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“The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later.” ~Joan Miro Joan Miró (pronunciation) was a world-renowned Spanish artist, known for his unique and distinctive style of painting and sculpture, with works containing...
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“I make the most outrageous demands on my imagination and leave aside everything else.” ~Franz Marc Franz Marc (pronunciation) was a German painter and printmaker best known for his influential role in the development of Expressionism. A prolific artist, Marc produced...
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“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.” ~Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp (pronunciation) was born in Blainville-Crevon, France (pronunciation), on July 28, 1887. He began his art studies at an early age and showed...
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“Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you.” ~Chuck Close Chuck Close is an American painter, artist, and photographer who achieved fame for his large-scale portraits. His work is associated with the Photorealism and...
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“It is the depth and intensity of an artist’s experience that are the first importance in art.” ~Grant Wood Grant Wood was an early American artist made famous for his honest depictions of American life, such as his famous painting, ‘American Gothic.’...
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“I don’t paint to live, I live to paint.” ~Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning (pronunciation) was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on April 24, 1904. His father, Leendert de Kooning, was a businessman while his mother, Cornelia Nobel, was a homemaker. As a...
