Pollocks the Bollocks WeblogPollocks the Bollocks WeblogThis blog is dedicated to abstract expressionism and abstract art, open for all artist to make their contribution with their opinions on my art, on abstract art, expressionist art, whether it be positive or negative. 
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Winston Churchill
2007-11-03 08:57:00 Churchill as a painter I have had Hitler so I have to have Churchill. Churchill’s art has sold for a staggering £600,000 in recent years, that is certainly another step ahead of Hitler. Personally, I don’t really like his paintings either. As a painter he was prolific, with over 570 paintings and two sculptures; he received a Diploma from the Royal Academy of London. Approximately 350 paintings are housed in Churchill’s garden Studio at Chartwell. His paintings were catalogued after his death by historian David Coombs with the support of the Churchill family. Coombs has published two books on the subject. The modern archive of Churchill’s art work is managed by designer Tony Malone, who oversees the administration and management of digital catalogue. Anthea Morton Saner and the Churchill Heritage Trust are responsible for all copyrights. Churchill began painting in his 40s following a personal and political disaster, the Dardanelles Campaign in 1915. He... More About: Winston Churchill , Winston Churchil , Winston
Carlo Carrà
2007-11-02 20:57:00 Carrà was born in Quargnento, in the province of Alessandria, Italy, in 1881 to a family of artisans. After working as a mural decorator for about ten years in the cities of Valenza Po, Milan, Paris, London and Bellinzona, in 1906 he enrolled at the Brera Art Academy, where he met the young painters Bonzagni, Romani, Valeri and Boccioni. In 1910 together with Marinetti, Boccioni and Russolo he wrote a manifesto addressing young artists, encouraging them to adopt a new expressive language. Balla and Severini did just that: this was the start of futurism. Funeral of the Anarchist Galli In early 1913 the futurist movement also became a point of reference for the Florence based group of artists “la Voce”, who were setting up the new magazine “Lacerba”, directed by Papini and So... More About: Carlo
Claude Monet
2007-11-01 17:28:00 Claude Monet was born in 1840, the eldest son of a Parisian shopkeeper. The family moved in 1845, and he spent his childhood in the port town of Le Havre. Monet took his early painting lessons there from the painter Eugene Boudin. Boudin, who specialised in scenes of people strolling on beaches, worked up sketches out-of-doors and encouraged Monet to do the same. Monet was soon converted. At the age of 19, Monet enrolled at the Academie Suisse (founded by a retired model of David). Water lillies In 1858, he spent some time in Paris, studied briefly with Gleyre and met and befriended Pissarro and Manet. He spent the two years between 1860 and 1862 in military service in Algeria, then returned to Paris. Once back in Paris, he studied full-time under Gleyre and became close friends with Renoir, Sisley and Bazille - also students of Gleyre. The period from 1867 to 1870 was coloured by extreme financial hardship. The birth of his illegitimate son Jean in 1867 occurred under such dire f... More About: Claude Monet , Claude 1, 2, 3 |
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