Gerhard Richter is a famous German painter. He is best known for both his abstract paintings and his photorealistic paintings. Famous Gerhard Richter paintings include “Three Candles", “Kerze”, "Zwei Liebespaare", "Vierwaldstätter See", "Abstraktes Bild", "Woman Descending the Staircase", "Domplatz, Mailand", "1024 Colours", and "Ema (Nude on a Staircase)". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Gerhard Richter Quotes on Art
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Odd Nerdrum Quotes on Art
Odd Nerdrum is a famous Swedish-born Norwegian painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his figurative paintings created using classical techniques and for his 'On Kitsch' manifesto discussing the Kitsch art movement. Famous Odd Nerdrum paintings include “Woman with Milk", “The Iron Law”, "The Savior of Painting", "Man Bitten by a Snake", "Sleeping prophet", … [Read more...] about Odd Nerdrum Quotes on 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
Robert Ryman Quotes on Art
Robert Ryman was a famous American abstract, minimalist and conceptual artist. He is best known for his white on white square abstract paintings. Famous Robert Ryman paintings include “Record", "Rule", "First Conversion", "Classico 5", "Surface Veil", "Conversion", "Points" and many important works were "Untitled". Mini biography: Born Robert Ryman on the 30th of May, 1930 … [Read more...] about Robert Ryman Quotes on Art
Archie Roach Quotes on Life
Archie Roach was a famous Indigenous Australian singer, songwriter, musician and activist. He is best known for his authentic music and he gave a lot of time towards campaigning for the rights of Aboriginal Australians. Popular Archie Roach albums include “Jamu Dreaming", “Looking for Butter Boy”, "Sensual Being", "Journey", "Into the Bloodstream", "Let Love Rule", "Dancing … [Read more...] about Archie Roach Quotes on Life
Diego Rivera Quotes on Art
Diego Rivera was a famous Mexican painter and husband of Frida Kahlo. He is best known for his large wall murals, often with social and political messages in them. Much controversy surrounded his "Man at the Crossroads" mural painted in the Rockefeller Center, which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller. The artist added symbols of communism, which included a portrait of Leon … [Read more...] about Diego Rivera 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
Michael Jackson Quotes on Music
Michael Jackson was a famous African-American pop singer, dancer and songwriter. He is best known for being the 'King of Pop' and for being one of the best selling music artists of all time. Popular Michael Jackson albums include “Off the Wall", “Thriller”, "Bad", "Dangerous", "HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I", "Invincible", "Xscape", "Number Ones", and "Got to Be … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson Quotes on Music
Lucian Freud Quotes on Art
Lucian Freud was a famous German born British painter, printmaker and draughtsman. He is best known for his revealing paintings of people, especially nudes. Famous Lucian Freud paintings include “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (Big Sue)", “Girl with Closed Eyes”, "Interior at Paddington", "Red Haired Man on a Chair", "Kate Moss", "Standing by the Rags", "David and Eli", "After … [Read more...] about Lucian Freud Quotes on Art
John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Olsen is a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape and he became the oldest artist to win the Archibald Prize for his self portrait painting in 2005 at the age of 77. Famous John Olsen paintings include “Five Bells", “Golden summer, Clarendon”, "Summer in the You Beaut Country", "Spanish Encounter", "Salute … [Read more...] about John Olsen Quotes on Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes on Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a famous French painter. He is best known for his influential part in the Impressionist art movement of France and for his large feminine nude women. Famous Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings include “Luncheon of the Boating Party", “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette)”, "The Theater Box", "The Swing (La Balançoire)", "Girls at … [Read more...] about Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes on Art
Bob Marley Quotes on Life
Bob Marley was a famous Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for bringing reggae music to the world with his charismatic performances and spiritual songwriting. He became a popular culture icon and is still just as famous today (among white and black people). Popular Bob Marley albums include “The Wailing Wailers", “The Best of the Wailers”, "Catch a Fire", "Natty Dread", … [Read more...] about Bob Marley Quotes on Life
John Brack Quotes on Art
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