Famous Artists - List of Famous Artists - page 19

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
Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Japanese-born Yoko Ono is a renowned multimedia artist, who rose to fame after her marriage to Beatles head, John Lennon

JapaneseFebruary 18, 1933303 views

William Blake

William Blake was an English poet, known for his works of art and literature including poems ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Tyger’

BritishNovember 28, 175779 views

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a legendary Dutch painter

FrenchMarch 30, 1853194 views

Rene Magritte

Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his thought-provoking images that force the observers to think beyond their perceptions of reality

BelgianNovember 21, 1898271 views

Paul Klee

Paul Klee was a Swiss-German painter counted among the greatest painters of the 20th century

GermanDecember 18, 1879301 views

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin was a leading French Post Impressionist painter known for his use of bold colours and synthetist style

FrenchJune 7, 1848369 views

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest painters of the 20th century

SpanishOctober 25, 1881328 views

Michelangelo

Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet

ItalianMarch 6, 1475327 views

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp was a famous French-American painter, writer, sculptor and chess player

FrenchJuly 28, 1887187 views

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was a legendary Florentine painter, polymath, sculptor, architect and musician

ItalianApril 15, 1452184 views