Banksy is a famous British street artist, wordsmith, printmaker and activist who uses a pseudonym to stay anonymous. He is best known for his stencil artworks that fetch record amounts at auction, his public art installations, and for his views on society, politics and popular culture. Famous Banksy artworks include “Flower Thrower", "The Walled Off Hotel", “Gorilla in a Pink … [Read more...] about Banksy Quotes about Art
Contemporary Artists
Peter Doig Quotes about Art
Peter Doig is a famous Scottish born artist based in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago. He is best known for his paintings which sell for record amounts at auction, making him one of the highest selling living artists in the world. Famous Peter Doig artworks include "White Canoe", "Swamped", "Architect's Home in the Ravine", “Milky Way", “100 Years Ago", "Echo Lake", … [Read more...] about Peter Doig Quotes about Art
Antony Gormley Quotes about Art
Antony Gormley is a famous British sculptor and Installation artist. He is best known for his outdoor sculptures and pixelated human figures. Famous Antony Gormley artworks include “Small Stem Model", “Subject III”, "Frame II", "Field", "Angel of the North", "Quantum Cloud", "Event Horizon", "Exposure", "Bed", "Brick Man", "Havmannen", "LIMN II" and "Out of This World". Mini … [Read more...] about Antony Gormley Quotes about Art
Tracey Emin Quotes about Art
Tracey Emin is a famous English conceptual artist who has been associated with the Young British Artists or YBAs. She is best known for controversial works that explored her sexuality and personal life. Famous Tracey Emin artworks include “Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995", “You Forgot To Kiss My Soul”, "Hate and Power Can be a Terrible Thing", "Psyco Slut", "Sad … [Read more...] about Tracey Emin Quotes about Art
Ai Weiwei Quotes about Art
Ai Weiwei is a famous Chinese political and conceptual artist. He is best known for his controversial works criticizing the Chinese government which have been supported and promoted by Western countries who have a similar political outlook. Famous Ai Weiwei artworks include “Sunflower Seeds", “Forever (Bicycles)", "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn", "Coca-Cola Vase", "With Wind", … [Read more...] about Ai Weiwei Quotes about Art
Susan Rothenberg Quotes about Art
Susan Rothenberg was a famous American painter and printmaker. She is best known for her horse paintings. Famous Susan Rothenberg artworks include “Mondrian Dancing", “Galisteo Creek", "Pink Couch", "Chix", "Skull Rocks Bones", "Maggie's Ponytail", "Triple Form", "Triphammer Bridge" and "Cabin Fever". Mini biography: Born Susan Charna Rothenberg on the 20th of January, 1945 … [Read more...] about Susan Rothenberg Quotes about Art
Jim Dine Quotes about Art
Jim Dine is a famous Canadian American painter, printmaker and draftsman associated with the Neo-Dada and Pop art movements. He is best known for his skill as a draftsman and for repeating motives like the love heart, bathrobes, tools, Pinocchio, and everyday objects. Famous Jim Dine artworks include “Tool Box", “Four Hearts", "Walking Dream with a Four Foot Clamp", … [Read more...] about Jim Dine Quotes about Art
Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
Robert Rauschenberg was a famous American pop artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his Neo-Dadaist or pop art paintings, collages, prints and combines which combined painting and sculpture. Famous Robert Rauschenberg paintings include “Canyon", “Bed”, "Retroactive II", "Studio Painting", "Buffalo II", "Monogram", "Erased de Kooning … [Read more...] about Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
Chuck Close Quotes on Art
Chuck Close was a famous American realist painter, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his large format portraits that range from photorealistic through to pixelated, almost abstractions of the face. Famous Chuck Close paintings include “Mark", “Big Self-Portrait”, "Kate Moss", "Fanny/Fingerpainting", "Phil", "Francesco", "John", and "Lucas". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Chuck Close Quotes on Art
Gerhard Richter Quotes on Art
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
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
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
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