Famous Artists - List of Famous Artists - page 11

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
Amrita Shergil

Amrita Shergil

Called India’s Frida Kahlo, Amrita Shergil was a female painter who played an important role in 20th century India

IndianJanuary 30, 1913152 views

Jamini Roy

Jamini Roy was a path-breaking artist who started the trend of coming up with painting rich in folk art tradition

IndianApril 11, 1887166 views

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner was a renowned African American painter

AmericanJune 21, 1859108 views

Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter, popularly recalled in the art world as the Father of Abstract Art

RussianDecember 16, 1866144 views

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist famous for his comic strip paintings like ‘Whaam!’ and ‘Drowning Girl’

AmericanOctober 27, 1923120 views

Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist known for pioneering the concept of pop art with Jasper Johns

AmericanOctober 22, 1925114 views

Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian was a famous Dutch painter

DutchMarch 7, 1872147 views

Paul Rand

Paul Rand was one of the greatest graphic designers who revamped the industry with his innovative yet simplistic designs

AmericanAugust 15, 1914185 views

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell was a talented American painter and illustrator

Maya Lin

Maya Lin is an American architect and artist who rose to prominence with her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C

AmericanOctober 5, 1959133 views