Marcus Stone | Victorian Romantic painter

Marcus Stone RA (4 July 1840 - 24 March 1921) was an English painter.

Stone was born in London, and was educated at the Royal Academy.

Marcus Clayton Stone was the son of Frank Stone ARA. Marcus was trained by his father and began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, before he was eighteen.

A few years later he illustrated, with much success, books by Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and other writers who were friends of his family.

Amy Sherald, 1973 | Magic Realism painter

Amy Sherald is an American painter.

She works mostly as a portraitist depicting African Americans in everyday settings.

Her style is simplified realism, involving staged photographs of her subjects.

Since 2012, her work has used grisaille to portray skin tones, a choice she describes as intended to challenge conventions about skin color and race.

Jorge Luis Borges | I giusti / The just

Un uomo che coltiva il suo giardino, come voleva Voltaire.

Chi è contento che sulla terra esista la musica.

Chi scopre con piacere un’etimologia.

Due impiegati che in un caffè del Sud giocano in silenzio agli scacchi.

Vincent van Gogh | Sower at Sunset

Patrick Saunders, 1970 | Plein Air painter

Patrick Saunders is an award-winning artist who travels the globe, creating fine art, teaching painting workshops, and judging painting competitions.

Patrick paints a variety of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, and florals.

He has studied with many renowned painters, including Mark English, Malcolm Liepke, Wilbur Niewald, Richard Schmid, and Burton Silverman.

After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, Patrick spent a decade as an artist at Hallmark Cards before returning to KCAI to accept a faculty position teaching illustration, painting, animation, and web design.

Anne-Marie Kornachuk, 1969

Anne-Marie Kornachuk, nata a Pin Court, Quebec, è una pittrice realista, meglio conosciuta per i suoi dipinti di donne circondate da risme di tessuto.

Nei suoi quadri la drammaticità del tessuto è al centro della scena.

Lavorando con l'olio ed utilizzando tecniche pittoriche tradizionali, è influenzata dalla teatralità dell'Arte Barocca.

La natura animata del tessuto parla dei drammi interiori nascosti delle sue figure.

Alex Grey, 1953 | Visionary artist

Alex Grey was born in Columbus, Ohio as Alex Velzy.

He was the middle child of Walt and Jane Velzy.

His father was a graphic designer who encouraged Alex’s art making.

Elementary school teachers recognized and supported his devotion to drawing.

Kathrin Longhurst, 1971 | Pittrice iperrealista

L'artista figurativa contemporanea Kathrin Longhurst è nata nella Germania orientale comunista.

Pittrice figurativa di formazione classica, Kathrin Longhurst ha iniziato a frequentare corsi di disegno dal vero all'età di quattordici anni.

Quando Kathrin aveva solo quindici anni, la sua famiglia fuggì da "dietro la cortina di ferro", trasferendosi in Svezia.

Questa stridente transizione da un regime totalitario a una democrazia ha acceso la passione di Kathrin per l'esplorazione dei concetti di libertà di parola e di espressione, concetti che continuano a permeare il suo lavoro oggi.