Famous Artists - List of Famous Artists - page 9

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
Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian born fantasy artist and illustrator

AmericanJanuary 8, 1941153 views

Joaquín Torres García

Joaquin Torres Garcia was a famous Uruguayan artist

UruguayanJuly 28, 1874147 views

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian artist who co-founded the genre of ‘Metaphysical painting’ which had a profound influence on the Surrealists.This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements.

ItalianJuly 10, 1888154 views

Neo Rauch

Neo Rauch is a world renowned German painter

GermanApril 18, 196089 views

Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi is an American director of animated films best known for the X-rated movie, ‘Fritz the Cat’

IsraeliOctober 29, 1938195 views

Slava Raškaj

Slava Raskaj was a Croatian painter, considered to be one of the prominent watercolorists of the late 19th and early 20th century

CroatianJanuary 2, 1877192 views

Pipilotti Rist

Pipilotti Rist is a Swiss visual artist whose multimedia works are highly respected for their provocative subjects and stylish presentation

SwissJune 21, 1962189 views

Diego Velázquez (Painter)

Spanish painter Diego Velazquez grew popular as one of the leading artists in the royal court of King Philip IV

SpanishJune 6, 1599231 views

Constantin Brâncuși

Constantin Brancusi was a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer

RomanianFebruary 19, 1876169 views

Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat is an Iranian visual artist and activist

IranianMarch 26, 1957226 views