Elizabeth Murray

A pioneer in painting, Murray’s distinctively shaped canvases break with the art-historical tradition of illusionistic space in two-dimensions. Jutting out from the wall and sculptural in form, Murray’s paintings and watercolors playfully blur the line between the painting as an object and the painting as a space for depicting objects. Her still lifes are reminiscent of paintings by masters such as Cézzane, Picasso, and Matisse; however, like her entire body of work, Murray’s paintings rejuvenate old art forms. Breathing life into domestic subject matter, Murray’s paintings often include images of cups, drawers, utensils, chairs, and tables.
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Susan Rothenberg

Since the mid-1970s, Rothenberg has been widely recognized as one of the most innovative and independent artists of the contemporary period. She explores the boundary between figural representation and abstraction; her work also examines the role of color and light, and the translation of her personal experience to a painterly surface.

Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expression to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations. Rauschenberg was both painter and sculpture and the Combines are a combination of both, but he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking, and performance. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1993.

Christian Boltanski

Autel De Lycee Chases (Altar to Chases High School) 1988

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono is a Japanese-American artist, musician, author and peace activist. Ono brought feminism to the forefront through her music, and is also considered a pioneer and major influence of the 70's New Wave genre. She is a champion of gay rights and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach progams. Ono was an explorer of conceptual and performance art She is also widely known for her marriage to John Lennon.

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapto is an English Blues/rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time, Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of 'The Yardbirds', 'Cream', and as a solo performer, being the only person ever to be inducted three times. Eric Clapton continues to astonish and delight a vast spectrum of music lovers. It’s a legacy that inspires millions, a lifelong musical odyssey of an authentic musical genius.

Rodney White

Rodney White is a contemporary artist who paints in a 'vintage / retro' weathered style, making his pieces resemble old stores signs and tins.

Salvador Dali

Another iconic 20th century artist, Spanish-native Salvador Dali's work probed the unconscious world of thoughts, dreams and perception in fanciful and nightmarish images influenced by Freud, Cubism, Futurism and metaphysical art. Extraordinarily imaginative, Dali also sculpted, and contributed to fashion, photography and theater. Nearly photographic, Dali’s art has been called 'the epitome of Surrealism'.

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist with expertise in many mediums, is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Picasso’s creativity manifested itself in numerous mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renown and immense fortunes throughout his life, making him the one of the best-known figures in twentieth century art.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe was a major figure in American Art from the 1920s. She received widespread recognition for her technical contributions, as well as for challenging the boundaries of modern American artistic style. She is chiefly known for paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones, and landscapes in which she synthesized abstraction and representation. Her paintings present crisply contoured forms that are replete with subtle tonal transitions of varying colors. She often transformed her subject matter into powerful abstract images.
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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol’s pioneering Pop Art defined a decade and a culture, distinguishing him as one of the most influential, creative and prolific artists of the 20th century.

Norman Parkinson

Parkinson revolutionised the world of British fashion photography in the '40s by bringing his models from the rigid studio environment into a far more dynamic outdoor setting. Humour played a central role in many of his photographs which often included himself. As well as magazine work he also created celebrated calendars featuring glamorous young women.

Emilio Vila

(1887-1967)

"Creme Simon"

Chris Consani

"Java Dreams"

Chris Consani brings the heyday of Old Hollywood starpower to life from a dark, masculine perspective. Dean, Monroe, Elvis and Bogie are regulars, while at other times his art poignantly captures the glamour, sentiment, and cinematic appeal of this bygone era. Consani’s movie posters and album covers are renowned in the entertainment industry, and his work has also appeared in the Society of Illustrators, Library of Congress, magazines and exhibits

Vincent VanGough

The Starry Night (1889)