Art & Design

For the graduate who happens to be a fashionista, an engraved pen just isn’t going to cut it in the gift department. Whether graduating from high school or college, she needs a gift that will feed her passion for fashion. And after all those years of hard work in school, […]

Japanese tattoo art is more correctly known as “irezumi”. The irezumi, or Japanese tattooing, have had mostly spiritual significance in the realm of Japanese art. Hence, common Japanese art include mythic beings like dragons, among other beasts and monsters. Other images includes flower designs, characters from Japanese folklore, samurais and […]

“Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier (The Curtain, Jug and Compotier)” is one of the most beautiful creations by French artist Paul Cezanne. A classic example of the ‘Still Life’ painting, this one was created during 1893-94. It’s been claimed that this painting was instrumental in revolutionizing art and carved the way […]

Art patterns coming from Celts are well known for being vague. Yet the intricate outlines are revered by one and all. Celtic or Celts were more of being a tribe than a complete nation. The rulers for the tribe would be a Queen, a King or even a Chieftain. The […]

The Snake If you were born between October 24th and November 21st, you were born under the sign of the snake. This article will describe what is likely to be your personality and character traits and offer ways in which the snake totem can help you as a spirit companion. […]

Britain’s most popular artist, Lucian Freud was born on December 08, 1922, in Berlin, to Jewish parents Ernst Ludwig Freud and Nee Brasch. Freuds moved to England in 1931 and in 1939, Lucian became a British citizen. The painter studied art at the Cedric Morris East Anglian School of Painting […]

Bengal School – The History What began as an artistic ‘reaction’ to the identity crisis, the Indians faced under the British rule, soon became a major movement of national scale, which every Indian could identify with. Abanindranath Tagore, nephew of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore co-founded and aggressively promoted the Bengal […]

Healthcare facilities today are making great efforts in providing higher quality care by building state-of- the-art facilities and adapting to newer design techniques. At the same time, Medical Equipment Planning as a service has transformed markedly since its conception. Yet, very few outside the medical fraternity knows and accepts the […]

Italian Renaissance painter Fede Gallizi, also known as Fede Galizia (1578-1630), is often considered the pioneer of the Still-Life style. Her father Nunzio Galizia (1573-95), a Miniaturist, named her Fede (Italian, meaning faith) and trained her. At the age of twelve, she bagged praises from the noted painter Gian Paolo […]

What is Alzheimer Disease? Alzheimer is a progressive and degenerative brain disease which causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviours. Amyloidal plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are two types of proteins responsible for destroying brain nerve cells causing Alzheimer disease. Other contributing major factors for this disease are hereditary, old age, […]