Paintings of faces
It is a well-established fact that Andy Warhol achieved celebrity and was recognized by a vast majority of artists as being one of the pioneers of the pop art movement. Not only was he celebrated for his unique ability to transform day to day objects such as Campbell soup cans into works of art, …
Fernando Botero’s Mona Lisa – Everything you should know
What is Fernando Botero known for? At the beginning of the late 1950s, an artist known as Fernando Botero emerged and started transforming painting from famous artists from Europe such as those of Peter Rueben and inflating them in an almost comical manner. Because he would often use rotund and overweight figures, his sculptures have …
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Crying Girl – Everything you should know
Crying Girl is a painting by Roy Lichtenstein that was created first in 1963 as offset lithograph on lightweight, off-white woven paper and a second version in 1964 as porcelain enamel on steel. The 46 square inch painting depicts a girl with tears falling from her eyes. The painting represents the female identity in …
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Do Yue Minjun’s self portraits make you laugh?
Yue Minjun’s style is easily be recognized. His self-portrait oil paintings depict himself in vivid colors while grinning with his mouth gaping. An oxymoron of sorts, the self-portraits evoke feelings of sympathy as well as humor. The depictions of himself in various poses laughing draw numerous diverse interpretations. However, the general consensus is that …
Why did Andy Warhol paint Marilyn Monroe?
During his lifetime, Andy Warhol was always allied with the notion of celebrity. Andy Warhol understood the allure of global celebrity and its effects on contemporary society long before gossip blogs were even a thing. Even more pointedly was his fascination with starlets, it-girls, and famous actresses of that time whom he would often …
Andy Warhol’s scandalous 13 Most Wanted Men: Destroyed within days
Andy Warhol commissioned to create his first and only public art piece Pop provocateur Andy Warhol was never a stranger to controversy. In 1964, as part of a series of commissions for the New York State Pavilion, Warhol was commissioned to work on an installation displayed on the face of the pavilion, which was to …
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George W. Bush’s paintings – Critics surprised by their quality
One of the most central components of contemporary art is its relation to politics – from the government structures as subject matter and current global events to questions of how aesthetic representation can remedy or simulate gaps in political representation to the manner in which identity is being politicized. Mostly, it is usually someone …
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Steve Mumford’s paintings show what happens in war-torn areas
Many artists often find that they have to immerse themselves in the landscapes and the environment that they paint. This not only helps when capturing the true essence of the subjects to be featured in the art, but it also helps the artist gain a deeper understanding of the subjects regarding their feelings, emotions, …
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Miaz Brothers & their take on Old Master paintings
The Miaz Brothers present a drastic new interpretation of portraiture, as the siblings, create large-format canvases using spray paint in a unique new way. Their series with the Masters focuses on the historic and notable figures from the time of the English Restoration while evoking a new take on the Masters. Why did they …
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Zhang Xiaogang: China’s most important painter & his Bloodlines series
Who is Zhang Xiaogang? Zhang Xiaogang is a Chinese surrealist and symbolist painter. He is most famous for his Bloodline series, a body of work charac...
Who is Iraqi painter Hayv Kahraman?
Hayv Kahraman’s biography Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Hayv Kahraman is a Los Angeles-based Kurdish-American painter and sculptor known for creating works that reflect controversial subjects such as gender, particularly concerning female identity in relation to her experiences as a refugee and issues affecting her country of birth, Iraq. Kahraman’s artwork depicts the impacts of war, …
Yoshitomo Nara’s paintings & drawings: Cute or dark and frightening?
Yoshitomo Nara’s biography Yoshitomo Nara was born in Hirosaki, Japan, in 1959 and is a Japanese artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. He lives and works in Tokyo, and Japanese popular culture plays an influential role in his world. Nara studied at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, receiving …
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Wang Yuping – The best of his dark comic style paintings
Who is Wang Yuping? Wang Yuping (b.1962, Beijing) is known for his gritty, comic book style portraits of urban life in China. His paintings are playful, feature rough, tough or absurd Beijing characters and seem to spy on life in the inner city as a kind of Wang Shuo of the art’s world. By placing …
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This is Asia’s tallest mural (70m+)
During the last week of August 2012, German painter Hendrik Beikirch created not only a stunning work but an iconic piece that stretches over 70 meters (230 ft.) high and is yet to be considered as Asia’s tallest mural. Located in South Korea‘s second-largest city, Busan, this piece showcases a monochromatic mural of a …
Public Delivery + Hendrik Beikirch: Mural in Germany
Video ECB Hendrik Beikirch in Friedberg, Germany 4 min 12 sec About A couple of weeks ago, we organized the mural futurememories in Friedberg, Germany. It was painted by Hendrik Beikirch on the backside of an old and famous Jugendstil indoor swimming pool built in 1909 and featured in a tv …
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