Heinz-Günter Mebusch, born 1952 and died 2001 in Düsseldorf, was a German conceptual artist, photographer, philosopher and world-traveller. He had spent already a part of his childhood in Windhoek, Namibia, where his father worked as a doctor. A tolerant and … Continued
Art Production Astra, in short A.P. Astra, is an alias of an European artist (1949) and his fellows. They take care on everyday themes, lead discourses and translate them in a contemporary and popular way. Despite the range of variants … Continued
An anonymous indifferent group of young African artists from difficult political places cooperate easily to be noticed. They start their continential cooperation in the second decade of 21th century to show an independent view on creativity in Africa. Inspired by … Continued
Nikos Engonopoulos (Νίκος Εγγονόπουλος), born in Athens in 1907, was a modern Greek painter and poet. He is considered the introducer and principal exponent of Surrealism in Greece, member of the so-called Generation of the Thirties. He combined elements and … Continued
Georgios Bouzianis (Γιώργος Μπουζιάνης; also transliterated Jorgos Busianis, Jorgos Busianis or George Bouzianis), born 1885 in Daphni I died 1959 in Athens) was the greatest Greek expressionist painter and belongs as well to German expressionism. He studied painting at the … Continued
Giannis Moralis (Greek: Γιάννης Μόραλης; also transliterated Yannis Moralis) was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called “Generation of the ’30s”. Born in Arta, Greece, in 1916, Moralis moved to Athens with his parents in 1927. From … Continued
Born 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the youngest child of devout Byzantine Catholic immigrants from Slovakia, Warhol’s childhood was dogged by illness, causing him to spend much time drawing. His father worked in construction and paid for his education while … Continued
Gerhard Richter, born 1932 in Dresden, is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, and also photographs and installations. He studied painting at the Kunstakademie in Dresden from 1952 to 1956 and thereafter he … Continued
Sigmar Polke, born 1941 in Niederschlesien, died 2010 in Cologne, was a German painter and photographer. His painting style is attributable to postmodern realism (Capitalist Realism) and quotes expressions of the Pop Art without being attributed to this style. His … Continued
Georg Baselitz is the alias of Hans-Georg Kern, born 1938 in Deutschbaselitz (now a part of Kamenz in Saxony, Germany. Baselitz is a neo expressionist painter and sculptor. In 1955, he applied to study at the Kunstakademie in Dresden but … Continued