FRUSTRATED ARTIST

Today I found this artist Anselm Kiefer  born 8 March 1945   a German painter and sculptor .  Because this is what I do I go searching for info on artist that I have not heard of and look at their work. If it appeals to me I shre with you. unusual painting. uring the 1970s. His works incorporate materials such as  straw ,  ash ,  clay , lead, and  shellac . The poems of  Paul Celan  have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horror of  the Holocaust , as have the spiritual concepts of  Kabbalah . In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses  taboo  and controversial issues from recent history. Themes from  Nazi rule  are particularly reflected in his work; for instance, the painting "Margarethe" (oil and straw on canvas) was inspired by  Paul Celan 's well-known poem " Todesfuge " (" Death Fugue "). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer ...

Sunday, love to watch the ABC as their is sometimes great artist. Today I think the show was call The Mix but don't quote me on that as I was doing some house work.  The artist they featured was, Robert Ingpen I must say a perfect last name for him.  In l986 Robert Ingpen became the only Australian to be awarded the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration. It was with his book, 'Encyclopaedia of Things That Never Were'. This award, sometimes known as the `Little Nobel Prize'is the highest recognition given to an illustrator or author of children`s books.In l989 this was followed by the Australian Dromkeen medal for his contributiontochildren`s literature.  http://www.illustrationcupboard.com/artist_bio.aspx?aId=98&aiPage=3 Robert Ingpen Born 13 October 1936  (age 80) Geelong, Victoria, Australia Occupation Graphic designer, illustrator, writer Nationality Australian Period 1958–present; children's books from mid-1970s Genre Chi...

Last night I watched a movie the story was about the life of Frieda Kahlo played by (Salma Hayek)and her husband Diego Rivera played by (Alfred Molina).  Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frieda Kahlo began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo later became politically active and married fellow communist artist Diego Rivera in 1929. If you want to understand this artist watch the movie Salma Hayek is one of my favorite actors and Salma plays this role very well. Salma portrays Frida in such a manner that you start think it is Frieda and why she started painting and why she painted from the heart. Initial release :  October 25, 2002 ( USA ) Director :  Julie Taymor Featured song :  Burn It Blue Box office :  56.3 million USD Awards :  Academy Award for Best Original Music Score ...

Well before her famous partnership with John Lennon, Yoko Ono was the "High Priestess of the Happening" and a pioneer in performance art. Drawing from an array of sources from Zen Buddhism to  Dada , her pieces were some of the movement's earliest and most daring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono Yoko Ono born 18th February 1933 Tokyo Japan aged 83. Ono grew up in  Tokyo , and studied at  Gakushuin . She withdrew from her course after two years and rejoined her family in New York in 1953. She spent some time at  Sarah Lawrence College , and then became involved in  New York City 's downtown artists scene, including the Fluxes group. She first met Lennon in 1966 at her own art exhibition in  London , and they became a couple in 1968.  Cut Piece (1964) A landmark work, and one of the artist's best-known,  Cut Piece  was presented at the Sogetsu Art Center, the same Tokyo venue that had hosted her  Bag Piece . Ono wore...

Sorry have been out of action so have not blogged for a while. Today's artist is a French women who was born in 1973 in France. Hope you love her work as much as I do. "Painting on walls was a way to show that I was boycotting the conventional art world. At my beginnings, I had a rebel mind. I also find this more exciting to paint in the street because it is forbidden." — Miss Van   Miss Van, also known as Vanessa Alice Bensimon was born in 1973 in Toulouse, France. She started wall-painting at the age of 20, in 1993, in the streets of her hometown. She is now considered one of the best known painters of the graffiti scene, initiating the feminine street art movement. She traveled the world to exhibit her artwork though she spent most of her artistic life in Barcelona. Her creations display highly recognizable sultry women that she calls 'poupées' (dolls)  http://www.streetartbio.com/miss-van- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Van