by Village Copier | Mar 28, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Vincent Van Gogh(1853–1890), was a Dutch post-impressionist painter whose work had a an immense influence on 20th-century art even though his work was largely ignored until after his death in 1980. He spent years drifting in and out of ill health and solitude, and...
by Village Copier | Mar 21, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Francisco José de Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker. Considered one of the most important Spanish painters of the 18th and 19th centuries, he regarded as the last of the Old Masters while being the first of the moderns. A chronicler and...
by Village Copier | Mar 14, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Georges de La Tour (1593–1652), was a French Baroque painter who mostly painted religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight. Heavily influenced by Caravaggio, his paintings mirror Caravaggio’s dramatic contrast between light and dark tones within the work....
by Village Copier | Mar 7, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Pieter Cornelis “Piet” Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (1872–1944) was Dutch painter and a major contributor to the De Stijl(The Style) art movement. His work evolved from there to a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism, which he is most...
by Village Copier | Feb 29, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Frank Gehry is an American architect with many buildings that have become world-renowned attractions. His works are considered among the most important of contemporary architecture. His best know works are the Guggenheim Museum in Spain; the Walt Disney Concert Hall;...
by Village Copier | Feb 22, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908–2001), also know as Balthus was a Polish-French modern artist. Balthus rejected the conventions of the art world, insisting that his paintings should be seen and not read about. He resisted any attempts made to create biographies....
