Introduction Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He is one of the best known and most influential street artists ever. He first became known for “Andre the Giant has a posse” stickers which later became Obey. He catapulted […]
What are the most important artworks by Ai Weiwei you should know? Introduction Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. He has been called the most dangerous artist in the world. He has been arrested and detained for 81 days, his art studio has been demolished, not once but twice! He has been […]
Frida Kahlo – 1907 – 1954 Many of you have seen the image of Frida Khalo, printed on pillows, shoes, earrings, cell phone covers and mugs. But do you know the story behind this remarkable woman? Who is this woman rocking the unibrow and flower crown? WATCH OUR VIDEO ON Frida Kahlo here. A master […]
Hi, I am artist Lillian Gray and I have someone you need to meet, South African artist Willie Bester. Willie Bester is a multi-disciplinary South African artist. He is best known for his sculptures, installations, mixed media and collage artworks, but he also practices oil painting and watercolours. He uses his art to comment on social and […]
Contemporary Art History Hi I’m artist Lillian Gray and I have someone you need to meet Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Yayoi Kusama is absolutely dotty about dots, she is sometimes called the princess of polka dots. She makes all kinds of art such as sculptures, paintings, installation, clothing design and even performances and they are all covered […]
Hi I am artist Lillian Gray and I have someone you need to meet: South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff. Tretchikoff was an artist whose painting Chinese Girl, popularly known as the Green Lady, is one of the best-selling art prints of the 20th century. His most famous artworks include Chinese Girl, Mrs Wong and the Balinese Girl […]
The Life and Art of Gerard Sekoto Gerard Sekoto was a South African artist and a musician. He is recognised as the pioneer of urban black art and social realism. His work has been exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington, and Senegal, as well as in South Africa. Let’s just take a quick look at the Zeitgeist – the time that Gerard Sekoto lived. […]
The Sistine Chapel, what is so special about the chapel? When I was 18, I visited the Sistine Chapel and it was an amazing experience. When I went outside there were two Australian girls, and they walked up to me and with a strong accent asked ‘what makes this painting so special?’. Now, everything inside […]
How did this painting change the world of painting? Well this painting is quite an insane painting and it really, really changed painting and this is why it’s so important. Usually oil painting would be of a royalty, a king, queen or kaiser or another royal person. Usually it was someone standing on their own […]
What do I need to know about the Renaissance? Botticelli is probably one of the most famous Renaissance artists, it’s important to know the great Renaissance artists and the order that they came in. We’ve got early Renaissance, middle Renaissance, high Renaissance, and it’s important to know where you are in the Renaissance because the […]