Monthly Archives: June 2016
No 376 Max Pechstein
“Art is not a pastime, it is a duty with respect to the people, a public affair.” Max Pechstein, a German expressionist painter and printmaker, and a member of the Die Brücke group, died June 29, 1955.
No 375 Peter Paul Rubens
“Painting a young maiden is similar to cavorting with great abandon. It is the finest refreshment.” Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish Baroque painter, was born on June 28, 1577. Sorry that this is the first Art Quote for several days. I’ve … Continue reading
No 374 Rufino Tamayo
“Art is a means of expression that must be understood by everybody, everywhere. It grows out of the earth, the textures of our lives, and our experience.” Rufino Tamayo, a Mexican painter active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New … Continue reading
No 373 Clyfford Still
“No painting stops with itself, is complete of itself. It is a continuation of previous paintings and is renewed in successive ones.” Clyfford Still, an American painter, and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, died … Continue reading
No 372 George Carlin
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.” George Carlin, an American stand-up comedian, … Continue reading
No 371 Henry Ossawa Tanner
“I will preach with my brush.” Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim, was born on June 21, 1859, in Pittsburgh.
No 370 Kurt Schwitters
“The picture is a self-sufficient work of art. It is not connected to anything outside.” Kurt Schwitters, a German artist, was born on 20 June 1887. Heworked in several genres and media, including Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, … Continue reading
No 369 Magdalena Abakanowicz
“Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine.” Magdalena Abakanowicz, a Polish sculptor and fibre artist, was born on June 20, 1930.
No 368 Edward Burne-Jones
“Only this is true, that beauty is very beautiful, and softens, and inspires, and rouses, and lifts up, and never fails.” Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet ARA, a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the … Continue reading
No 367 M. C. Escher
“We adore chaos because we love to produce order.” M.C. Escher, a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, was born on June 17, 1898.
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