Kamna Kirti
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Art enthusiast. I engage with art at a deep level. I also share insights about entrepreneurship, founders & nascent technologies.
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The Fascinating Iconography of Vesica Piscis
Vesica piscis is considered to be a sacred symbol that is made of the intersection of two circles of the same radius and the center of each circle lies on the circumference of the other. The exact origin of the symbol is unknown but the symbol prominently originated from Pythagorean history traversed to Christian iconography and evolved in several modern architectures.
By Kamna Kirti2 years ago in Geeks
4 Bizarre Fashion Fads From History
The medieval and Renaissance period has witnessed some bizarre and strange fashion fads. The female corsets that started as a bodice evolved as a tight-laced garment leading to the health hazards of women. Crinolines became popular for their silhouette but creating several risks to women's life. Chopines (high platformed shoes) were worn as a symbol of wealth but lead to an inelegant gait to the women. Powdered wigs started as a fashion fad but were used to cover male baldness and philandering.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in FYI
The Woman Who Was a Muse to Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud
In an era when women of geniuses were not given exposure to showcase their talent or intellect, Lou Andreas-Salomé was one such woman who broke conventional barriers and carved her own journey. She was the first female psychoanalyst in the world and a lady philosopher of the 19th century when women were neither expected nor allowed to study philosophy.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in Geeks
- Top Story - September 2021
5 Famous Artists Who Camouflaged Themselves in Their Own PaintingsTop Story - September 2021
Before impressionism and modernism took over, artists were never keen to draw their self-portraits. Unlike Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso, or Frida Kahlo who had a panache to feature themselves in their own canvasses, the 16 & 17th-century artists never took the spotlight. Rather, they camouflaged their identity within the paintings - almost like a signature to endorse the artwork. Sometimes, artists deliberately used this technique to convey complex narratives which they could never portray since most of these artworks were commissioned by patrons with a different ideology or by the iron-handed church.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in Geeks
The Tragic Plight of Enslaved Wet Nurses
Since slavery, the dehumanization of black people has been entrenched deeply in the social pyramid. One such is the tragic case of black mothers who were forced to breastfeed their owner's children at the expense on their own.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in The Swamp
5 Love Paintings You Should Not Miss
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. - An excerpt from the poem On Love by Kahlil Gibran Personally, I have been blessed in relationships and love; but I do agree with this quote. In fact, I would strongly recommend checking out the complete poem if you haven't.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in Geeks
The Vatican Doesn't Want You To Know About This Gay Romance
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born more than five centuries ago, 6 March 1475 to be exact. As a young man, he was a magnificent block of marble that was throughout his life broken down steadily by people around him. First the pope and the church, next by his thievious assistants and finally by his own flaming love for young men.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in Geeks