Contempory Artists Info Flashcards
Held 1 man retrospective at Guggenheim in NYC in 1981.
Yaacov Agam
Fashion Artists
Erte and Dominic Pangborn
Disney Artists
James Coleman and David Willardson
Painting sold for 698k dollars on Dec 15 of 2010 at Sotheby’s NY - the highest price paid ever for a work of an Israeli artist.
Yaacov Agam
Spends a part of the year in the south of France, and often draws on the Cote d’Azur in his works.
Jean Claude Picot
Park West Gallery, through association with the Artist’s Licensing Company (the estate of the artist) and Curtis Publishing (owner of the copyrights of the Saturday Evening Post artwork), has been able in recent years to bring new and exceptional collecting opportunities for the artworks to enthusiastic collectors.
Norman Rockwell
Father of Kinetic Art
Yaacov Agam
He has been exclusively working as an artist for over 50 years, and has been exhibited in over fifty one-person shows throughout the world.
Jean Claude Picot
Was greatly influenced by the works of the Fauvist masters such as Matisse. He continues today’s legacy of important French landscape artists. He uses untraditional colors to imbue his work with a playful, happy feel and often creates scenes of markets, cityscapes, and festivals.
Jean Claude Picot
Recognizable style frequently connects with the public on a deep level, as his themes deftly portray the complexities of human relationships, states of connection and separation.
Pino
Born Giuseppe Dangelico in Bari, Italy, this artist lived from 1939-2010. Primarily worked as an artist for the book publishing industry.
Pino
4th Dimension of Yaacov Agam
Time
Unique works were most often sold through galleries on consignment, and when the artist passed in 2010, his estate recalled all of his paintings that were not purchased. Thus his unique works today are rather rare today. We are proud to display one artist drawing at The Henry; it is one of the only unique works Park West currently owns of this artist.
Pino
Easily one of the most popular and well-known American artists of all time. The artists illustrations were featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post for 47 years – this led to immense exposure for the artist as he captivated an audience average of 4 million viewers. Artist is the recipient of the highest American honor a civilian can receive from the government: the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his “vivid and affectionate portraits of our country.”
Norman Rockwell
During his long career, he was commissioned to paint the portraits for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Norman Rockwell
Looks for inspiration in the tradition of classical art of such greats as Michangelo; his work expresses the entire spectrum of
human emotions from exhilaration, to contentment, to melancholy, to pain.
Tomasz Rut
This talented husband and wife team create lush landscapes inspired by their love of travel and nature. Both artists collaborte on every single painting they create.
Wendy Schaefer & Kevin Miles
The path that appears in many of the artists works is a metaphor for the journey we take down the road of life, while the warm light represents the artists’ positive faith.
Wendy Schaefer & Kevin Miles
He trained in Art Conservation and worked to restore large scale murals in museums and mansions, such as the Smithsonian Institute and the U.S. Treasury Department.
Tomasz Rut
The artist has been exhibited at the Art Expo in New York, The Art Expo in Chicago and the Art Expo in Las Vegas, among other prestigious art shows, and have won dozens of awards.
Wendy Schaefer & Kevin Miles
Artist has said,”The love for painting runs in my blood.” He used his instinct to choose his colors, often inspired by his surroundings – music he has listened to or places he has traveled.
Itzchak Tarkay
The artists style of aged, cracked canvas mimic the classic style of Italian frescoes and figurative oils.
Tomasz Rut
Artist’s energetic style suggests movement and dynamism in the subjects that he portrays, and they appear to capture the essence of movement in a particular moment.
Victor Spahn
Paints with a combination of palette knife and brush.
Victor Spahn
Has participated in many exhibitions, including the Salon of Independent Artists, France in 1970. He also won first prize in New York for mosaic table.
Victor Spahn
All of artist’s images strike the same note: a meditative stillness which is lush, sensuous, and timeless. His oeuvre is a visual poetry dominated by pictures of women who are exceptionally well-dressed and seated in lavish interiors or terraces.
Itzchak Tarkay
Considered one of the most influential figurative artists of the early 21st century.
Itzchak Tarkay
The inspiration for his work lies with French Impressionism and Post- Impressionism, exemplifying the bright colors of the Fauves such as Matisse and the drawing style of Toulouse-Lautrec.
Itzchak Tarkay
He received recognition at the International Artexpo in New York in 1986 and 1987, and three hardcover books have been written on him and his art.
Itzchak Tarkay
As well as being an acrylic painter and watercolorist, Tarkay was a master graphic artist and his rich tapestry of form and color was achieved primarily through the use of the serigraph. In his serigraphs, many colors are laid over one another and used to create texture and transparency.
Itzchak Tarkay
Worked for Disney for 17 years. He was one of the few artists that was actually sought after and approached by Disney. Furthermore, artist is one of only a few who are licensed to use Disney imagery in the world.
David Willardson
In the later years of his life, artist shared his gifts by mentoring younger Israeli artists including, David Najar, Yuval Wolfson and Mark Kanovich. He was also the only artist to collaborate with Israeli master, Yaacov Agam. He and Agam created two paintings which incorporated both artists’ imagery in a single painting.
Itzchak Tarkay
A local artist and native to the Detroit metro-area, his work is not easily missed: he was commissioned in 2010 to create the signature work for The Henry, an upscale boutique hotel in Michigan. It is his largest work to date and now permanently resides behind the front desk in the lobby of the hotel.
Tim Yanke
He is considered a modern-day Abstract Expressionist artist and is inspired by forefathers of the movement: de Kooning, Motherwell, and Pollock. He has no pre-conception when he works and develops his imagery spontaneously.
Tim Yanke
He has a passion for Native Americans, the Southwest USA, and rock and roll. He blares music in his former garage-turned-studio while he works, typically works very quickly with an incredible array of media, and will frequently incorporate song lyrics or random thoughts into his works. He focuses on bright color palettes to attract the viewer and impact a pleasing visual effect to his highly energetic imagery.
Tim Yanke
Artist is now “in the pantheon” of the great animation artists of history. Artist is the creative force of the “pep art movement,” an innovative new genre where cultural icons are rendered with an unprecedented fusion of color, personality, and energy.
David Willardson
He is highly accomplished in the technique of serigraphy, but also works in acrylic painting
Wolfson Yuval
His talent was discovered at an early age, and was granted a scholarship from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Wolfson Yuval
His first one-person exhibition, “Monet’s Garden,” was received with much acclaim by critics – he created 24 variations of one image, where the colors differed gradually according to the declining sunlight, hour by hour
Wolfson Yuval
Artist is inspired by studying Leonardo Di Vinci’s drawings and was inspired to recreate a style based on his “sfumato” or smoky composition. He has also traveled to Venice, examining Titian, Veronese, and Bellini. The dynamism and movement of the human figure is something he tries to portray as humans don’t sit still and he’s trying to capture that energy in his work. He draws inspiration from the Renaissance master paintings, dance, poetry, music, and nature
Peter Nixon
Artist is one of the youngest acclaimed contemporary artists to have emerged from Israel recently. Pauker’s command over the techniques of painting and serigraphy, are advanced way beyond his years. For this reason, Pauker is considered one of the most “up and coming artists” on the scene today.
Alex Pauker
He uses an extraordinary impasto technique and often achieves this by painting with a palette knife.
Alex Pauker
His works are greatly inspired by his travels around the world uniting the sense of peace, natural beauty, and tranquility.
Alex Pauker
Artists style is Abstract Expressionistic – he uses vibrating, intense
color to represent the changing seasons and their hues
Wolfson Yuval
Artist created the logos for “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “American Graffiti.” This is what attracted Disney to the artist. Disney commissioned artist to redesign their movie posters and promotional illustrations for the re-release of the classic films in the 1980’s. Artist created movie posters for “Bambi,” “Pinocchio,” “Snow White,” “Sleeping Beauty,” and “Lion King.”
David Willardson
Artist has established his own fashion label, the ______ Design Collection. Today his art is incorporated into fashion and home décor. Artist has his own retail stores, which bear his name – locations throughout metro Detroit and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
Dominic Pangborn
Artist’s imagery deals with the concepts of movement, instantaneous expression and gesture, romance, music, dance and poetry. He is deeply steeped in art history and is a master draftsman.
Peter Nixon
Artist is best defined as an “Evolutionist.” He believes that art
should reflect a current mood, expression and a point in time.
Dominic Pangborn
Artists art has been published in Playboy and exhibited at museums across the country including the esteemed Detroit Institute of Art.
Dominic Pangborn
Although many of his peers were painting darker and more somber figures, he realized that it was much harder to paint something happy – like falling in love – and he wanted to challenge himself.
Peter Nixon
He plays with thick impasto and thin airy layers of color; light and shadow; strong strokes and thin lines – to give the viewer a feeling of deep space in his landscapes
David Najar
Artist has the distinction of having influenced both Janet Treby and Gary Benfield, both world famous artists in their own right. He really is an innovator and his collectors know they own the artist who has inspired other artists stylistically.
Peter Nixon
Artist is an emerging international artist. His works present energetic movements of color and shapes, describing scenes from nature, his most common subject matter – he finds it simultaneously in perfect harmony, near God, and full of beauty.
David Najar
He spent roughly six years working alongside artist Itzchak Tarkay in Isreal, exchanging ideas and painting together weekly.
David Najar
Park West offers an extraordinary collecting opportunity for this artists lithographs, as Park West exclusively published the artists lithograph editions for the last 10 years of his life.
Marcel Mouly
His work is described as “Contemporary Expressionism.” His work is offered worldwide and has been shown in group exhibits and one-man shows in Isreal, the United States, and Canada.
David Najar
As a newer artist to the collection, this artists oils provide an opportunity to collect a one-of-a-kind painting at introductory pricing.
Michael Milkin
Up until 2008, this artist was the last living artist to have worked alongside Picasso. Having created a unique, trademark style, he developed a reputation as one of the most important modernist artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was influenced by Braque, Matisse, and Picasso the most. Matisse influenced artist in the Fauvist use of color that is apparent in artists unique style.
Marcel Mouly
Artist concentrates on still life and landscapes, which he paints dramatically with thick, expressive brushwork and brilliant colors.
Michael Milkin
Artist was born in the Ukraine and trained and worked as an Architect. He kept painting throughout his life, eventually taught fine arts and had his work exhibited in art shows throughout Ukraine, France, and Germany, before dedicating himself to art.
Michael Milkin
This artist began exhibiting his work while in college and quickly gained acclaim; in 1989 he was accepted into the Artists Guild of the Ukraine. He has participated in group and solo exhibitions in France, Israel, and throughout the United States and participated in Art Expos in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Anatoly Metlan
This artist was born in the Ukraine to parents who are both artists; he grew up with a love of art and painting.
Anatoly Metlan
He enjoys traveling in the summer to Italy and France, which is reflected in the warmth, light, and bold vibrant colors he captures from the seascapes and villages of their coastal regions.
Anatoly Metlan
The viewer is drawn into a world dominated by serene beauty, balance and order. There is a sense of timelessness and familiarity, even if one has never seen his work before.
Igor Medvedev
This artists work has been exhibited all over the world, including in the permanent collections of more than 20 museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in Japan, the Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki, and Paris’ Bilbiotheque Nationale
Marcel Mouly
This artist is inspired by the light and history of the Mediterranean often traveling and painting on location. Rapidly disappearing town and villages and the destruction brought on by new development and tourism signal a loss of dialogue with the past for the artist. He has said he can hear the sound of bulldozing as he paints. This artists theme is ecology and his vision is to preserve ancient cities, even if only through the window of his works.
Igor Medvedev
Strong clean forms and dramatic use of light and shadow are the hallmark of his style - lending serigraphy as the perfect medium for his graphic editions.
Igor Medvedev
His imagination and vision can be found in over 100 museums and galleries worldwide and on a variety of canvases, including the Berlin Wall, a Boeing 777 jumbo jet, and most recently the hull of the 2013 ship, the Norwegian Breakaway.
Peter Max
