Art & Culture

Singapore History: It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of global tourists, flocking to Singapore in search of fashion, shopping, glitz and glamour hardly know the proper history of this island city-state located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is a wonder, that being […]

Social media proved itself to be a phenomenal marketing arena for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs. However, getting noticed on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media sites is not always the easiest thing to do. Many people plunge into social media marketing full of enthusiasm, hope and agenda, only […]

Reflecting the true culture of the state, handicrafts of Rajasthan are known for their unique designs. The art seems to be influenced by the Rajputs and the Mughals. Besides the Historical Monuments, Exotic Wildlife, and Vibrant Culture and Traditions, Rajasthan specialises in Handicrafts. These unique items make Rajasthan a shopper’s […]

I’d seen a Hotei Statue many years before I ever knew who or what it meant. When I was a young boy I would frequently get dropped off at grandma’s house for baby sitting and since her husband had served in WWII for the Navy in the battles for Japan […]

French painter Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and then moved to Peru with his family when he was only three years old. Growing up in Peru provided much excitement and had a great impact on him as little boy. When he turned 17, he joined […]

Glamour is synonymous with Hollywood movie stars, but they’re newcomers to the world of perfume, which goes way back. Perfume is thousands of years old. The use of herbs and flowers to perfume the air was how a love for fragrance began. It was common for people to wear a […]

Kantha – A West Bengal Art Form The East Indian state of West Bengal is known for its rich culture and a varied plethora of folk art. Kantha, a running embroidery style is one of the most popular Indian folk art forms. The rural women of West Bengal hugely practice […]

As more and more artists are using computers to create animations, 3D animations are becoming quite popular. Earlier only the artists of a few big companies had access to the software required to create a 3D animation movie. However, today more people are getting access to these software and more […]

Historic Decatur, Georgia is a city that showcases the arts. Located six miles east of downtown Atlanta, Decatur is home to a variety of shops, galleries, and restaurants clustered near its old courthouse square. Each May the city showcases its arts community during the Decatur Arts Festival. More than 70,000 […]

Nearly everyone enjoys the different types of entertainment, and some people enjoy even more being entertainers. They want to become actors, comedians, dancers, singers. We used to go inside theatres after a hard day’s work to relax and see our favorite plays. But only in the last hundred years have […]