Love of Artists: Painter Diego Velazquez
 

Diego Velazquez: A collection of 133 paintings (HD)

His complex artworks with realistic subjects, infusing life onto the canvas, made him
one of the most admired painters in Europe during the 17th century, or rather the
Spanish Golden Age. Not only did he possess a god-gifted talent to capture life into
paintings, but he was also capable of giving them a true feel. Diego Velazquez
was, undoubtedly, the most significant Spanish painter who popularized Western art in
his own naturalistic style, playing with brushstrokes and color palettes. His stunning paintings
were typically a blend of both bright and dull color schemes, especially blacks, greys, reds
and blue-greens. The royal Venetian paintings, belonging to the 16th century, played a
major role in drawing him towards visual impressions, evident from the numerous masterpieces
he created during his entire life. What added to his popularity of using unique techniques
and different styles in painting portraits was his employment as a leading artist in the royal court
of King Philip IV, who refused to get his portrait painted by no one else except Velazquez. His
paintings mostly depicted religious themes and cultural subjects, though he composed innumerable
portraits that talked of the members of the Spanish royal family, significant European figures, as
well as the common man.

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Edward Hopper
 

Edward Hopper: A collection of 236 paintings (HD)

"No one captured the isolation of the individual within the modern city
like Edward Hopper. His imagery of figures within urban settings go well
beyond their role as modern cityscapes, exposing the underbelly of the
human experience. So while his oeuvre officially falls within the rubric of
Realism, it offers a far more evocative look at life between the World Wars.
Indeed, by providing a minimum of action, stripping away almost any sign
of life or mobility, and adding dramatic means of representation with striking
lighting schemes in claustrophobic spaces, Hopper suggests something of the
psychological inner life of his subjects, leading the way towards Abstract
Expressionism. He injected significance, and the weight of the individual's
existential being in the modern metropolis or in country life, into what
otherwise might appear to be straight-forward images of everyday life."

Greco

My favorite, thank you.

Love of Artists: Pianist Roberto Bravo & Painter Felix Mas
 

Roberto Bravo González. " Cavativa ". * Imágenes de Felix Mas *.


Greco

virtuoso
 

Love of Artists: Sculptor Anna Rubicam
 

An artist measures her face inch-by-inch. 3 weeks later, it's a stunning masterpiece.

London-based stonecarver Anna Rubincam creates a portrait from start to finish -- all shot within a span of three weeks.

Used with permission from Eyes and Ears. Learn more at http://omele.to/2rbqmSU.


this sculptor's skill, purpose, focus, strength and passion...stunning.

Greco

Love of Artists: Sculptor Roxanne Swentzell - Santa Clara Pueblo
 

Roxanne Swentzell - Living Portraits of New Mexico Artists


Roxanne Swentzell, The Things I Have To Do To Maintain Myself

Artist Roxanne Swentzell shares why she created this work of art and what it means to her.


Roxanne Swentzell, winner of the Living Treasure award

"Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor Roxanne Swentzell is
one of the past winners of the Living Treasure award
given annually as part of the Native Treasures art festival
in Santa Fe. In this video, Roxanne is seen during the
opening of the sculpture exhibit Courage and
Compassion: Native Women Sculpting Women, and
also speaking about the Pueblo
diet during the FUZE.SW Food and
Folklore Festival held in Santa Fe in Sep."

(f)

Greco

William Godward...beautiful
 

Something a bit different/Love of Artists: Painter Pan Yuliang's true story in film
 

A Soul Haunted By Painting 1/9

"A Soul Haunted By Painting" is based on the true
story of Chinese painter, Pan Yuliang, whose work
was celebrated in Paris yet rejected at home..."

"Pan Yuliang is played by Gong Li, China's best
known movie star. Directed by Huang Shuqin, a
woman famous for highlighting the influence of
tradition on gender issues, among the movie's
themes is the debate over the use of live, nude
models for painting, and issue first raised in the
1920s and still unsettled in China today."

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Pan Yuliang
 

A Soul Haunted By Painting 2


A Soul Haunted By Painting 3

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Pan Yuliang
 

A Soul Haunted By Painting 4


A Soul Haunted By Painting 5

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Pan Yuliang
 

A Soul Haunted By Painting 6


A Soul Haunted By Painting 7

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Pan Yuliang
 

A Soul Haunted By Painting 8


A Soul Haunted By Painting 9

It gives me great pleasure to share
this artist's life story.

Greco

Rossetti's Muse~http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth...hirlandata.jpg

Love of Artists: Painters Pre-Raphaelites
 

The Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Revolutionaries
(BBC Documentary) Part 1

My favorite Dante Rossetti who was also a Poet.


Part 2

Love of Artists: Painters Pre-Raphaelites
 

Part 3

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Love of Artists: Painter Rothko
 

The Power of Art: Rothko

Narrator: Simon Schama

one of my favorite artists

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter J.M.W. Turner painter of truth
 

The Power of Art - Turner

Narrator: Simon Schama

Greco

Love of Artists: Sculptor Michelangelo
 

Biography: Michelangelo - artist and man

of course they downplayed the fact that
Michelangelo was homosexual..a lover
of male beauty...I've enjoyed sharing
some of my favorite artists with you

next up Leonardo

Greco

Love of Artists: Painter Leonardo Da Vinci
 

Leonardo DaVinci (Full Documentary)

a bit dramatic but some facts within it

I began this thread 5 years ago and have
enjoyed sharing with all of you.

Greco