American artists

Adolph Fredrick Reinhardt was an American abstract artist, writer, critic and educator. He studied art history under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University, New York (1931–35), and painting with Carl Holty and Francis Criss at the American Artists School (1936–37). He also studied at the National Academy of Design with Karl Anderson in 1936, worked for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (1936–39), and was a member (1937–47) of the American Abstract Artists group. Reinhardt…

American artist, Andy Warhol, once said, “they always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Many see that one must take action before they get anywhere. Artist feel the need to express themselves in various ways in order to prove that rather than looking at the value of the work itself, society should focus on taking matters into their own hands for the betterment of the nation. Artist of the early 1900’s constructs themselves into society so that a change can…

I remember when I was in third grade our teacher had great passion for the arts. She introduced us to many artists and one of the one Jackson Pollock, an American abstract painter. His art amused me because to many all those splattered paints meant absolutely nothing but a “mess” some would say but to me this art had so much expression in it. The fact that he took different meaning to everything he painted was what made me admire him. I even remember the class doing group projects and my group…

Emmanuel Radantzki best known as Ray Man born on August 27, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but raised in Brooklyn New York. Was an American visual artist, painter, filmmaker and photographer. Raised by two Jewish immigrants from Russia, Ray Man’s father Melach Radnitsky worked in a garment factory and ran a small tailoring business from home with his family and his mother Manya Radnitsky as a seamstress. Radnitsky being the oldest sibling has one younger brother and two sisters following…

ol Lewitt was an American Conceptual Artist and Painter. Lewitt’s work ranged from painting, drawing, sculpting to conceptual pieces that only existed as ideas of his artistic process. He attended Syracuse University and pursued art as an act of rebellion. He was introduced to printmaking when he attended Syracuse and won an award for his lithography; which then allowed him to travel and study in Europe. In 1951, Lewitt was drafted to war, his duty as Special Services was to make posters. He…

various quotes and examples of what it means and feels to be an artist. Jackman states that if you truly want to be an artist that you will do anything to try and create something. For example, Jackman uses a quote from Mary Frank, she sates “for me, the reason to do art is that it is compelling. Art is a drive, a very complex desire and need, urgency and pleasure” (196). He provides many quotes such as Mary Franks to show that “being an artist” is having the passion to create the art work. The…

mediums; Belerique and Huston-Herterich in instillation, Kang in sculpture, and repurposed the pavilion concept to reflect their own values related to form. While van Eyck’s pavilion was originally designed to host the sculpture work some thirty artists it was meant…

Artists use their own personal context and connection to their society. Barbara Kruger does this through her work “Buy Me, I’ll Change Your Life” as she confronts consumer culture, economic and social issues. Another work by Kruger “We’ve received orders not to move” this work also reflecting her societal link. The Guerilla Girls are a group of anonymous feminists that fight racism and sexism in the art world. Two of their works include, “How many works by women artists were in the Andy Warhol…

photographers out in the world today, but only one has stood out the most. Roni Horn was born on September 25th, 1955 in New York City and continues to live to this very day at 61 years old. Horn is a well- known and recognized for being an American visual artist and her work was strongly reflected the beginning or start of the Minimalism time. Her way of naming her work is very special and always have a significant meaning to them. She states in an interview that “There’s so much written about…

non-traditional. Many artists used household items and celebrities in an abstract way to draw attention to their work. Many believe that in doing so, Pop Art helped to introduce art back into everyday American life. There were several artists that became well known through their work as artists during that time. However, many usually do not think of Richard Hamilton. He is said to be the first…