Sentences with phrase «career as a commercial artist»

Thomas began her career as a commercial artist, art director and illustrator, and switched to painting full time in the early 1980s, inspired by her move to the East End of Long Island.

During the 1950's Warhol led a successful career as a commercial artist.

This exhibition presents Warhol's book work, from early student - work illustrations of the late 1940s, through to his careers as a commercial artist in the 1950s, Pop fine artist and underground filmmaker in the 1960s, and photographer and Pop culture icon of the 1970s — 80s.

Like fellow artist Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein began his career as a commercial artist.

Tanning, who was largely self - taught, began her career as a commercial artist in Chicago in 1930 and a few years later she moved to New York.

After the war he continued his career as a commercial artist and became a faculty member at Agnes Scott College.

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Whatever position one takes on his worth as an artist, one thing is for sure: Fincher has come a long way since the early days of his career, when he was known simply as yet another television - commercial and music - video wunderkind (along with, say, Spike Jonze, Mark Pellington, Michel Gondry, and others) taking some bold stabs at feature - film directing.

Günter BRUS (b. 1938, Ardning, Austria) Inspired by German and Austrian Expressionism at the turn of the century, Brus began his career as a commercial graphic artist.

According to the biography in «Baltimore County Women, 1930 - 1975» listed below, Jane had previously been working as a commercial artist «for department stores and advertising agencies», but she «gave up her career in commercial art for marriage and a family» (p. 16).

Georgina Davis worked as a commercial artist for over thirty years, at a time when few women were able to pursue independent careers in the arts.

He enjoyed a long and successful art career as a commercial art director and as a passionate creative geometric artist exhibiting in NYC; Miami; Boca Raton; Dallas; Montreal, Canada; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

His early career included work as a commercial artist in advertising, and eventually he taught and became head of the art department at Chestnut Hill Academy.

Seen by many as the High Priest of Pop - art, Warhol enjoyed a successful career as a commercial illustrator, before achieving worldwide fame for his pop - style painting, screenprints, avant - garde films, and a lifestyle involving a mixture of Hollywood stars, intellectuals, avant - garde artists and underground celebrities.

Switching to a career in fine art from his dream of becoming a commercial artist, Ed Ruscha first came into prominence in the early 60s with his large word paintings and paintings of commercial icons, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Standard Station, that related in manner and style to the nascent Pop art movement.

He graduated from Harvard University in 1978 and then worked as a commercial photographer for Polaroid until he began his career as an artist in 1982.

Patton draws similarities between the two renowned printmakers: «Born in 1928, Andy Warhol launched his career in the 1950s as a magazine illustrator and commercial artist.

Globally famous as the first artist of any note to step completely outside the traditional commercial and institutional gallery system to manage her own career using the self - publishing and social networking tools of Web 2.0, Hazel Dooney has emerged not only as one of the most intriguing artists under 35 working in multiple media but also one of the most outspoken and controversial.