United States, Germany. Born 1954
Abstraction
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Born 1953 Cape Town, South Africa. Known for: Abject figurative and portrait painting and drawing-narrative.
Marlene Dumas creates drawings of human figures and portraits that have been described as "startling, frank and subtle." Her work is inspired by imagery from film stars and fashion models such as... Read full biography
Marlene Dumas creates drawings of human figures and portraits that have been described as "startling, frank and subtle." Her work is inspired by imagery from film stars and fashion models such as Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Schiffer and art historical icons including Manet's "Olympia" and Vermeer's... Read full biography
Marlene Dumas creates drawings of human figures and portraits that have been described as "startling, frank and subtle." Her work is inspired by imagery from film stars and fashion models such as Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Schiffer and art historical icons including Manet's "Olympia" and Vermeer's "Woman with a Pearl". Dumas does not use live models, rather, she chooses to paint and draw from photographs-either gathered from magazines, reproductions, or taken by herself-recreating the... Read full biography
Marlene Dumas creates drawings of human figures and portraits that have been described as "startling, frank and subtle." Her work is inspired by imagery from film stars and fashion models such as Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Schiffer and art historical icons including Manet's "Olympia" and Vermeer's "Woman with a Pearl". Dumas does not use live models, rather, she chooses to paint and draw from photographs-either gathered from magazines, reproductions, or taken by herself-recreating the cropping, blurring, and flattening effects of this medium. Many of her drawings have an informal look; the paper, cut from a large roll is often scratched, stained and torn. Issues from art and religion to family and the artist's native South Africa are... Read full biography
Marlene Dumas creates drawings of human figures and portraits that have been described as "startling, frank and subtle." Her work is inspired by imagery from film stars and fashion models such as Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Schiffer and art historical icons including Manet's "Olympia" and Vermeer's "Woman with a Pearl". Dumas does not use live models, rather, she chooses to paint and draw from photographs-either gathered from magazines, reproductions, or taken by herself-recreating the cropping, blurring, and flattening effects of this medium. Many of her drawings have an informal look; the paper, cut from a large roll is often scratched, stained and torn. Issues from art and religion to family and the artist's native South Africa are addressed in her work. Dumas' early work from 1976 to 1983, reflected her interest in human relationships often filled with "uncertainty, a... Read full biography
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New York / Germany, Austria. 1953 - 1997
Mixed media sculpture, collage, installation
United Kingdom, Lebanon. Born 1952
Performance art-body focus, assemblage
Venezuela, Germany. 1912 - 1994
Wire and metal sculpture, kinetic art, assemblage, drawing, collage
Belarus, France, Russian Federation. 1900/1906 - 1969
Abstract painting
China. Born 1963
Bald figure social narrative painting, abstraction
United Kingdom, Scotland. Born 1964
Painting and sculpture
Brazil, France. 1930 - 1990
Non objective painting and constructivist sculpture
New York, Massachusetts. Born 1962
Large-size realistic portrait painting, charcoal close-ups
Quebec, Ontario / Trinidad and Tobago. Born 1959
Abstract figure, canoes, urban structures and landscape painting
New York. Born 1969
Abstract figurative, animal, landscape
France, Russian Federation. 1914 - 1955
Abstract painting, still life, figurative, landscapes
New York / Brazil. Born 1960
Decorative collage, geometric design
New York / England. Born 1962
Large scale minamal form richly colored painting
England, India. Born 1974
Visionary, violent image painting and sculpture
New York. Born 1969
Rorschach sculpture, social commentary
India, United Kingdom. Born 1954
Modernist object sculpture, installation
Texas, New York. Born 1957
Torn ornate fabric and text image painting, punk propaganda, conceptual
United Kingdom, England. 1916 - 2002
Semi-abstract sculpture
New York / Italy. Born 1952
Mod figure, abstraction, graphics
Italy. 1933 - 1963
Conceptual painting and sculpture
New York, Colorado. Born 1962
Female figure and portrait painting-caricature
France, Romania. 1903 - 1966
Surrealist painting
New York, Connecticut. Born 1965
Pop art and and romantic portrait painting
New York, Connecticut. Born 1970
Contemporary realism-figure and genre painting
United Kingdom, England. 1926 - 2019
Expresssionist child figure, cityscape and portrait painting, drawing, printmaking
New York, Virginia. Born 1984
Conceptual art with language and history themes
Spain. 1924 - 2002
Mod sculpture, abstract works on paper-collage
France. 1882 - 1960
Cubist, geometric abstract, constructivist painting
Italy. 1901 - 1986
Constructions, wire sculpture, abstraction
New York, Michigan. Born 1976
Contemporary macabre narrative, distorted figure painting, open caskets
England, Germany. 1922 - 2011
Nude figurative painting