Monika has been writing about trending artifacts across diverse platforms for over three years. Her all-time fascination with both traditional and non-traditional artworks led her to explore the world of art and humanities. She founded EdgyMinds in 2016 to discover emerging artists and indulge her passion for creativity. Connect with her at Facebook I Twitter I G Plus
Music mashups have become a thing in the recent years. But now a Canadian artist has brought astounding mashup into musical instruments as well. Entitled as ‘Dali meets the Masters,’ the painted instruments series by Ilana Tavshunsky showcases renowned surrealist Salvador Dali travelling through history and collaborating with other great artists of those eras.
While a human face and urban architecture has nothing in common, Patrick Antounian, 18-year-old self-taught artist, has found a creative way to combine the two different worlds in one. Inspired by double exposure photography and architecture, he thought of creating creates portraits of people by connecting them with architectural designs.
Corban Cold Lundborg, an artist based out of South Central, Los Angeles, has recently created an elegant series of animal paintings to raise awareness for the plastic bag ban around the world. The Plastic Bag Ban series is a creative way of highlighting negative effects of plastic bags on the environment.
Vinyl records were mainly used for listening music long before the digital era of Mp3 players, iPods and downloaded music. Even today these vinyl discs exist but in form of artworks. Recently, we came across the brilliant work of artist Tereza Olivia, who turns old vinyl records into intricate art pieces.
Fay Halliday from UK is a talented young artist who travels around the world to create intricate animal drawings for her project Haathi. ‘Haathi’ means elephant, which is where the inspiration originally came from. During her trip to India, she attended the Elephant Festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan and absolutely loved the way elephant owners covered the animals in colourful attires and also painted intricate patterns...
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While there are many platforms for musicians nowadays to showcase their talent, independent Indian musicians have to struggle a lot – from finding the audience to sponsors. But what if, you play an instrument that’s not very popular in mainstream Indian music or in the country itself? Fighting against the odds, Mumbai-based Meagan Pandian has managed to learn Harp, a rare instrument in Indian music...
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Most photographers combine their creative impulses with technical accuracy to capture dreamy photos. But Indian still life photographer Vatsal Kataria brings his dreams into reality in form of miniature life-like models. His DIY project is all about recreating miniature versions of vivid places from his imagination or dreams.
You may be already familiar with Delhi’s Lodhi art district, where streets are turned into unique canvases for graffiti artists. What started as an underground graffiti culture in India a few years back has evolved into an influential street art movement. Recently, a Brazilian duo collaborated with St+Art India Foundation to transform the walls of India’s first open air art district.
While West knows India for its Bollywood music, but Indian music scene has seen a bloom in the past few years. Moreover, the events like NH7 Weekender and the Balcony TV initiative are supporting the budding artists and bands that have the potential to be the next big thing in India.
Sam Dougados is a self-taught artist living in Biarritz, southwest of France. He portrays his feelings and emotions in form of art pieces and mainly focuses on creating incredible land art. Inspired by several Arabic designs and patterns, the 40-year-old artist has created huge mandalas on beautiful empty beaches in Morocco.