These influences, paired with Chile's distinct history of propaganda art and muralism dating from the 40s, give rise to the myriad of strongly
developed personal visual languages and artistic self - expression seen on the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other cities in Chile.
With many modern artists, and certainly with the first abstract artists, the figure / ground concept has become an important visual means for
developing a personal visual language, for instance in Matisse's paintings on dance and the large collages from the last years of his life.
Over time, I have
developed a personal visual language that I use to communicate and to evoke.
Not exact matches
Firstly, it presents the
visual artist through a selection from two of his outstanding bodies of work: those from the late 1990s related to the character Mr DOB and the concept of «Superflat», which placed him within the legacy of Pop art but with an exceptionally original artistic
language, and works from recent years in which Murakami has
developed an intelligent
personal dialogue with Japanese historical paintings.
I think we're trying to speak a
language, a
visual language, and it takes a long time to
develop a very
personal vocabulary.
Having painted from an early age, he has
developed a highly
personal visual language that comprises a host of recurring figures and animals.
Sebastian began in the traditional mode of nudes and portraits, and moved onto more
personal work that deals with themes of income inequality and climate change, using an idiosyncratic
visual language he has been slowly
developing for the past five years.