Famous Artists - List of Famous Artists - page 12

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
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer

FrenchAugust 22, 1908110 views

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was an eminent French artist

FrenchDecember 31, 1869224 views

Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt was an acclaimed and controversial Austrian symbolist painter

AustrianJuly 14, 1862286 views

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera was a twentieth century Mexican muralist and painter.

MexicanDecember 8, 1886198 views

Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth was a prominent American realist painter and visual artist

AmericanJuly 12, 1917145 views

Anders Zorn

Anders Zorn was an internationally famous Swedish artist

SwedishFebruary 18, 1860232 views

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who is regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema

JapaneseMarch 23, 1910113 views

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and film producer

ColombianJuly 22, 1964194 views

Geneviève Castrée

Geneviève Castrée or Geneviève Elverum (née Gosselin) was a Canadian musician, cartoonist and multimedia artist

CanadianApril 9, 1981101 views

H. R. Giger

The famous designer of science fiction movie ‘Alien’, H

SwissFebruary 5, 1940287 views