Famous Artists - List of Famous Artists - page 10

A person who is involved in any form of art work is referred to as an artist. Artists are skilled people who are well versed with the basic concepts of art and produces art in any form that has aesthetic value. An artist may nor may not have a degree in fine arts but may produce art either way. An artist may refer to a sculptor, painter or a photographer. The different types of artists include abstract painters, conceptual artist, portrait painters, sketch artists, illustrators, digital artists, printmakers, textile artists, glass artists, mixed media artists and jewelry artists among many other types of artists. People involved in the creation of films, may also be referred to as artist. Artistic activities also include dancing, acting, writing and music. Therefore any activity for which the imagination is used and creativity is unleashed is referred to as an artistic activity. Art history as a full-fledged academic discipline developed in the 19th century. In ancient times cave paintings, petroglyphs sculptures and rock paintings were done, which was around 40,000 years ago. Dig out more intriguing facts about many famous artists in the world, with this compilation of biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous Artists

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Susan Mikula1958AmericanSusan Mikula is an American artist and photographer
Akira ToriyamaApril 5, 1955JapaneseAkira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist
Bob RossOctober 29, 1942AmericanBob Ross was a celebrated, creative American painter and an art instructor
Matthew Gray GublerMarch 9, 1980AmericanMatthew Gray Gubler is a popular American actor, director, painter and model
Margaret KeaneSeptember 15, 1927AmericanMargaret Keane is an artist known for creating the ‘big-eyed waifs’
Banksy1974BritishBanksy is the pseudonym of an English-based graffiti artist known for his politically themed and often controversial graffiti
Jean-Michel BasquiatDecember 22, 1960AmericanJean-Michel Basquiat was an American graffiti artist who was one of the leading lights of the neo expressionist era in the 1980s
Gloria VanderbiltFebruary 20, 1924AmericanGloria Vanderbilt is an American author, actor, socialite, artist, heiress, and fashion designer
Yayoi KusamaMarch 22, 1929JapaneseYayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artists
Paul GauguinJune 7, 1848FrenchPaul Gauguin was a leading French Post Impressionist painter known for his use of bold colours and synthetist style
Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay

The famous painter and designer, is known for her innovative techniques in fine arts and their application to designing and décor

FrenchNovember 14, 1885115 views

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and architect, known for his vibrant use of color

Brassaï

Brassai was a Hungarian photographer, sculptor, writer and filmmaker, known for his unique and unusual depiction of commercial and avant-garde art

FrenchSeptember 9, 1899123 views

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter whose works greatly influenced German Expressionism

NorwegianDecember 12, 1863133 views

Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David was an eminent French painter belonging to the Neo-classical school

FrenchAugust 30, 1748127 views

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist who created the controversial ‘Fritz the Cat’

AmericanAugust 30, 1943131 views

Raja Ravi Varma

Raja Ravi Varma was a renowned Indian painter who greatly influenced the future generations of Indian painters

IndianApril 29, 1848122 views

Dale Chihuly

Dale Patrick Chihuly is an American artist and entrepreneur, known for his unique and marvelous works with glass

AmericanSeptember 20, 1941221 views

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton, an American painter, was a major figure in the Regionalist art movement

AmericanApril 15, 1889123 views

Tyeb Mehta

Tyeb Mehta was one of the prominent contemporary Indian painters

IndianJuly 25, 1925126 views