI): Brit actor Hugh Grant has revealed that he is planning to fulfil his dream of becoming a writer once his acting career is well established.
Grant, 49, also revealed that he has been harbouring his love of writing for many years, but held off putting pen to paper until he was more [...]


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