British artists Flashcards
Tracey Emin
born in1963
Young British Artists (1988)
“Everyone I Have Ever Slept With” “My Bed” “You Forgot to Kiss My Soul”
one of the 100 most powerful women in UK
second most wellknown YBA after Damien Hrist
Henry Moove
1898 - 1986
Modernism - using techniques and ideas that aren’t typical or traditional, departure from tradiotion
one of the best sculptors of 20th century, pioneer in the field of modern sculpture
prof. rival and friend of Barbara Hepworth
semi abstract sculptures that are public works of art: “Rechining Figures”, “King and Queen”, “Bird Basket”
Lucian Freud
1922 - 2011
grandson of Sigmunt Freaud
figurative realism
psychic intensity of portraits
first paintings associeted with German Expressionism and Surrealism
mostly painted people close to him and ot took him very long to finish his works (portrait series of his mom took ab. 4000 h)
made a series of self protraits for over 60 years, leading portraitis of 20th century
“Beneits Supervisor Sleeping”, “Reflection (Self-portrait)”, “Kate Moss”
Damien Hrist
1965
YBA
richest living artist in 2010 (215 mln pounds)
in 2008 an auction of his collected 111 mln pounds, braking the record
dead animals preserved in formaldehyde (4.3 m shark, a cow cut in half) “The Physical Imposibility of Death in The Mind of Someone LIving”, “For the Love of God”, “Mother and Child, Divided”
John Constable
1776 - 1837
romanticism
not very wealthy while he was alive (sold only 20 pinting in England), said that he’d rather be a poor man in England than a rich one abroad
landscape painter, mostly English counrtyside (Essex - Suffolk border)
known for his precision
one of the most influetial romantic painters
rebelled against neoclassical style, focused on nature
“The Hay Wain”, “Flatford Mill (Scene on Navigable River)”, “The Lock”
Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
expressionism
started as an interior decorator
his art was highly influenced by the war, showed traumatized humanity
bold, grotesque, emotionally charged ad raw imagenery
on of the best post-war painters
his works contain subjects that re often violently distorted and isolated in geom. cage like spaces
one of the most imp. artists of 20th century
“Three Studies for Figures at The Base of a Crucifixion”, “Study After Velazquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X”, “Three Studies of Lucian Freud”
David Hockney
1937
Pop Art (challanged traditional art by including imagery from popular culture)
gay
one of the best Pop Artists
focuses on personal subjects from his life and his friends
often painted swimming pools, split level houses and suburban Californian landsacpes
in 1990 he was offered knighthood but declined
in 2012 accepted the Order of Merit from HMS QE2
in 2011 declared most influential brit. artist
“A Bigger Splash”, “Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy”, “A bogger Grand Canyon”
William Blake
1757 - 1827
romanticism
claimed to experience visions
believed in God but hostile towards organized religions and the curch of england
influenced but the bibl, Dante, Skeakspere and Milton
a poet, ilustrationist, showed worlds full of gods and power
criticised the industrial revolution
his art played a key role in romaticism and several other art movements until 20 th century
wasnt greatly recognised during his life
“Newton”, “The Ancient Days”, “Nebuchadnezzar
Banksy
1974
graffiti art
unknown identity
begun in 1990s in Bristol underground scene
makes art on building in cities around the world
the most popular graffiti artist, led to recognition of other graffiti artists
perosn of the year 2014 by Webby Awards
one of his works was ranked as the favourite artwork in UK in 2017
“Balloon Girl”, “Flower Thrower”, “Pulp Fiction”
William Turner
1775 - 1851
Romanticism
one of the best landscape painters of all time
known as “the painter of light”
with time his compositions became more fluid, with suggestions of movement
forerunner to the impressionism movement
key figure in romanticism
the Turner Prize (the best visual arts award in Britain) is named after him
“The Fighting Temeraire”, “Rain, Steam and Speed”, “The Slave Ship”
