Odilon Redon Symbolist |
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916). French painter and graphic artist, one of the outstanding figures of Symbolism.
He had a retiring life, first in his native Bordeaux, then from 1870 in Paris, and u...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:57:00 GMT |
The Surrealist Phenomena |
Surrealism as we know it today is closely related to some forms of abstract art. In fact, they shared similar origins, but they diverged on their interpretation of what those origins meant to the aest...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:42:00 GMT |
Man Ray: American Dadaist/Surrealist Photographer and Painter, 1890-1976 |
Man Ray
AKA Emanuel Rabinovitch
Born: 27-Aug-1890Birthplace: Philadelphia, PADied: 18-Nov-1976Location of death: Paris, FranceCause of death: unspecifiedRemains: Buried, Cimetière du Montparnasse, P...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:39:00 GMT |
Salvador Dali was an eccentric Spanish painter that understood how the media worked and used it |
Dali was born on: May 11, 1904Born at: Catalonia, SpainDali Died: January 23, 1989
Living Still LifeSalvador Dali c. 1956
Disappearing Bust of Voltaire, 1941
Dalí, Salvador (1904-89): Spanish painte...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:59:00 GMT |
William Blake (1757-1857) |
English poet, painter, engraver, and visionary mystic whose hand-illustrated series of lyrical and epic poems, beginning with Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), form one of the ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:19:00 GMT |
Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) |
Swiss-born painter whose works are among the most exotic, original, and sensual pieces of his time. Fuseli is famous for his paintings and drawings of nude figures caught in strained and violent...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:17:00 GMT |
Dorothea Tanning |
Dorothea Tanning
American painter Dorothea Tanning, b. Galesburg, Ill., Aug. 25, 1910, learned to paint, she claimed, by visiting art museums. She attended Knox College in Galesburg, studied art in C...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:24:00 GMT |
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) Artist of the Week! |
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Le Bibliothécaire,
librarian, circa 1565
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo(1527-1593) was born in Milan. Italian painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer,activ also in Au...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:02:00 GMT |
For Starters |
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Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:51:00 GMT |
ITALIAN FUTURIST |
Italian Futurism
Italian Futurism was initially a literary movement created by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909 with the manifesto Le Futurisme . The intentions of this manifesto was a wake-up call ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:23:00 GMT |
