Max Ernst was a famous German-born painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with the Surrealism and Dada art movements. He is best known for his experimental artworks and unusual written works. Famous Max Ernst artworks include “Ubu Imperator", “The Elephant Celebes", "Forest and Dove", "The Robing of the Bride", "Napoleon in the Wilderness", "Two Children are Threatened by … [Read more...] about Max Ernst Quotes about Art
Surrealist Artists
René Magritte Quotes about Art
René Magritte was a famous Belgian painter associated with the Surrealism art movement. He is best known for his surreal, sometimes humorous images that place objects in weird contexts and use visual trickery. Famous Rene Magritte artworks include “The Son of Man", “The Treachery of Images", "Golconda", "Time Transfixed", "Not to Be Reproduced", "The Human Condition", … [Read more...] about René Magritte Quotes about Art
Henry Moore Quotes about Art
Henry Moore was a famous English sculptor and draftsman associated very loosely with abstraction and surrealism. He is best known for his monumental sculptures of the abstracted human form. Famous Henry Moore artworks include “Large Two Forms", “Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5”, "Large Reclining Figure", "Family Group", "King and Queen", "Nuclear Energy", "Recumbent Figure", … [Read more...] about Henry Moore Quotes about Art
Jean Arp Quotes about Art
Jean Arp or Hans Arp was a famous German born French sculptor, poet and painter associated with dada, surrealism and abstraction. He is best known for his sculpture that has been broken down to its simplest forms, to rounded abstract objects that point towards nature, the human figure, and organic forms. Famous Jean Arp artworks include “Human Concretion", “Shirt Front and … [Read more...] about Jean Arp Quotes about Art
Joan Miró Quotes about Art
Joan Miró was a famous Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and printmaker. He is best known for his whimsical and quirky paintings and 3D works which crossed the paths of dada, surrealism, abstraction and automatic drawing. Famous Joan Miro paintings include “The Farm", “Harlequin's Carnival”, "Blue II", "The Gold of the Azure", "Women and Bird in the Moonlight", "The … [Read more...] about Joan Miró Quotes about Art
Paul Klee Quotes about Art
Paul Klee was a famous Swiss-born German painter, printmaker, draftsman and teacher at the Bauhaus school of art. He is best known for his enigmatic works that combined linear drawing elements with color. Famous Paul Klee artworks include “Castle and Sun", “Tod und Feuer”, "Fright of a Girl", "Red/Green Architecture (yellow/violet gradation)", "Tale à la Hoffmann", "Red … [Read more...] about Paul Klee Quotes about Art
H. R. Giger Quotes about Art
H. R. Giger was a famous Swiss designer, painter and sculptor. He is best known for his biomechanical figures and for his design work on the Alien films made by Ridley Scott. Famous HR Giger artworks include “Hommage à Böcklin", “Necronom”, "Brain Salad Surgery", "Biomechanoiden", "Alien III, sideview III", "No. 250, Li I", "Bambi Alien", "N.Y. City III, Straight", … [Read more...] about H. R. Giger Quotes about Art
James Gleeson Quotes about Art
James Gleeson was a famous Australian surrealist painter, arts writer, and poet. He is best known for his surreal depictions of myths, humanity, war, and dreams in a state of metamorphosis. Famous James Gleeson artworks include “The Sower", "Avernus Transvisioned as Böcklin's Isle", “The Arrival of Implacable Gifts”, "Prospero's Workshop", "Lapsed Shadows Recycled to a Capable … [Read more...] about James Gleeson Quotes about Art
Alberto Giacometti Quotes on Art
Alberto Giacometti was a famous Swiss sculptor, draftsman and painter. He is best known for his elongated sculpture figures, chiseled portraits and probing monochromatic paintings. Famous Alberto Giacometti artworks include “Grande Femme Debout II", "Diego", “L'Homme qui marche I”, "Head of a Man on a Rod", "Isaku Yanaihara", "The Artist's Mother", "Woman of Venice II", … [Read more...] about Alberto Giacometti Quotes on Art
Frida Kahlo Quotes on Art
Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. She is best known for her naive, raw and revealing self-portrait paintings that depicted her struggles in life. Famous Frida Kahlo paintings include “Frieda and Diego Rivera", “Henry Ford Hospital”, "What the Water Gave Me", "The Two Fridas", "The Broken Column", "Viva la Vida, Watermelons", "The Wounded Deer", "The Suicide of Dorothy … [Read more...] about Frida Kahlo Quotes on Art