John Brack was a famous Australian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of everyday life in Australia, especially as it was in the fifties and sixties. Famous John Brack paintings include “The Car", “Collins St., 5 pm”, "Nude with Two Chairs", "The Telephone Box", "Portrait of Fred Williams", "Barry Humphries in the Character of Mrs Everage", … [Read more...] about John Brack Quotes on Art
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Fred Williams Quotes about Art
Fred Williams was a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his Australian landscapes which showed the country in a way that had never been seen before. Famous Fred Williams paintings include “You Yangs Landscape", “Waterfall Polyptych”, "Trees on Hillside II", "Evening Sky, Upwey", "Lysterfield", "Guthega Landscape", "Landscape with a Goose", "Boab … [Read more...] about Fred Williams Quotes about Art
Christopher Wool Quotes on Art
Christopher Wool is a famous American abstract painter, printmaker, photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his large black and white text paintings and painterly monochromatic abstract works. Famous Christopher Wool paintings include “Untitled (FOOL)", “Untitled "RIOT)”, "Apocalypse Now", "If you can't take a Joke", "Untitled (CHAMELEON)", "Maggie's Brain", "Black … [Read more...] about Christopher Wool Quotes on Art
Claude Monet Quotes on Art
Claude Monet was a famous French painter. He is best known for being the father of the Impressionist art movement in France where he painted nature as he saw it. Famous Claude Monet paintings include “Impression, Sunrise", “Water Lilies”, "La Promenade", "Garden at Sainte-Adresse", "La Grenouillére", "Woman with a Parasol", "Poplars at the River Epte", "Rouen Cathedral at … [Read more...] about Claude Monet Quotes on Art
David Hockney Quotes on Art
David Hockney is a famous British painter, printmaker and draftsman. He is best known for his sunlit California works of figures in and around the swimming pool. Famous David Hockney paintings include “A Bigger Grand Canyon", “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)”, "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool", "We Two Boys Together Clinging", "A Bigger Splash", "Bigger Trees … [Read more...] about David Hockney Quotes on Art
Willem de Kooning Quotes on Art
Willem de Kooning was a famous Dutch born American Abstract Expressionist painter and sculptor. He is best known for his wildly expressive paintings at the forefront of the Abstract Expressionism art movement and was part of the informal New York School group of artists. Famous Willem de Kooning paintings include “Woman I", “Excavation”, "Black Untitled", "Clamdigger", … [Read more...] about Willem de Kooning Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg was a famous Swedish born American Pop Art sculptor and installation artist. He is best known for his soft sculptures and his oversized outdoor sculptures of everyday items like ice cream cones and garden spades. Famous Claes Oldenburg sculptures include “Spoonbridge and Cherry", “Clothespin”, "Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything", "Giant Soft Fan", "The Bottle … [Read more...] about Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Famous Pop Artist Claes Oldenburg Dies at 93
The famous Swedish-born American artist Claes Oldenburg has died at the age of 93. Best known for his over-sized outdoor sculptures of everyday objects like garden hoses, ice cream cones, shuttlecocks, and binoculars, the pop artist made the mundane massive. The artist's daughter Maartje Oldenburg said he had been unwell since falling and breaking his hip a month ago. … [Read more...] about Famous Pop Artist Claes Oldenburg Dies at 93
Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Martin Kippenberger was a famous German painter and conceptual artist. He is best known for his controversial and sometimes shocking works in a variety of media and styles. Famous Martin Kippenberger artworks include “Martin, into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself (Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm Dich)”, "The Raft of the Medusa”, "Alcohol Torture", "Dialogue with … [Read more...] about Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Arthur Boyd Quotes about Art
Arthur Boyd is a famous Australian painter, printmaker and potter. He is best known for his paintings of the Australian landscape, especially his depictions of Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River. Famous Arthur Boyd works include “Reflected Bride 1”, "Three Shearers Playing for a Bride", “Lovers in a Boat”, "Chained Figure and Bent Tree", "Melbourne Burning", "River Bank and Four … [Read more...] about Arthur Boyd Quotes about Art