Jackson Pollock was one of the leading abstract expressionist artists of the twentieth century. He is best known for his large scale abstract drip paintings that were created on the ground, horizontally, using his own drip technique. He produced paintings and works on paper. Famous Jackson Pollock paintings include “Troubled Queen”, “Male and Female”, “Alchemy”, "Blue Poles", … [Read more...] about Jackson Pollock Quotes on Art
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Famous Artists
An alphabetical listing of all the famous artists posted on the ArtQuotes.net website. I've been adding at least a few artists every week since creating the new website so it's a growing list. I'm mostly focusing on famous painters at the moment but I will start to add more sculptors, illustrators and sculptors soon. To see artists listed by art movement, style, or other … [Read more...] about Famous Artists
Georg Baselitz Quotes on Art
Georg Baselitz is German painter and sculptor known for his expressive paintings and wooden sculpture. He is best known for his upside down paintings. He produces paintings, prints and sculpture. Famous Georg Baselitz artworks include “Rebel”, “Folkdance - Tired”, “Bonjour Monsieur Courbet”, “Oberon (Remix)”, and “Where is the Yellow Milkjug, Mrs Bird?”. Mini biography: Born … [Read more...] about Georg Baselitz Quotes on Art
Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art
Jean Dubuffet was a famous 20th century painter and sculptor. He’s known for his raw and expressive outsider art and for promoting the Art Brut movement. He was a prolific artist who produced paintings, drawings, collages, sculpture, outdoor monuments and prints. Famous Jean Dubuffet paintings include “Il flûte sur la bosse”, “La belle encornée”, “Les commentaires”, “Le … [Read more...] about Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art
Bernard Buffet Quotes about Art
Bernard Buffet was a popular 20th century figurative painter and draftsman. He's known for his bold and expressive still lifes, nudes, portraits and cityscapes. He was a prolific artist who produced paintings, drawings and prints. Famous Bernard Buffet paintings include "Tete de Clown", “Le sommeil d'après Courbet”, “Paravent aux nus”, “Nus : couple”, "Les sept péchés capitaux … [Read more...] about Bernard Buffet Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-expressionist painter who brought the street into the art gallery. He first started being noticed with his SAMO graffiti tags that he and fellow graffiti artist Al Diaz placed around the streets of downtown Manhattan. Basquiat was an art star for a brief moment while he was alive but unfortunately his life ended prematurely. His works have sold … [Read more...] about Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Ken Done Quotes about Art
Ken Done is an influential twentieth century Australian painter and colorist. He is best known for his bold and colorful paintings of Sydney, the Australian outback and coral reefs. Done made his own path in art as he was mostly shunned by the art establishment. He put his colorful prints on t-shirts, bedding, tea towels, bikinis, posters, calendars, and much more. He also … [Read more...] about Ken Done Quotes about Art
Anselm Kiefer Quotes about Art
Anselm Kiefer is German painter and sculptor known for his large scale paintings. Many of his works use a limited palette, various mediums, and three dimensional objects like a propeller, lead ships, or tree branches. He produces paintings, prints, sculpture, and installations. Famous Anselm Kiefer artworks include “Faith, Hope, Love”, “Nigredo”, "Die Orden der Nacht", … [Read more...] about Anselm Kiefer Quotes about Art
The Big List of Art Quotes by Famous Artists
The Big List of Art Quotes is the big daddy list with one art quotation from each artist listed on the artquotes.net website. I was going to call it the top 100 art quotes of all time but that wasn't quite what I was after and I don't want to limit myself to a number. So the goal is to pick one interesting art quote from each artist and let it grow as large as possible. I'll … [Read more...] about The Big List of Art Quotes by Famous Artists
Cy Twombly Quotes on Art
Cy Twombly is one of the highest selling artists in recent times and has influenced many contemporary painters. Twombly is known for his large gestural works that are part scribble and part calligraphy. His earlier works were much more incoherent scribbles or very uniform in nature, but his later works were much more refined and ordered yet still very free and expressive. The … [Read more...] about Cy Twombly Quotes on Art