“I try to create a world that is fun and colorful, a world that is a little bit of a fantasy.” Josh Agle, better known by his nickname “Shag”, is an American painter, illustrator and designer known for his distinctive mid-century modern aesthetic. Career and Success He began his career as a graphic designer and […]
Articoli con il tag pop-surrealism
Adrian Ghenie
“Every painting is abstract” Adrian Ghenie is a prominent Romanian contemporary painter born on August 13, 1977, in Baia Mare, Romania. He studied fine arts at the Arts and Crafts School in Baia Mare from 1991 to 1994 and later graduated from the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca in 2001. Ghenie lives and works […]
Will Martyr
“Initially, the compositions are about the seduction of place, but they also have subtle fine art representations within them which bring in symbolism and narrative which can be explored” Will Martyr is a British artist known for his vivid, utopic paintings that depict idyllic poolside scenes and moments of joy and companionship. His upcoming solo […]
Tim Biskup
“I’m always looking for things that I like, but don’t understand. That’s the thing that I keep going back to” In the heart of the Southern California art scene, one name stands out for its unique blend of psychedelic imagery, pop design, and Baroque Modernism – Tim Biskup. Born on September 21, 1967, in Santa […]
Esao Andrews
“I’m afraid of becoming labeled” Esao Andrews is an American painter known for his oil paintings on wood panels that blend Gothic grotesque, erotic, and surreal elements. He was born in 1978 in Mesa, Arizona and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Andrews has exhibited in group shows with other notable […]
Gianpiero D’Alessandro
“Ho sempre sognato di fare l’artista e… ci sono riuscito” Gianpiero D’Alessandro is a relevant Italian artist, born in 1993 in Sant’Anastasia, a small town near Naples. He started his artistic career as a teenager, creating caricatures and cartoons in his hometown, before going on to achieve international success as a digital artist and graphic […]
Yayoi Kusama
“I never have a plan of what I am going to draw” Yayoi Kusama is a renowned japanese artist known for her particular use of polka dots in her works. She was born in 1929 and raised in Matsumoto and when she was a child she had a poor economic background that made her develop […]
Keith Haring
“I am a necessary part of an important search to which there is no end” Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania and grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He developed a love for drawing at a young age, inspired by cartoons and illustrations from artists like Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney. […]
Anselm Kiefer
“Life is an illusion” Anselm Kiefer is a prominent German painter and sculptor known for his large-scale works that confront Germany’s dark past, particularly the Nazi era. Born in 1945 in Donaueschingen, Kiefer studied at several art academies in the late 1960s before becoming a student of Joseph Beuys, who encouraged his use of symbolic […]
Anthony Ausgang
“Abstract Art is based on real objects in space and the artist’s interpretation of them” Anthony Ausgang, born Anthony Charles Grant Thompson in Trinidad and Tobago in 1959, is a painter and writer who lives and works in Los Angeles. He is one of the leading artists associated with the Lowbrow art movement, which he […]