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HEIRONYMUS
BOSCH
Heironymus Bosch
c. 1450-1516 Bosch was the master of the
monstrous,
the discoverer of the unconscious. His nightmarish images seem to
possess
an inexplicable surrealistic power. Bosch produced intense paintings of
horrendous torture, carnal mutilations, the fires of hell, and the
sinister
depths of the human imagination.
A set of 8 icons.
BOTERO
Botero’s figures
are intentionally disproportionate, showing
strength,
power and importance. Botero has described his work by saying, “The
forms
expressed in my paintings are the result of my ideas and not of some
ocular
defect”.
A set of 12 icons.
LEONARDO
DA VINCI
Leonardo Da
Vinci,1452-1519. There has never been an artist
who was
more fittingly, and without qualification, described as a genius. The
Mona
Lisa remains intact in its magic. It is a work that we can only gaze at
in silence.
A set of 6 icons.
SALVADOR
DALI
A flamboyant
painter and sometime writer, sculptor and
experimental
film-maker, Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, was probably the greatest
Surrealist
artist, using bizarre dream imagery to create unforgettable and
unmistakable
landscapes of his inner world. Salvador Dali is considered by many as
one
of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century.
A set of 8
icons.
PAUL
GAUGUIN
Paul Gauguin
1848-1903 There cannot have been many other
artists who
set out as wholeheartedly to live the life they envisioned in their art
as Paul Gauguin did. Gauguin personified a new union of art and life
and
became one of the true pioneers of modernism.
A set of 8 icons.
THE
GROUP OF SEVEN
The creative work
of The Group Of Seven resulted from a love
of the
land, cities, towns and countrysides and a oneness with the spirit of
the
whole land. It was the creative spirit itself that guided The Group Of
Seven to produce deeply moving and unique works.
A set of 14 icons.
MICHELANGELO
Michelangelo
Buonarroti, 1475-1564, is one of the greatest
artists of
all time, a man whose name has become synonymous with the word
"masterpiece".
As an artist he was unmatched, the creator of works of sublime beauty
that
express the full breadth of the human condition.
A set of 10 icons.
CLAUDE
MONET
Monet, 1840-1926,
has been regarded as the Impressionist par
excellence
and was considered a leader by his fellow painters. Monet said of his
own
work, “Everybody discusses my art and pretends to understand... when it
is simply necessary to love.”
A set of 6 icons.
PICASSO
Pablo Ruiz
Picasso, 1881-1973, is still considered a myth, a
legend
of the arts. His poise as an artist is intricate and vibrant in a
myriad
of facets. By the time of his death, Picasso was recognized universally
as the foremost artist of his era, and possibly of the century.
A set
of
8 icons.
REMBRANDT
VAN RIJN
Rembrandt,
1606-1669, was a Dutch baroque artist who ranks as
one of
the greatest painters in the history of Western art. Rembrandt
Harmenszoon
van Rijn possessed a profound understanding of human nature that was
matched
by a brilliant technique.
A set of 8 icons.
FREDERIC
REMINGTON
Frederick
Remington, 1861-1909, devoted himself to recording
with great
care and enthusiasm the colourful and exciting saga of the American
frontier.
His important role in American art was well summarized by Theodore
Roosevelt:
“The soldier, cowboy and rancher, the Indian, the horse and cattle of
the
plains will live in his pictures, I verily believe, for all time.”
A
set
of 10 icons.
RENOIR
Pierre-Auguste
Renoir (1841-1919) Renoir’s paintings present a
vision
of a forgotten world, full of sparkling colour and light. Renoir was
undoubtedly
one of the most prolific artists ever with about 6000 paintings
completed
during the 60 years he was active as an artist.
A set of 12 icons.
NORMAN
ROCKWELL
Norman Rockwell’s
paintings continue to hold a powerful and
emotional
appeal for young and old alike. Every generation needs a Rockwell to
remind
them that there is still hope and faith.
A set of 16 icons.
VINCENT
VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh,
1853-1890, generally considered the greatest
Dutch
painter after Rembrandt, sold only one painting during his lifetime and
was little known to the art world at the time of his death. His stormy
and dramatic life and his unswerving devotion to his ideals have made
him
one of the great cultural heroes of modern times.
A set of 8 icons.