Ron English is a famous American artist, designer, toy maker, political artist, illustrator, muralist, printmaker and culture jamming activist. He is best known for his critical and sometimes humorous observations on popular culture, his "Popaganda" business, and his retakes of famous paintings. Famous Ron English artworks include “Last Supper", "Diabetic Bear (breakfast … [Read more...] about Ron English Quotes about Art
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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
John Constable Quotes about Art
John Constable was a famous English painter and watercolorist associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside. Famous John Constable artworks include “Wivenhoe Park", "Dedham Vale", “The Hay Wain”, "Weymouth Bay", "The White Horse", "Hadleigh Castle", "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows", "Stonehenge", … [Read more...] about John Constable Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens was a famous German-born Flemish painter associated with the Baroque art movement. He is best known for his depictions of large, rounded, sensuous, fleshy women. Famous Peter Paul Rubens artworks include “Descent from the Cross", "Portrait of Anna of Austria, Queen of France”, "The Feast of Venus", "Venus at the Mirror", "The Rape of the Daughters of … [Read more...] about Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
John Everett Millais Quotes about Art
John Everett Millais was a famous English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement. He is best known for his landscapes and portraits which include the iconic "Ophelia" painting. Famous John Everett Millais artworks include “Mariana", "A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew's Day", “The Order of Release”, "Christ in the House of His Parents", … [Read more...] about John Everett Millais Quotes about Art
Nicolas Poussin Quotes About Art
Nicolas Poussin was a famous French painter associated with Classicism and the French Baroque art movements of the 17th Century. He is best known for his landscapes, historical paintings, mythological scenes and religious paintings. Famous Nicolas Poussin artworks include “Death of Germanicus", “The Inspiration of the Poet”, "The Miracle of Saint Francis Xavier", "Landscape … [Read more...] about Nicolas Poussin Quotes About Art
Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Philip Guston was a famous Canadian American abstract painter, muralist and printmaker who successfully transitioned from figurative, to abstract work and back again. He is best known for his large pink abstract impressionist paintings and his later cartoon styled figurative works. Famous Philip Guston artworks include “Zone", “To Fellini", "The Studio", "Painting, Smoking, … [Read more...] about Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet was a famous French painter associated with the French Realist art movement. He is best known for his realist scenes of everyday life and for his thoughts on society and politics. Famous Gustave Courbet artworks include “The Stone Breakers", “A Burial At Ornans”, "Le Sommeil (Sleep)", "Proudhon and His Children", "Young Ladies Beside the Seine (Summer)", "The … [Read more...] about Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Egon Schiele Quotes about Art
Egon Schiele was a famous Austrian expressionist artist. He is best known for his expressive drawings of nudes and portraits with bold and confident lines. Famous Egon Schiele artworks include “Seated Woman with Bent Knee", “Portrait of Wally”, "Portrait of Gerti Schiele", "Portrait of Edith Schiele, The Artist's Wife", "Female Lovers", "Portrait of Arthur Rössler", "Max … [Read more...] about Egon Schiele Quotes about Art
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
Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley was a famous Australian painter and philanthropist. She is best known for her intimate interiors and still life paintings. Famous Margaret Olley artworks include “Chinese Screen with Still Life", “Marigolds and Limes”, "Still Life with Leaves", "Ranunculus and Pears", "Late Afternoon", "Portrait in the Mirror", "Clivias", "Wildflowers in the Kitchen", "Yellow … [Read more...] about Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
Marilyn Monroe Quotes
Marilyn Monroe was a famous American actress, singer and glamour model. She is best known for being a pop culture icon and figurehead of the sexual revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. Popular Marilyn Monroe films include “The Seven Year Itch", “Bus Stop”, "Some Like It Hot", "The Misfits", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "There's No Business Like Show Business", and "How to Marry a … [Read more...] about Marilyn Monroe Quotes
Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art
Paul Gauguin was a famous French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker. He is best known for his paintings of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti where he painted the people and landscape. Famous Paul Gauguin paintings include “The Yellow Christ (Le Christ jaune)”, "Night Café at Arles, (Mme Ginoux)", “Young Girl with a Fan (Jeune fille à l'éventail)”, "Where Do We Come … [Read more...] about Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art