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Dia Al-Azzawi: Pillar of Modern Arab Art
Dia Al-Azzawi Dia is a renowned Iraqi painter and sculptor. Today he reigns as a powerhouse Arab painter. He is known for blending elements of Western art (Cubism) with Arab art (Calligraphy), resulting in spectacular colourful paintings. His educational background is quite diverse; he studied archaeology at the College of Arts in Baghdad and later…
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Exploring Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun’s Thought-Provoking Art
Great artists do two things – they break the mold of traditional art, they reflect their new vision back to us, a vision that provokes us. First Nations artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is a master at both. His bright, bold, colours, often surrealistic images of people, time and place, are powerful, creating a narrative common…
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Canada’s Bill Reid – Seminal, Monumental Haida Artist
Bill Reid is one of the most significant Northwest Coast artists of the 20th. century. A Haida. His output was prolific and varied. He produced more than 1,000 works. These included paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and prints during a 50-year career. Reid was born in Victoria, British Columbia. His mother, Haida, his father, American. He only…
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Luke Parnell
Luke Parnell – a young Northwest Coast artist work – blends traditional and contemporary symbols to create unique and thought-provoking pieces, the essence of any great artist. His art influenced from his apprenticeship with Robert Davidson – Canada’s best Northwest Coast artist. Being an apprentice to a master artist is an essential tradition among Northwest…
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Science Meets Art: The Unique Creations of Margaret Devenyi
Margaret Devenyi’s art is characterized by its vibrant colors and dynamic compositions. A scientist by profession, an artist by passion, her art exudes a sense of energy and movement, a reflection of her deep curiosity and discovery. She had a unique ability to blend the abstract and the representational, creating pieces that are visually striking…
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Art Shocker – Justin Sun – Young Tech Entrepreneur Spends Millions And Millions On A Banana But Will He Eat It Or Give It Away?
Meet Justin Sun. He is 34 years old and invests in cryptocurrency – a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that does not rely on any central authority, such as a bank or a government to uphold or maintain its value. Some business entrepreneurs believe cryptocurrency is wave of the world’s financial…
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Yehouda Chaki: Vibrant, Stunning Landscapes Born from Haunting Memories
Yehouda Chaki, Greek born he moved to Montreal, Canada, in the early 1960s, becoming a prominent figure in the art community. Chaki’s art is renowned for its vibrant and expressive qualities – featuring bold, dynamic colours and energetic brushstrokes, creating a sense of movement and emotion. His use of colour, striking a vivid palette, intense…
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The Colorful World of David Hockney: A Journey through Pop Art
David Hockney – a seminal British artist, purveyor of colourful pop art. But his pop art was unique – focused on friends, ordinary people and languid landscapes, a total departure of the traditional pop art movement that examined consumerism and everyday items. He also is a draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an artist…
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The Colourful Abstraction of Jacob Lawrence’s Artistic Vision – Documenting The Trials, Tribulations, of the Black Experience in America
Powerful, dramatic, universal, the struggles, tribulations of the black experience – hallmarks of America’s most widely acclaimed black artist Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence – his abstract, colourful style – appealed to a wide audience. At age 30 he was heralded as the “foremost Negro artist.” His artist experience unique – growing up in a black community,…
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The Vibrant World of David Park’s Intense Colour Palette Creating An Unconventional, Important, New, Art Movement
David Park was a painter often defying conventional held beliefs in art circles. One, he was a teacher in high school and later at various art schools not the usual path for many great artists. Two, suddenly he cast aside his Cubist style in favour of a totally different style and approach, creating one of…