Artists

In Sonja Sekula's The Town of the Poor, 1951, the simple color palette and complicated, overlaying brush strokes are the first components that are clear to a viewer (Fig. 1). Sekula primarily worked i…

In the late 1800s, artists altered their techniques and systems of presenting art to represent specific ideas in society. For instance, Edvard Munch (Norwegian artist) created The Scream Painting in 1…

When people think of war they never think about the good of war, simply because the good is outshined by the loss that comes with the notion of warfare. It does not matter if one is contemplating war …

The name of the artist who created this artwork is David Hockney. The artwork is an oil painting on canvas. The name of the painting is "Garrowby Hill". It was created in 1998. Some major events in hi…

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian artist. His best known work, 'The Scream', has become one of the iconic images of world art. The National Museum in Oslo, Norway holds this iconic work by Munch. 'The Scre…

Discussions surrounding the Chapmans' work focus on the artists' provocative attitudes relating to their art. Their "Great Deeds Against the Dead" embodies the anatomy of torture and suffering because…

Alexander Rodchenko was a Russian revolutionary artist, both politically and aesthetically. He was a famous sculptor, graphic designer, artist and photographer, who lived from 1891 until 1956. From 19…

The focus of the piece Black Venus by Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs is as the title suggests, the Black woman depicted in the center of the image. This piece draws on Roman deity imagery to present t…

Rome is a great city, housing many wonders. Two of these wonders happen to be the Pieta and Moses, by the artist Michelangelo. As an artist, he was well known and Michelangelo was a Renaissance a…

Vanessa Bell was a British artist known for her post-impressionist paintings which emphasised bold shapes with pronounced brushstrokes and lush colours, Vanessa Bell was a part of a circle of artists,…