Wifredo Lam is a Cuban artist that used his art to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. He met with and was inspired by some of the most renowned artists of the 20. Century such as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Lam worked mainly as a painter but also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking. The Jungle by Wifredo Lam. I think why I like this painting is because of the colors and elongated shapes.

Statue of Milefo in Emei, Hsinchu. His career in art began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist paintings. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988, at the age of 27. Untitled acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canvas painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Is the title of this painting and.

I know that many who will look on the works I have chosen will disagree with the message of the pieces and that may affect their aesthetic value. But, I say this, in a series of conflicts where allies shift to enemies and enemies shift to allies and success and failure are both equally likely, what other art is possible. Emily Hopkins monochromatic pieces speak of hope in a world without war.

Is a piece of ragtime music written in 1899 by Scott Joplin. He was not the first composer of ragtime, but he was one the first ones to attain huge success. Went on to be a huge success selling over one million copies, making Joplin the first composer to reach the one million copies sold benchmark. When I look at this painting I .

For this blog I have chosen. By Louis Rodriguez which was painted in 2008 and was displayed in Boston. He was born in Guantanamo and went to school at the National Art School in Havana. I like his use of color and find this interesting because when Americans think of Cuba our first thoughts are not about their artist. The reason I feel dr.

Thanks for dropping by prwazny! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed. Mdash; Leave a comment. I actually really like the Impressionism style. I love how it focuses on light subject matter and is very aesthetically pleasing and so colorful! I also like how the paintings typically have people in it and everything looks so natural. Impressionist paintings also form a distinct difference from other styles .