What do artists do? Students are artists. The classroom is their studio.
mARTch Madness: Artists & Artworks
Here are our artists and their artworks! Who will you vote for?
Artist: David Hockney Country: UK Artwork: Garrowby Hill, 1998 Born: 1937 Died: —– Known for: Painting colorful, somewhat abstract landscapes and bright use of color. He’s well known for Mulholland Drive.
Artist: Janet Fish Country: USA Artwork: Diane’s Vase, 1998 Born: 1938, Massachusetts Died:—— Known for: Realistic still life paintings that include reflections, glass, and transparent objects. Her style is very attentive to detail.
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai Country: Japan Artwork: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1829-1832 Born: 1760 Tokyo (Edo) Died: 1849 Tokyo Known for: Ukiyo-e printmaking which shows landscapes. He developing printing techniques that no one else was using. Famous series: 36 Views of Mount Fuji
Artist: Carmen Lomas Garza Country: USA Artwork: La Sandía (Watermelon), 1986 Born: 1948, Texas Died: —— Known for: Biographical artworks that tell stories of her life and experiences as a Mexican-American woman. She shows the diversity of the American people.
Artist: Claude Monet Country: France Artwork: Water Lilies, 1916 Born: 1840 Paris Died: 1926 Giverny Known for: Inventing Impressionism, large canvases of water lilies, smudgy paintings, and painting outside. His famous artworks show the same subjects at different times of day and year.
Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe Country: USA Artwork: Hibiscus with Plumeria, 1939 Born: 1887, Wisconsin Died: 1986, New Mexico Known for: Abstract paintings of up-close flowers, NY cityscapes, and NM landscapes. She became a famous artist when few other women were recognized as artists.
Artist: Pablo Picasso Country: Spain Artwork: Three Musicians, 1921 Born: 1881, Málaga, Spain Died: 1973, France Known for: Inventing Cubism, which depicts many sides of an object all at once. He produced more than 50,000 artworks over his lifetime: sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints, tapestries, and rugs.
Artist: Stephen Wiltshire Country: UK Artwork: Houses of Parliament, 2005 Born: 1974, London Died: —– Known for: Using his photographic memory to draw landscapes in great detail after seeing a city once. He didn’t fully speak until he was 9, but used art to communicate.
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