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26.07.1937–22.03.1980
Hélio Oiticica
Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980) was a Brazilian artist born and died in Rio de Janeiro. He was associated with abstraction, neoconcretism, and the Tropicalia movement. He worked in installation and abstract art genres and is known for several significant works.
22.10.1925–12.05.2008
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) was an American artist associated with abstract expressionism, conceptual art, and pop art. He was a pioneer of modular art and combined painting techniques.08.10.1955–03.06.2014
Gordon Bennett
Gordon Bennett (1955–2014) was an Australian painter and printmaker of Birri-Gubba and Darumbal descent. Born in Monto, Queensland, he is recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary Indigenous Australian art. He passed away in Brisbane.
AI interpretation1360–17.10.1428
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev (1360–1428) was a Russian icon painter of the Moscow school, a monk, and a manuscript illuminator from the Grand Duchy of Moscow. He authored famous icons including the "Trinity," "Christ Almighty," and "Archangel Michael." He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.01.02.1920–09.04.2013
Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki (1920–2013) was a Chinese-born artist and cultural figure associated with the New Paris School. He worked in painting, graphics, drawing, lithography, and stamp design throughout his life.30.04.1933–05.01.2016
Uche Okeke
Uche Okeke (1933–2016) was a Nigerian artist, draftsman, sculptor, and art theorist. He played a key role in the development of Nigerian modernism and significantly influenced the country's art and aesthetic theory.
07.04.1927–03.05.2004
Lygia Pape
Lygia Pape (1927–2004) was a Brazilian artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker. Born in Nova Friburgo, she was a key figure in concrete art and a founder of Neo-Concrete movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s. She died in Rio de Janeiro.
19.01.1954–present
Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman is an American artist born in Glen Ridge, USA, on January 19, 1954. She works mainly in staged photography, focusing on portraiture and self-portraiture. Sherman is associated with art feminism and the abject art movement.
17.12.1924–14.10.1990
Clifton Pugh
Clifton Ernest Pugh (1924–1990) was an Australian artist known for his expressionist landscapes and portraits. He won the Archibald Prize three times during his career. His early work was associated with prominent artist groups and exhibitions supporting Australian figurative painting.
AI interpretation01.10.1541–07.04.1614
El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos, better known as El Greco, was born on October 1, 1541, in Heraklion. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, architectural draftsman, and printmaker of Greek origin. El Greco worked during the late Spanish Renaissance and Mannerism, maintaining cultural connections with the Kingdom of Castile and León as well as the Venetian…
AI interpretation0956–1026
Fan Kuan
Fan Kuan (956–1026) was a Chinese landscape painter of the Northern Song era, recognized as a key founder of the monochrome landscape genre. Born in Yaozhou, he followed the tradition of Jing Hao and studied under Li Cheng, contributing significantly to Northern Song landscape art.
21.05.1942–16.10.1991
Dumile Feni
Dumile Feni (born Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mhlaba Feni) was a South African artist and sculptor known for drawings, paintings with sculptural elements, and standalone sculptures. His work often reflected the struggle against apartheid. He spent much of his career in exile, enduring extreme poverty.
AI interpretation06.07.1840–26.08.1912
José María Velasco Gómez
José María Velasco Gómez (1840–1912) was a Mexican painter and landscape artist known for portraying Mexican geography as a symbol of national identity. Born in Temascalcingo de José María Velasco, he gained international recognition and died in Mexico City.
15.05.1930–present
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns, born May 15, 1930 in Augusta, is an American contemporary artist associated with pop art and neo-Dada. His work includes abstraction, still life, and figurative genres.
AI interpretation26.04.1798–13.08.1863
Eugène Delacroix
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was born on April 26, 1798, in Saint-Maurice, France. He became one of the foremost representatives of Romanticism in French art. Delacroix's work encompassed historical painting, battle scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. In addition to painting, he was a lithographer, engraver, architectural draftsman, illustrator,…
AI interpretation1427–1509
Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou was born in 1427 in the city of Suzhou, which was part of the Ming dynasty at the time. He was an outstanding Chinese painter and the founder of the renowned Wu School. Throughout his creative career, Shen Zhou combined various forms of art: he was a painter, writer, poet, and calligrapher. The main genre of his works was landscape, reflecting…1934–23.08.2021
Yusuf Grillo
Yusuf Grillo (1934–2021) was a Nigerian artist, educator, and modern painter, sculptor, and muralist. Born in Lagos, he was a member of the Zaria Rebels movement and contributed significantly to Nigerian art and culture.17.08.1923–27.07.2019
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019) was a Venezuelan-French artist known for his work in kinetic art. He was born in Caracas and lived in Paris from 1960 onward. He studied color as an independent reality evolving in time and space.
AI interpretation24.02.1836–29.09.1910
Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer was born on February 24, 1836, in Boston, USA. He became one of the most significant American artists of the 19th century, gaining recognition as a founder of American realist painting. Homer's creative work spanned genres such as genre scenes, marine subjects, portraits, and American realism. He was known for works in both oil and…
AI interpretation1267–08.01.1337
Giotto
Giotto di Bondone was born in 1267 in the village of Vespignano, Italy, and died on January 8, 1337, in Florence. He was a painter, architect, sculptor, designer, and art figure working during the Proto-Renaissance and Gothic eras. Giotto became a pivotal figure in the history of Western European art by developing a new approach to depicting space, moving…
07.10.1928–21.04.1980
Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri (1928–1980) was an Iranian poet, painter, and philosopher born in Kashan. He worked within the cultural context of the Pahlavi era and the Interim Government of Iran. Sepehri is known for his work "Hasht Ketab". He died in Tehran in 1980.1929–13.04.2014
Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke (1929–2014) was a South African artist, illustrator, poet, and writer. Born in Simonstown, he worked across various media combining visual arts and literature. He passed away in Ocean View, South Africa.
05.07.1924–09.10.2017