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- The Presentation, Sir Lancelot and the Wise Virgins
- O’Brien’s Sacred Music of Colour
- If I Said “I Didn’t Like It” I Would Be Telling Phibs
- Compare the Pair #21 | Goya’s Empress in New Clothes
- Banksy the Existencilist
- Come and See the Work of Jean-George Rémond and Cie
- Pierre Bonnard | Le Nabi le trés japonard
- Glamourpuss posters from a previous age
- Master Hans | The Cameraman at the Court of the Tudor King
- A Summer Morning | In the Sand Dune
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The Presentation, Sir Lancelot and the Wise Virgins
English artist and illustrator Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872 – 1945) was born in Upper Norwood, Surrey. The late Victorian period produced a fine school of artist-illustrators of whom Fortescue-Brickdale was one of the best. She illustrated many books and also painted … Continue reading
O’Brien’s Sacred Music of Colour
Australian artist Justin Maurice O’Brien was born in Hurstville, New South Wales in 1917 and studied art under Edward Smith. O’Brien is best known for his colourful and exuberant depictions of religious themes inspired by his biblical knowledge and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian artists, Byzantine art, Justin O'Brien, Sacred Music of Colour
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If I Said “I Didn’t Like It” I Would Be Telling Phibs
Phibs aka Tim De Haan, was born in a town along coastal New South Wales, Australia in 1974. Phibs began his career as a graffiti tagger. He produces detailed and intricate works across a vast variety of media using both … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, Stencils, Street Artists A-Z, StreetArt, StreetArtists, Wheat-pastes
Tagged Everfresh Crew, Phibs
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Compare the Pair #21 | Goya’s Empress in New Clothes
Son of a Basque, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born on March 30, 1746 in Fuendetodos, Aragón, Spain. Goya is known as a Spanish romantic painter and print-maker and regarded as the last of the Old Masters and … Continue reading
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Tagged Goya, Prado Museum Madrid, Spanish art, Spanish artists, The Clothed Maja, The Nude Maja
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Banksy the Existencilist
Banksy is an English-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of much speculation. His pieces are found on walls and streets in many cities around the world. Banksy became … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, Robin Banks, Robin Gunningham, street artist
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Come and See the Work of Jean-George Rémond and Cie
Jean-George Rémond (1752-1830) was a jeweller, goldsmith and founder of the firm Jean-Georges Rémond & Company. Born on 27 July, 1752 in Hanau, Germany, which, in the second part of the 18th Century, was the centre for the production of … Continue reading
Pierre Bonnard | Le Nabi le trés japonard
French painter, illustrator, and print-maker Pierre Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine on 3 October 1867. Bonnard showed a talent for drawing and water colours, as well as caricatures. He painted frequently in the gardens of his parent’s country home … Continue reading
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Glamourpuss posters from a previous age
Advertising in the early 1950s saw a boom in posters for both the corporate world and the everyday consumer. Wanting to appeal to a broad audience, the 50s Style posters were often brightly coloured, and often whimsical or playful in … Continue reading
Master Hans | The Cameraman at the Court of the Tudor King
German artist and print-maker Hans Holbein the Younger, was born c. 1497 in Augsburg, Germany. He is called “the Younger” to distinguish him from his father, Hans Holbein the Elder; an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school. Holbein the … Continue reading
A Summer Morning | In the Sand Dune
Australian artist Max Middleton enjoyed a long and highly acclaimed career as a professional artist, exhibiting in 68 exhibitions over 66 years. Born in Melbourne in 1922, Middleton knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 12. … Continue reading
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Adolphe and Eve
French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and lithographer Adolphe Léon Willette was born in Châlons-sur-Marne on 30 July, 1857. He was also the architect of the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret. Willette studied for four years at the École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre … Continue reading
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Hell and the Journey of the Magi
The Florence Baptistery, (Baptistery of Saint John or the Battistero di San Giovanni), is considered a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. The octagonal building stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from the Florence … Continue reading
I’m Your Venus | I’m Your Fire | At Your Desire
The work: Venus and Anchises. Venus (Greek: Aphrodite), was the Roman goddess of beauty and love and considered as either sprung from the foam of the sea, or the daughter of Jupiter and Dione. Her husband was Vulcan but she … Continue reading
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Rat art has spread the plague everywhere
French street artist Blek le Rat, (Xavier Prou) was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris in 1951. Blek was one of the first street artists in Paris, and the originator of stencil graffiti art. He began his artwork in 1981, painting stencils … Continue reading
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What’s green and pink and hangs on the wall?
[Above image: Entitled 3: We all have a dream of a place we belong. (2013) synthetic polymer paint, marble dust and gold leaf on canvas and wood. Yvonne Pettengell Bequest, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)]. Australian artist Tomislav Nikolic was … Continue reading
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