Also, observational painters tend to look at historical painters from a wider time range than do classical painters. (paintingperceptions.com)
With titles referencing contemporary artists such as Rob Pruitt, Cory Arcangel and Lynda Benglis as well as historical painters such as Barnett Newman, Joan Miro and Jackson Pollock, the artist pays homage to those who are before him while incorporating his personal aesthetics and evolving their inspiration on his work. (juxtapoz.com)
In contrast to historical painters who romanticized and fetishized the female body, Brown sometimes truncates the nude figure, rendering it with vigorous brushstrokes and intense hues to express the energy of bodies in motion and the capriciousness of human folly, which she considers one of the «big subjects» in art. (eastcityart.com)