Gain Access To 50 Modern Artists You Should Know Fabricated By Christiane Weidemann Disseminated As Pamphlet

likemodern artworks you should know anyone who has even a passing interest in art history will find all the signature if not stereotypical images to these artists.
you know, the usual suspects: les demoiselles davignon for picasso, the scream for munch but they are nice reproductions, there are some more recent artists like hirsch and basquiat.
and maybe it is a good intro to those just starting art history, Anyone with even a passing interesting in modern art needs to own, at the very least, have access to this informational book by Prestel Publishing,

While I originally debated some of the artists Whistler and Cezanne, it is fascinating to read a fact cheat sheets on each of theartists.
The book is designed so you dont have to read front to back, however, it does make for an incredibly interesting read when you do,
For the most part, each artist has a comprehensive biography listing the important factors in their career, There is a detailed timeline on the top of the page highlight artists within a century timeframe, This helps show the influences of the artists but also significant issues such as the war,

A selection of dates are posted underneath the portrait of the artist, This usually has dates related to birth, death and dates related to paintings for which they are known for,

The page on the artists is filled with normal information usually found on the author but also some more trivia data, It is this balance that separates this book from other introductory art books, The author has selected the perfect taster amount to satisfy those who only want an introduction, but gives information should you want to investigate more,

Theartists featured please note, this information is taken directly from the book:

James McNeil Whistlerconsidered first major American artist to ear an international reputation.

Paul CezanneI am the forerunner of the new art, And I sense my work will be continued,
Claude Monetwas an intermediary between tradition and modernism,
Augste Rodinconsidered the most important representative of sculpture in the lateth century,
Henri Rousseau. Something of an oddball of modernism his work is difficult to categorize into any single established artistic style,
Mary Cassattonly American member of the original French Impressionist group,
Paul GauguinAfter starting out as an Impressionist, he gave up realistic representation and found a new revolutionary style of his own,
Vincent Van Goghpaved the way for modern painting work an extraordinary but powerful oeuvre,
Georges SeuratThis French painter managed to go beyond Impressionism by systematically developing a basic idea,
Gustav Klimtan outstanding representative of Austrian Art Nouveau and was a key figure in the international avantgarde breakthrough in Vienna,
Edvard MunchNorwegian painter was a pioneer of modern art,
Henri de ToulouseLautrecfocused on areas of life that were not previously considered worth painting,
Vasil Kandinskytriggered the most radical revolution in painting since the Renaissance, steering painting toward abstraction and influencing later artists explorations of a nonfigurative world.

Henri Matisse
Paul KleePainter, theorist and art teach, he was one of the most important artists of theth century,
Kasimir MalevichRussian painter who wanted to pry art away from reallife objects,
Franz MarcWith Vasily Kandinsky, he was a founder of the Blaue Reiter group of artists,
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerOne of his most famous images examines bigcity life in Berlin his Potsdancer Platz is a painting that captures the bustle of the metropolis.

Pablo Picasso“I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso, ” Pable Picasso
Edward HopperTo many people, one name above all represents American modernism,
Marc ChagallCombined aspects of the stylistic achievement of the Paris avantgarde with naïve, poetic memories of his Hasidic Jewish background in Belarus,
Marcel DuchampFrench artists remembers as being a stimulus to the fasatdeveloping American art scene of the earlth century,
Georgia OKeeffelaunched a veritable revolution to stilllife painting in thes in the US with her outsized, magnified flower pictures,
Giorgio de Chirico“If a work of art is to be truly immortal, it must go beyond of human nature, It can have neither reason nor logic, ”
Egon Schielehis daring nudes, unusual at the time for their frankness, shocked many of his contemporaries, Considered one of the most important painters in Vienna,
Max ErnestPainter, sculptor, draftsman and poet, he was the most important representatives of Dadaism and a key player in the development of Surrealist painting.

Joan Miroextremely versatile, imaginative and productive artist, Adopted avantgarde innovation, cant be easily classified as any of the major modernist art movements,
Rene Magrittesurrealist paintings are an ironic reversal of he usual order of things, bestowing a lost magic onto modernity,
Henry MooreEnglish sculptor set new standards forth century sculpture with his bronze, wooden and stone figures,
Mark Rothkois one of the pioneers of the Color Field Paintings and one of the most important representatives of Abstract Expressionism,
Salvador Dali“I believed in surrealism as if it constituted the Tables of the Law, ” Dali
Frida Kahlo“They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasnt, I never painted dreams. I painted my reality. ” Kahlo
Francis BaconHis vivid images depicted fear, suffering, and violence, reflecting the horrors of theth century as much as individual psychological fears, They led to a rethinking of contemporary views of representational painting,
Louise Bourgeois“all my work in the pastears, all my subjects have found their

inspiration in my childhood, My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama, ” Bourgeous,
Jackson PollockUsing the technique of “action painting” Pollock made the cancas his field of action,
Joseph BeuysArtistic legacy is a complex mix of installations, sculptural works, watercolours, drawings, multiples, and writings, all of which blur conventional boundaries between genres.

Lucian FreudAbstraction was the dominant art form when he started his career, yet he chose a path in figurative painting,
Roy LichtensteinLike Andy Warhol, he was a key figure in the development of Pop Art,
Andy Warhola key figure of the Pop Art movement, consumed popular culture and adopted its imagery, His work explores the omnipresent, oftenmanipulative nature of popular culture in thes,
Cy TwomblyAmerican painter, draftsman, sculptor, photographer, and object artist he is one of the most important representatives of Abstract Expressionism,
Jasper JohnsHis pictures of letters, numbers, targets and flags introduced a new kind of subject matter and clear, simple imagery into art, His work paved the way not only for Pop Art but also for Minimalism,
Niki de Saint Phalle“Nikis work demands that we ignore all conventional subdivisions in art, eg, Between painting, sculpture and architecture, sophisticated and unpretentious, permanent and transient, even conventionally appropriate and inappropriate, Instead, its simply fun. ” From Praemium Imperiale sculpture prize,
Gerhard Richtersees his work as an exploration of the traditional medium of painting, questioning its relevance in todays mediadominated society.
His work combines both representational and abstract images, and its diversity is a constant source of surprise,
David Hockneyoften cited as one of the most important artists of the Pop Movement although he doesnt consider himself a Pop artists,
Chuck CloseHis huge portraits based on photographs have helped revive the art of portraiture, His absolute focus in his choice of subject matter is paired with an openness in his working approach, as he has explored a wide range of techniques throughout his careers.

Anselm Kiefersymbols and myths of German history are recurring motifs, especially the rise of the Nazis and their continued effect after World War II.
He has become one of the bestknown and same time most controversial contemporary artists in Germany,
Jeff Koonsbecame famous in the mids as part of generation of artists that explored the importance of art in a media saturated era.
With his ambition to “communicate with the masses,” he draws on the visual vocabularies of the advertising, marketing and entertainment industries,
JeanMichel BasquiatThe NeoExpressionism artists combines African elements with febrile icons of New Yorks street culture, From the beginning of his career, he switched with ease between diverse contexts such as the graffiti subculture, the gallery scene and major exhibition venues,
Damien HirstHis works are provocative to the point of discomfort,
Matthew Barneyworks includes not only his best known, multipart Cremaster films, but also independent videos, drawings, photographs, installations and sculptures that elude definitive classification.
According to the New York Times, he is the “most important American artist of his generation, ”

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