Diego Giacometti was a famous Swiss sculptor and furniture designer. He is best known for his furniture designs that usually featured animals or nature with frogs, leaves, owls, dogs, deer and birds. Famous Diego Giacometti artworks include “Hommage à Böcklin", “Ostrich”, "Chat Maître d'Hôtel", "La Rencontre", "Guéridon Aux Harpies", "La Promenade Des Amis", "In Memory of the … [Read more...] about Diego Giacometti Quotes about Art
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André Derain Quotes about Art
André Derain was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with the Fauve group of artists. Les Fauves is French for the wild beasts. He is best known for his brightly colored landscapes. Famous Andre Derain artworks include “Charing Cross Bridge", “Portrait of Matisse”, "The Pool of London", "Window on the Park", "The Turning Road", "Fishing Boats, Collioure", "Bridge … [Read more...] about André Derain Quotes about Art
Amedeo Modigliani Quotes on Art
Amedeo Modigliani was a famous Italian painter and sculptor. He is best known for his female nude paintings and portraits of various friends and acquaintances in Montparnasse, Paris. Famous Amedeo Modigliani artworks include “Reclining Nude", “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne, Seated”, "Portrait of Moise Kisling", "Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota", "Bride and Groom", "Nu Couché au … [Read more...] about Amedeo Modigliani 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
Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg was a famous Swedish born American Pop Art sculptor and installation artist. He is best known for his soft sculptures and his oversized outdoor sculptures of everyday items like ice cream cones and garden spades. Famous Claes Oldenburg sculptures include “Spoonbridge and Cherry", “Clothespin”, "Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything", "Giant Soft Fan", "The Bottle … [Read more...] about Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Martin Kippenberger was a famous German painter and conceptual artist. He is best known for his controversial and sometimes shocking works in a variety of media and styles. Famous Martin Kippenberger artworks include “Martin, into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself (Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm Dich)”, "The Raft of the Medusa”, "Alcohol Torture", "Dialogue with … [Read more...] about Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Yoshitomo Nara Quotes about Art
Yoshitomo Nara is a famous Japanese painter and sculptor. He is best known for his anime inspired portraits of children with big innocent eyes often hiding sinister motives. Famous Yoshitomo Nara works include “Knife Behind Back”, "Aomori-Ken (Aomori Dog)", "Frog Girl", "Sleepless Night", “Oddly Cozy” and "Light My Fire". Mini biography: Born Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智) on the … [Read more...] about Yoshitomo Nara Quotes about Art
Takashi Murakami Quotes on Art
Takashi Murakami is a famous Japanese painter, sculptor and commercial artist. He is best known for his colorful anime inspired works that blur the lines between commercial work and fine art. Famous Takashi Murakami works include “Hiropon”, "My Lonesome Cowboy", "Eye Love Superflat", “Cosmos Ball” and "Mr. Dob". Mini biography: Born Takashi Murakami (村上 隆) on the 1st of … [Read more...] about Takashi Murakami Quotes on Art
Auguste Rodin Quotes on Art
Auguste Rodin is a famous French sculptor. He is best known for his very modern approach to sculpture and was working around the same time as the French Impressionists. Famous Auguste Rodin sculptures include “The Thinker”, "The Kiss", "St. John the Baptist Preaching", “Monument to Balzac”, "The Gates of Hell" and "The Walking Man". Mini biography: Born François Auguste René … [Read more...] about Auguste Rodin Quotes on Art
Jeff Koons Quotes on Art
Jeff Koons is an American conceptual artist who works with a team of artists to create his works. He is best known for his pop culture inspired works of celebrities and everyday items that sell for record prices at art auctions worldwide. He has produced paintings, sculptures, prints, found objects, major outdoor works, and works on paper. Famous Jeff Koons works include … [Read more...] about Jeff Koons Quotes on Art
Salvador Dali Quotes on Art
Salvador Dali was an influential twentieth century artist and one of the central figures of the Surrealist art movement. The artist was a masterful self promoter and used his eccentric and ostentatious acts and behavior to attract plenty of attention. He produced paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photography. Famous Salvador Dali paintings include "The Great … [Read more...] about Salvador Dali Quotes on Art
Constantin Brancusi Quotes on Art
Constantin Brancusi was a Romanian born French sculptor and photographer. He is best known for his modernist sculptures which were simplified to the point of abstraction. He produced sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. Famous Constantin Brancusi sculptures include “Portrait of Mademoiselle Pogany”, “The Kiss”, "Portrait of Nancy Cunard", "Bird in Space", "Princess X", … [Read more...] about Constantin Brancusi Quotes on Art
Henri Matisse Quotes on Art
Henri Matisse is a famous French artist who influenced many 20th century painters. He was part of the short lived Fauvist art movement where he pushed colors to their extremes. Matisse went on to produce works which could be expressive, bold, colorful, decorative, simplified, and sometimes almost completely abstract. He produced paintings, collages, sculpture, murals, prints, … [Read more...] about Henri Matisse Quotes on Art