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We could equally have included such transformative
modern figures as Joss Whedon, Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg (who made the jump to blockbusters by inventing them).
Pairing African American contemporary artists including Weems, Wangechi Mutu, Glenn Ligon, and Adam Pendleton, with
modern figures such as Louis Nevleson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Sol Lewitt, the group exhibition examines the power of the color black as an evocative force that spans mediums.
At first, I juxtaposed traditional elements of miniatures into a new format, then I started painting
modern figures using the miniature technique.
The exhibition features 35 pieces by the influential Canadian artist Jeff Wall, one of the
few modern figures capable to bring photography right into the core of contemporary art.
Made in part to reconsider the life and career of Michael Jackson, The First and the Last of the Modernists raises questions about the roles of art and popular culture as well as
how modern figures are presented, flattened, and distributed through the news media.
Santa Claus (wikipedia)
The modern figure of Santa Claus is derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas.
While
the modern figure of Santa derives from St. Nick, you'd hardly find this patron saint of children making toys in the North Pole.
Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist will focus on the artist's treatment of
the modern figure through approximately 60 paintings from public and private collections around the world.
On Friday 23 January, Apollo editor Thomas Marks will chair the discussion «
Modern Figures: The Body in Contemporary British Painting».
Talk: «
Modern Figures: The Body in Contemporary British Painting» at the London Art Fair (featuring Simon Martin, artistic director at Pallant House)
Now
his modern figure paintings breathe life with vibrant colors and flowing brush strokes.
As a painter, she reinvented
the modern figure (mostly female, in her case) together with a handful of other 1990s brush - and - canvas radicals (including Neo Rauch, Chris Ofili, and John Currin).
Influenced by Baroque and
modern figures, Khushna combines traditional and digital approaches by painting from photographs rather than live subjects.