Who are your favorite artists and why?

Dali? Escher? Van Gogh? Hmm. I don't even know of any artists. What about the guy that does the album cover art for Tool? I think his name is James Grey or Alex Grey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Grey#Painting_and_music_groups

 

That gif, soul, is making me dizzy to look at,....

 

Hugh Symes. who does all of the artwork for Canadian rockers Rush. I'm a Rush fan despite myself. Some of their output is naff, but I find them interesting nonetheless.

 

i don't think that much about big names, because to me, art isn't a spectator sport, its something to participate in.
a really big part of what made humans out of our tree ape ancestors.
maybe not the only thing; wolves taught us we could live in villages and care for and look after people we weren't related to,
but to express ideas, that's where language and craft came from.

there are a lot of contemporaries on f.a. and on artspace i admire a lot.
of course i know about dali and ernst and those, but its not names nor money,
its imagination, and everyone has one, or could, if they weren't taught to hate it,
just like they are with logic.

 

the one and only Ilya Repin

 

Rembrandt.

Titian.

Both unequalled masters in technique and authentic expression of the human soul laid bare. Both painters with passion and restraint admixtured with a sense of colour that delights but rarely exploits the medium of oil paint for superficially scintillating effect. Because we now live in an age where everything is filtered through the filter of ersatz post-modernism, they will never be matched.

 

Lots of good names already mentioned. I think someone already mentioned John Singer Sargent which I can agree with too. Classical painter.

As for a more recent artist, I really like Claire Wendling's drawings because of her line quality and sense of movement that she always seems to capture. Subject matter is pretty fun too.

And lastly, for something a little different and graphic, I'll throw in Charley Harper into the hat also. Simple read and bold colors.

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A classic artist, Georgia O'Keeffe



And I ran across this artist looking for something online, Erin Fitzhugh Gregory

 

Both very nice. Inspirational.

 

Richard Scarry

anyone familiar with me and familiar with his work would understand why

 

Gauguin, I like the colors in his paintings.

 

No 1 (1950) Lavender Mist by Jackson Pollock
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I've always loved abstract painting's and nature paintings. It usually depends on the color that's being used and how it blends together. Usually anytime I find a good painting, I can stare at it for hours and get lost in it. Abstract, I always seem to get lost in it and try to understand it's hidden meaning the beauty behind it. Different people admire different things. I love talking to artist's and people who are creative, I want to know what's inside their mind and what they were feeling at that exact moment.

Another thing I love is when people paint different objects. Such as a glass of milk, a tooth brush, a window. Something so simple and it ends up coming to life.

 

What has impressed me is that when I was traveling here and there, I would seek out small local galleries and I was always surprised at how varied and interesting the local artists were. I believe that there are probably thousands upon thousands of really interesting and very good artists that of course will never make much of anything with their art. Except for their souls that must find succor in their self expression.

 

Their is something about John Constable's Flatford Mill that just seems to make me keep going back to it.

 

Paul Noble is amazing:

 

Escher that's my favorite M.C.
I like any painting that I would want to walk around and explore more.

 

I heard Lady Gaga is now an artist.... any comments? i think its okay

 

I don't really have a favourite artist, but I really do enjoy painting, I love going all kinds of art displays.

visual arts really do it for me, I find the give the most emotional response.

but yes, paintings, I went to a trade school, that also had an art department, they would often display the art around the school in sort of makeshift galleries, it was nice to come into school and see different works being displayed.

anyone can make good art if they put in a little time and effort. I have seen people painting, who had rarely ever painted, who made very good works of art.

the van gogh comment with large brush strokes, I agree, I do love a big clump of paint! I love when you are five inches from a painting and you can't make heads or tails of it, then you stand back, and voila a masterpeice.

 

I like Loui Jover's work.