Artists to Know
This is an ever growing lists of artists that are worth checking out….
Ah Xian
Combines figurative sculpture with traditional Chinese porcelain patterns.
Shaun Tan
Wonderful, surreal illustrations. Author and illustrator of the book The Arrival.
Li Yimo
Fun, quirky paintings of houses and icebergs.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Funky architecture, patterned paintings, slightly kooky personality.
Lucien Freud
Beautiful portraits of people. I think his later work is more expressive than his earlier ones.
Carmen Lomas Garza
Great images of family for elementary students
Louise Nevelson
Monochromatic cculptures created from smaller shapes
Andrew Wyeth
Classic and amazing
El Anatsui
My new favorite artist. El Anatsui is a West African artist who use recycled metal materials to make beautiful sculptural ‘fabrics.’
John Ahearn
Creates life sized plaster sculptures of people from his community.