Most Indian folk painters have learned their skill from family and neighbors, not art schools, so each piece carries the ...

Myers, who still lives on her family's farm on Old Greensboro Road, began painting in a folk art style in 1970 after looking at old family photographs and feeling inspired to reinterpret them.

And folk art also comes in the form of painting styles. From motifs drawn on the walls, to elaborate pictures made on fabric, painting styles too changed with every state in India.

India’s ancient art just got a modern makeover and it’s going viral: Here's why top designers today are obsessed and look to ...

A major work by Bill Traylor (around 1853-1949), a self-taught artist who was born into slavery and developed a striking and unique style of figurative painting late in life while living on the ...

Over the last 18 months, two groups of Ukrainian artists have come to Philadelphia to take workshops with Mat Tomezsko, who has been the lead artist on Mural Arts’ “Garden Wall” project.The mural is a ...

Peasant painting represents a unique art style that developed after China was united under Communist Party rule in 1949. Sponsored by government cultural departments, the first peasant painting, ...

South Carolina folk artist Ernest Lee "The Chicken Man" holds up a painting he created during the South Carolina Humanities Festival at the Arts and Heritage Center in North Augusta Sept. 12.

Long before the term ‘sustainability’ became popular, Indian folk artists were practicing eco-friendly techniques in their art. Be it the wall paintings in Maharashtra, or the crushed rice ...

The exhibition showcases the rich diversity of Bangladesh’s folk heritage, courtly nobility, and modern Oriental technique in 54 vibrant paintings by selected artists. As the exhibition title ...

Farmers' lacquer painting in Zhangping, Fujian province, is a unique folk art that describes vibrant rural life in China and promotes traditional culture. The art originated in Xinqiao town during ...