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Italy. 1925 - 2003
Mixed-media abstraction, light installations
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Born 1959 Antwerp, Belgium. Known for: Mixed-media abstraction and figure painting-conceptual, performance art.
Francis Alÿs. b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium??Francis Alÿs was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint-Luc in Tournai, Belgium, from 1978 to 1983 and the... Read full biography
Francis Alÿs. b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium??Francis Alÿs was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint-Luc in Tournai, Belgium, from 1978 to 1983 and the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice from 1983 to 1986, where he received a master's... Read full biography
Francis Alÿs. b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium??Francis Alÿs was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint-Luc in Tournai, Belgium, from 1978 to 1983 and the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice from 1983 to 1986, where he received a master's degree in urbanism with a thesis on the presence of animals in medieval and Renaissance-era European cities. After graduation, he moved to Mexico City, where he worked in the workshop of the weaver... Read full biography
Francis Alÿs. b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium??Francis Alÿs was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint-Luc in Tournai, Belgium, from 1978 to 1983 and the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice from 1983 to 1986, where he received a master's degree in urbanism with a thesis on the presence of animals in medieval and Renaissance-era European cities. After graduation, he moved to Mexico City, where he worked in the workshop of the weaver Jacobo Islas Mendoza in collaboration with Felipe Sanabria. The abundant presence of street animals in that city inspired the early work The Collector (1991-92), in which the artist "walked" a magnetized sculptural model of an animal through the city,... Read full biography
Francis Alÿs. b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium??Francis Alÿs was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint-Luc in Tournai, Belgium, from 1978 to 1983 and the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice from 1983 to 1986, where he received a master's degree in urbanism with a thesis on the presence of animals in medieval and Renaissance-era European cities. After graduation, he moved to Mexico City, where he worked in the workshop of the weaver Jacobo Islas Mendoza in collaboration with Felipe Sanabria. The abundant presence of street animals in that city inspired the early work The Collector (1991-92), in which the artist "walked" a magnetized sculptural model of an animal through the city, extracting random metal detritus from the street. The sculpture, along with photographic documentation of its use, was exhibited in... Read full biography
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Italy. 1924 - 2014
Abstract painting on plastic
Germany, Mexico. Born 1975
Conceptual painting and sculpture, performance art
Austria. Born 1929
Abstract painting, prints, photography
California. Born 1968
Prismatic, abstract paintings and drawings
New York / Bahamas. Born 1964
Installation sculpture, conceptual
Germany. Born 1970
Sculpture and painting
New York, Rhode Island / England. Born 1967
Abstract text painting, film making
New York. Born 1969
Portrait, figurative painting, installation
England. Born 1958
Computer generated images-portraits, genre, cartoon figures, pole dancers
Germany. Born 1973
Large-scale neo expressionist painting, psychedelic color, frantic expression faces
California. 1951 - 2024
Sculptor-video installation
New York / Netherlands, Yugoslavia (former). Born 1946
Performance art, sculpture
New York. Born 1957
Conceptual sculpture
New York / Italy. Born 1946
Geometric grids of color, abstract images of black ink on mylar
New York. Born 1960
Text-based painting, allegory, self-portrait
Germany. 1915 - 2005
Abstract painting and sculpture
New York, New Jersey / Italy. Born 1955
Op art expression, collage, works on paper
Poland. Born 1972
Abstract imagery
Italy. 1918 - 2015
Painting and sculpture, concrete art, erotica, symbolism
New York / Germany. Born 1964
Social commentary installation art
Netherlands. Born 1936
Painting
New York. Born 1980
Exploration of space and color, installations, painting, photographs, drawings, sculptures
Germany. Born 1958
Photography, image manipulation, art education
New York. Born 1973
Geometric abstract landscapes
Netherlands. 1906 - 1972
Painting
United States, Puerto Rico. Born 1974/1971
Performance, sculpture, video, audio and collaborative art
New York. 1933 - 1996
Multimedia sculptor, light images
New York, Connecticut. Born 1965
Pop art and and romantic portrait painting
British Columbia, Ontario / Canada. Born 1973
Realist male figure, portrait, genre and landscape watercolor painting
New York / Switzerland. Born 1964
Installation sculpture, video
New York, Connecticut. Born 1966
Assemblage, scupture, pop art, video and film