“Don't think about making art, just get it done.

Let everyone else

decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While
they are deciding, make even more art.”
- Andy Warhol-

THE ARTIST DID YOU

KNOW?

Andy Warhol was an Andy Warhol is known for

his bright,
nts of
American visual artist, film colourful paintings and pri
rities
subjects ranging from celeb
director, producer, and including Marilyn Monroe
and
y products
Mohammed Ali, to everyda
leading figure in the pop such as cans of soup and Br
illo pads.

art movement. His works

explore the relationship
between artistic
expression, advertising,
and celebrity culture that
flourished by the 1960s,
and span a variety of
media, including painting,
silkscreening,
photography, film, and
sculpture.

ANDY WARHOL
AMERICAN VISUAL ARTIST, FILM
DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER
August 6, 1928, - February 22, 1987 (aged 58)

ARTWORKS

Campbell's Soup Cans, 1961-2 Ban ana ,196 6 Mao, 1972

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 "The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my
inspiration".
- Claude Monet-

THE ARTIST DID YOU

KNOW?

n a s the fath
er of
k n o w
Monet icant loss
Oscar-Claude Monet was a nis m , su ffe red signif
affected
Impressio ta racts and
c a
French painter and founder of vision fr
o m
fa m ou s w ork, “Wate
r
His most aintings
his work. f 250 oil p
of impressionist painting who Lilies”, a se rie s o
en at Givern
y
e r ga rd
his flow ork.
is seen as a key precursor to depicting
catara c ts a ff ected his w
shows how
modernism, especially in his
attempts to paint nature as
he perceived it. During his
long career, he was the most
consistent and prolific
practitioner of
impressionism's philosophy of
expressing one's perceptions
of nature, especially as
applied to plein air
(outdoor) landscape
painting.

CLAUDE MONET
FRENCH PAINTER AND FOUNDER OF
IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING
November 14, 1840, - December 5, 1926 (aged 86)

ARTWORKS

Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867 Brid ge Ove r a Pon d of The Artist's Garden

at Giverny, 1900
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Wat er Lilie s, 1899
 “A canvas is an arena in which to act.”
- Jackson Pollock -

THE ARTIST
Y O U KNOW?
Paul Jackson Pollock was D I D
an outbuild
ing
te d in
ely pain n, bugs
As he larg
an American painter. A of his hom
e in E a s t Hampto
o ntact with
his
in to c
en come ch as in
would oft
major figure in the abstract wet canv
ase s a nd g et stuck, su
th e collection
5 0 in
ber 31, 19 New
One: Num
expressionist movement, of the Mu
se um o f M odern Art,
nt and
th e fly is still prese
re
York, whe
Pollock was widely noticed encased in
paint.

for his "drip technique" of

pouring or splashing liquid
household paint onto a
horizontal surface, enabling
him to view and paint his
canvases from all angles.

JACKSON POLLOCK
AMERICAN PAINTER

January 28, 1912, - August 11, 1956 (aged 44)

ARTWORKS

Num ber 1 Convergence, 1952

Shimmering Substance, 1946 Scan for more!
(Lav end er Mist ),19 50
 "A form gives me an idea, this idea evokes another form, and
everything culminates in figures, animals, and things I had no way of
foreseeing in advance."
- Joan Miró

THE ARTIST
Y O U KNOW?
Joan Miró was a Catalan D I D
painter who combined a te d to his work,
dedic
A museum o an Miró, was
J
abstract art with the Funda
c ió
native cit
y of
e d in h is
Surrealist fantasy. His establish a nd anothe
r, the
in 19 7 5 ,
Barcelona i J o a n Miró, was
mature style evolved from Fundació
Pila r
optive cit
y of
d in h is a d
the tension between his establishe 1981.
Palma in
fanciful, poetic impulse
and his vision of the
harshness of modern life.
He worked extensively in
lithography and
produced numerous
murals, tapestries, and
sculptures for public
spaces.

JOAN MIRÓ
SPANISH PAINTER AND SCULPTOR

April 20, 1893, - December 25, 1983 (age 90 years)

ARTWORKS

The Farm, 1922 The Tilled Field, 1924 Woman and Bird, 1983
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 "I am interested in the intersection of high and low culture."
- Takashi Murakami

THE ARTIST
D Y O U KNOW?
Takashi Murakami is a D I
Japanese contemporary and
a m i is th e founder
Murak i Kiki Co.,
Ltd.,
artist. He works in fine arts o f K a ik a
President m an ages seve
ral
hich h e
as well as commercial through w e w a s the founder
rtists. H
younger a h e b iannual a
rt
media and is known for and orga
nizer o f t
i.
fair Geisa
blurring the line between
high and low arts. His
influential work draws from
the aesthetic
characteristics of the
Japanese artistic tradition
and the nature of postwar
Japanese culture.

TAKASHI MURAKAMI
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

February 1, 1962 (Age 62 Years)

ARTWORKS

Mr. Dob, 1983 Flowers , 1995 !N-Cha!, 1999

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 " The art is a series of lines, shapes, colors, values, and
textures. The way these components are individualized
ultimately creates contents." -Charles McGee

THE ARTIST
I D Y O U KNOW?
Charles McGee was an D
cale
American artist and educator a d se v eral large-s
He also h e city of Detroit
known for creating paintings, rks in th
public wo a nd s culptures
.
ur als
assemblages, and sculptures. such as m

His artwork is in the

collections of the Detroit
Institute of Arts and the
Charles H. Wright Museum of
African and American
History.
The mediums McGee
employed in the early part of
his career were charcoal and
paintings.

CHARLES MCGEE
AMERICAN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR
December 15, 1924 - February 4, 2021 (age 97 years)

ARTWORKS

Mother and Child, 1965 Play Patterns II,2017 Rhapsody in Black and White, Scan for more!
2008
 "Another word of creativity is courage."
- Henri Matisse

THE ARTIST Love and H

DID YOU
ate Rela
KNOW?

tionship with Pablo

Picasso

g, th es e tw o talented artists were

Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse In the beginnin ected
of ea ch othe r. They, however, resp
not fond ork
was a revolutionary and They would often w
each other’s work. bjects.
ther on th e sa m e titles as well as su
influential artist of the early toge sts
n diff eren ce be tw een these two arti
The mai om nature
20th century, best known th at M at isse dr ew and painted fr
w as
le Pi ca ss o dr ew from imagination.
w hi
for the expressive color and
form of his Fauvist style.
Henri Matisse was not only
a painter but a printmaker
and a sculptor too.
Matisse helped shape
modern art and colourism
by trying out different
media, styles and
movement.

HENRI MATISSE
FRENCH VISUAL ARTIST
December 31, 1869 - November 3, 1954 (age 84years)

ARTWORKS

Woman with a Hat, 1905 The Snail, 1953 The Sheaf , 1953
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 “Art is a line around your thought”
Gustav klimt

THE ARTIST
Y O U KNOW?
Gustav Klimt D I D
mt
Gustav Kli
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian
painter and a leader of the
Vienna Secession movement.

He was known for his

symbolic and decorative
style, often using gold leaf
and erotic themes.

He painted murals, portraits,

landscapes, and allegories.
Some of his famous works
are The Kiss, Portrait of
Adele Bloch-Bauer I, and the
Beethoven Frieze.

He influenced other artists

like Egon Schiele and was
one of the most celebrated
painters of his time. GUSTAV KLIMT
ARTIST

Gustav Klimt 14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918 (age 56 years)

ARTWORKS

portrait portrait of Tree of life 1909 Scan for more!

of Emilie Floge, 1902 Adele Bloch-Bauer, 1907
 “A drawing is simply a line going for a walk”
- Paul Klee

THE ARTIST
Paul Klee was a Swiss- I D Y O U KNOW?
D
German artist. He was ‘c o lo u r is the pla
ce
said ,
Klee once he univer
se
one of the most famous r br a in a n d t
where ou life , it is said that
painter of the 20th ring his pieces of
meet’. Du d 9 ,0 0 0
d arou n
he painte an incred
ible
century. His work was art, w h ich is
ent!
achievem
influenced by
1.
Expressionism, Cubism,
and Surrealism. He was
also very interested in the
theory of color. His cubism
artwork was inspired by
the patterns seen in
children’s drawings.

PAUL KLEE
SWISS-BORN GERMAN ARTIST

December 18, 1879 - June 29, 1940 (age 60 years)

ARTWORKS

Senecio, 1922 Cat and Bird, 1928 Castle and Sun, 1928
 “Everything you can imagine is real.”
- Pablo Picasso

THE ARTIST
Pablo Picasso experimented with many I D Y O U KNOW?
D
',
different styles of painting during his r s t w o r d was 'lapiz
Picasso's fi il.
is S p a n is h for penc
long career as an artist. His work was which
r w h o a ls o worked
as a
he
With a fat pected tha
t art
a major influence on the development painter, it w a s e x
d his
P ic a s s o 's blood an
of modern art. Picasso also created would be in p r o v e d that fact.
mere ly
first word
sculpture, prints, pottery, poetry, and
ballet scenery. He produced over
1,800 paintings and 1,200 sculptures.
Many of his paintings have been sold
for over $100 million!

PABLO PICASSO
SPANISH PAINTER AND SCULPTOR

October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973 (age 91 years)

ARTWORKS

Girl with a Mandolin, 1910 Guernica, 1937 Girl Before a Mirror, 1932
 "Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes
the imagination and encourages people to go further."
- Keith Haring

THE ARTIST
Keith Haring was an American I D Y O U KNOW?
D
artist and social activist best y th e graffiti ar
t
spire d b
known for his unique and He was in N ew York Cit
y
th e
he saw in h e late 1970s
instantly recognizable style of stem in t
subway sy h ic h influenc
ed
19 8 0s , w
art, characterized by bold lines, and early
re a te art in pub
lic
n to c
bright colors, and simple, his decisio
spaces.
cartoon-like figures. Haring's
interest in art began at an early
age, and he was influenced by
the work of artists like Walt
Disney and Dr. Seuss. In the
early 1980s, Haring gained
recognition for his art, which
often addressed social and
political issues.

KEITH HARING
GRAFFITI ARTIST AND ACTIVIST
May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990 (31 years old)

ARTWORKS

Pop Shop, 1987 Radiant Baby, Two Figures with

1990 Red Heart, 1987
 "Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of
cheating. It is either good or bad."
- Salvador Dali

THE ARTIST
D Y O U KNOW?
As Dali was very good at D I
by the
painting and drawing, he e av ily influenced
is h er of
Dali's art F re ud , the fath
igmu n d
liked to paint things in a work of S sis. Dali b
ecame
ho a na ly f the
psyc 's theories o
ud
strange way, like melting fascinate
d with Fr e
egan
io us m ind and b
uncon s c ries
clocks and elephants with m e nt s of his theo
ting ele
incorpora rtwork.
long legs. He also had a into his a

very funny mustache that

curled up at the ends. Dalí
liked to wear fancy clothes
and had a pet ocelot (a
small wild cat). He was a
very creative and
imaginative artist who made
people think about things in
new ways.

SALVADOR DALI
SPANISH SURREALIST ARTIST

May 19, 1904 - January 23, 1984 (84 years old)

ARTWORKS

The Elephants,
The Pers isten ce of Meditative Rose,
1948
Mem ory, 1931 1958
 I D Y O U KNOW?
D

THE ARTIST Laurent

influenc e
P
d
e
f
r
r
a
o
z
m
za ’s arts ar
these fam
e
ous
i,
L eo n a rd o De Vinc
e
artists lik gh, Andy
Laurent Perazzai is a French Vincen t V a n G o
d S a lvad or Dali.
an
contemporary artist. At the tender Wharhol,
age of 7, he found purpose and
meaning in drawing through his
initial portraits of celebrities. This
early realization laid the
foundation for a lifelong
commitment to artistic
expression. Nature inspires him to
paint a diverse range of subjects,
from portraits to landscapes. He
describes his style as a new form
of impressionism.

LAURENT PERAZZA
FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

born in 1993 (Age 31 Years)

ARTWORKS

THE VENDÉE BOCAGE, Splash Banana,

Dali’s House/Salvador Dali,
2022 2023
2023
 "I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.”
- Vincent Van Gogh

THE ARTIST
D Y O U KNOW?
Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post- D I
impressionist painter, is ht,
la rg e ly self-taug
renowned for his distinctive Van Gogh
was istic
ce iv e d formal art
re
brushwork and use of color. He and only
u t fo ur m onths just
or abo
training f e his death
.
developed a unique style a few yea
rs be fo r

characterized by bold,
expressive brushstrokes and
vibrant hues. Van Gogh's
technique evolved over time,
influenced by the Impressionists
and Japanese prints. Despite his
hardships, van Gogh created
over 2,000 artworks, including
iconic pieces like "The Starry
Night" and "Sunflowers."

VINCENT VAN GOGH

DUTCH IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER
March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890 (age 37 years)

ARTWORKS

Sunflowers, 1888 Starry Night, 1889 Almond Blossoms,

1890
 "I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I
am the person I know best"
- Fridah Kahlo -

THE ARTIST
She is well known for her self- I D Y O U KNOW?
D
portraits, many of which frequently
a s a n a c c o m p li s h e d
showed her emotional and physical K a h lo w
le t e in h e r youth and
at h ,
suffering. e d in s e v eral sports
compe t
im m in g , b o x in g , a n d
w
in c lu d in g s p la y e d s o c
cer
e a ls o
Kahlo’s life was marked by w r e s t li n g . S h
t h e M e x ic a n
me m b e r o f
significant physical suffering, and was a am.
n a t io n a l t e
including a near-fatal bus accident
at the age of 18 that left her with
lifelong injuries and chronic pain.

Despite this, she became a prolific

artist, producing over 200
paintings, primarily self-portraits,
that have since become iconic
representations of Mexican art.

FRIDA KAHLO
MEXICAN SURREALIST ARTIST

July 6, 1907 (Age 47 Years)

ARTWORKS

The Two Fridas,1939 Frieda and Diego Rivera,

Self-portrait , 1940
1931
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 "Lilfe feels better with colour"
- Steven Brown -

THE ARTIST
D Y O U KNOW?
Steven Brown is a D I
contemporary artist from A rt is b e coming a
own
Steven Br . His colou
rful
Scotland. Through his vivid n a m e
household and
c ter s, la ndscapes
imagination and love of chara tive
c ts a d d an attrac
rod u to
lifestyle p w ith a design
vibrant colours, it’s clear to twist to a
ny ho m e ,
one.
suit every
see why his mantra is “Life
feels better with colour”,
which is expressed in all of
his work. He creates
vibrant, colourful artwork
centring on nature and
animals.

STEVEN BROWN
CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH ARTIST

1972 (Age 52 Years)

ARTWORKS

Spirit Francie & Josie McZoo Forest of Argyle,

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 "Life is also about having FUN and ART is too important
not to share"
- ROMERO BRITTO

THE ARTIST D Y O U K NOW?

DI
Romero Britto is Brazilian-
ed
born and Miami-made, is th e m ost licens
ritto
Romero B r y of the wo
rld. A
founder of the Happy Art artist in th
e h is to
h ave a paid
wh e n y ou
Movement. He has made it license is w s a c ompany to
that all o
contract ed.
o u h ave creat
to the top and is considered use an im
age t h a t y
, and
ca C o la , Samsung
o hat
one of the most famous and Disney, C e c ompanies t
e just so m
Mattel ar d artwork
for.
celebrated living visual Brito has
p ro d u c e

artists through his unique,

cubism and graffiti style
using vibrant, bold, and
colourful patterns. He has
created an iconic visual
language of happiness, fun,
love, and hope.

ROMERO BRITTO
THE MOST LICENSED ARTIST IN HISTORY & AGENT OF
POSITIVE CHANGE

6 October 1963
(Age 60 Years)

ARTWORKS Scan for more!

Hyde Park Pyramid Welcome

2010 World Cup
Sculpture to NYC
in South Africa
 “Nothing is perfect”
- Naoko Fukumaru -

THE ARTIST D I D Y O U KNOW?

ts
rd e d In d ividual Ar
Naoko Fukumaru was born was awa Arts Coun
cil
Fukumaru C o lu m b ia
f ro m the British r experience
in Kyoto, Japan to a third- Gr an ts
023. She
appli e s h e
n
in 20 2 2 a n d 2
h id d e n restoratio
opea n
generation antique auction W e st e rn and Eur a lly creativ
e
of a rt ist ic
he more Kintsugi a
nd
house family, the business towards t a p an e s e
nal J
th od s of traditio
began with her great- m e Maki-e.
grandfather collecting
unwanted broken objects
by wheelbarrow and
repairing them at home.
Growing up surrounded by
fine arts and antiques,
Fukumaru began to
experiment with broken
objects at an early age, a
passion she built into a
career.

NAOKO FUKUMARU
JAPANESE KINTSUGI ARTIST

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 "Art is something that makes you breathe with a different
kind of happiness."
- Anni Albers -
KNOW?
DID YOU

HE ARTIST
art from a

T
e re s te d in
ry int uhaus. Th
e
nn i A lbe rs was ve t th e B a
A ied a
g a g e . A lbers stud l o f a r t a nd design
youn choo
n exciting s e only
Bauhaus
w a s a
tim e , w omen wer
ny. At the ed to
in Germa la s se s . A nni decid
wc st
ow e d to study a fe o n e of t he greate
Anni Albers was one of the all ame
y w e a v in g and bec e used a loo
m to
stud r tim e ! S h out
most influential textile tists of ou kes cloth
textile ar ine t h a t m a
o m is a mach
artists of the 20th century. weav e. A lo
l or ot h e r threads.
of woo
Working with striking
geometric patterns, her
works are noted for a
radical use of colours that
helped pioneer the
burgeoning Modernist
movement.

ANNI ALBERS
June 12, 1899 – May 9, 1994 ( Age 95 years)

ARTWORKS

Dotted 1959, wool re-woven

Red Meander, 1954
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Black, White, Yellow 1926
 "I am interested in the intersection of high and low culture."
- Takashi Murakami

THE ARTIST D I D Y O U KNOW?

Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) was Piet

o c k in g fact about
One sh spite his ic
onic
a pioneering Dutch abstract is t h at d e
Mondrian c t a rt, h e initially
bstr a
artist and a key figure in the works of a
it io nal lands
cape
sa tra d
development of modern art. A trained a r ansitione
d to
er a n d t
paint his forties
,
in
founder of the De Stijl abstractio
n o n ly
his earlie
r
aw a y fro m
movement, he sought to create breaking .
nventions
artistic co
harmony through geometric
abstraction, using primary
colors and grid-like
compositions. Mondrian's iconic
works, like "Composition with
Red, Blue, and Yellow," reflect
his pursuit of universal beauty
and spiritual balance in art.

PIET MONDRIAN
DUTCH ABSTRACT ARTIST

(1872–1944)

ARTWORKS

Composition with Red,

Broadway Boogie
Blue, and Yellow Victory Boogie Woogie
Woogie
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 "Polka dots are a way to infinity."
- Yayoi Kusama

THE ARTIST
O U K N O W
Yayoi Kusama was DID Y
born in Matsumoto,
Yayoi Kusama loves dots so much.
Japan. From a young She says that dots make her feel
age, she showed a happy and excited.
strong interest in art. In fact, she loves dots so much
The point of her art is that she created something
called "Infinity Mirror Rooms".
multifaceted,
It's like stepping into a
encompassing themes
magical world of dots!
of infinity, obsession,
identity, healing, and
social commentary.

YAYOI KUSAMA
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

March 22, 1929 (Age 94Years)

ARTWORKS

Pumpkin, 1998 Infinity Mirror Room Dots Obsession,

Fireflies on Water, 2011
2002
 "Painting is not only about beauty, but also about the title
and deep, implied meaning behind every work I create."
- Nani Suryani -

THE ARTIST
O U K N O W
I was born on October 21 1989, DID Y
the third of four children, my work
is like a child's painting, because I Nani Suryani often took part in various kinds of
remember my childhood, perhaps drawing and coloring competitions from
elementary school to junior high school.
this is the advantage of my
painting, it still looks natural like a
Nani Suryani received many prizes
child's work, and the choice of
in the form of trophies, certificates
bright colors is also unique color as well as cash.
gradations and plaque
When she went to college, she
techniques, thick strokes, Apart
majored in fine arts, and
from that, painting is not only
graduated cum laude.
about beauty, but also about the
title and deep, implied meaning
behind every work I create.

NANI SURYANI INDONESIAN ARTIST

October 21, 1989 (Age 35 Years)

ARTWORKS

Wayang poster Penari Bali Ondel - ondel

 " There is no must in art because art is free."
- Wassily Kandinsky

THE ARTIST
I D Y O U KNOW?
Wassily Kandinsky was an D
e art
sk y w a s an activ
influential Russian painter and art Kand in
, p u b lis h ing a num
ber of
g
theorist , an d developin
theorist. In his youth he studied law books on
art the o r y
eeply em
otional
x a n d d
a comple olors
and economics and was a o ut t h e a bility of c
theory ab r esent sou
nds and
re p
professor of Roman Law. He was and shap
e s t o
man emo
tion.
evince hu
30 years old when he began his
studies in painting, focusing on life
drawing, sketching and anatomy.
His abstract works were a creation
of his intense philosophical beliefs,
based on his own experiences with
art. The devotion to inner beauty
remained a central theme in his art

WASSILY KANDINSKY
RUSSION PAINTER AND ART THEORIST
December 16, 1866 - December 13, 1944 (age 77 years)

ARTWORKS

Color Study: Squares Composition IV, 1913 Moscow 1, 1916 Scan for more!
with Concentric Circles,
1913