In this clip a great selection of works by Luis Seven Martins:
LM7’s style can be described as John James Audubon with a modernist touch. LM7’s art is a wonderful blend of abstraction and color that show birds in constant motion. Another artist working with the same subject matter in a similar style is the painter Frank Gonzales.
Tomie Ohtake was an outstanding Japanese/ Brazilian painter renown for her abstract style. Ohtake was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor.
Tomie Ohtake was born in Kyoto, Japan in the year 1913. When she was in her early twenties she went to visit a brother who was living in Brazil. During her visit World War 2 began, she was unable to leave Brazil, and she never returned to Japan settling permanently in Brazil.
Below a short montage of works by Tomie Ohtake that shows many of her public works:
In this clip we view a series of glass mosaic tiles designed by Tomie Ohtake that are on permanent display at a subway station in Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Ohtake represented Brazil on multiple occasions at the Venice and Sao Paulo Biennials.
The artist had a son who went on to become a world renown architect renown for innovative styles named Ruy Ohtake.
Tomie Ohtake passed away on February 12 of 2015 at the age of 101 years old.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
With her use of such innovative shapes the artist was at the fore front of contemporary art in Brazil paving the way for such artists as Beatrice Milhazes.
L7M is a fantastic street artist renown for his depictions of birds. L7M also goes by the name of Luis Martins. Luis Martins was born in the year 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil. The artist began working with spray paint at the age of thirteen.
In this clip we view L7M work on some human portraits:
Price range information: Sorry none available.
Below we view more works by L7m from an exhibit in Luxembourg. Many birds and human faces are featured:
Often L7M works with mixed media including ink, pastel, and acrylics.
I really enjoy the artist’s mixture of abstraction and realism in his artwork. Especially interesting are the images of birds with their wings flapping in motion.
Street artist Claire (Love) is a wonderful artist renown her works of couples that are romantically involved. Many times the male figure has his hand wrapped around the buttocks of his lover.
In this clip a fantastic selection of street works by Street Artist Claire:
Claire is one of my favorite artists working with the figure because her style is uniquely recognizable with her own sense of design. Though she works with two figures she transforms them into one simple shape. The figures are often painted in an area that is kind of secluded and off the beaten path as one might see in real life.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
Claire is based out of France. She has also done murals in Brazil.
Emiliano Di Calvacanti was a Brazilian painter renown for his work with the figure. Emiliano Di Cavalcanti was born in Rio De Janiero, Brazil in the year 1897. His wife was also a painter named Noemia Mourao. For college Di Cavalcanti tried to attain a law degree, but left to pursue artistic endeavors before becoming a lawyer.
The artist was avid supporter of the Communist party and was put in jail on two separate occasions.
Di Cavalcanti moved to Paris, France and found other modernist painters including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Fernad Leger. Whilst he was living in Paris he attended the Academy Ranson located in Paris.
Below a great montage of works by Di Cavalcanti showing his fantastic paintings of the figure:
After his marriage the couple remained in Paris before they had to leave in a hurry due to the fact that Paris was being taken over by the German Nazis.
Emiliano Di Cavalcante passed away in 1976.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
What a great mix of styles that composed this artist’s work. I can see glimpses of Impressionism, Cubism, and Expressionist styles in his art.
Ricardo AKN is a street artist hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil born in the year 1979. In addition to painting large murals the artist works as an illustrator and also with plastics.
In this clip we view a time lapse of Ricardo AKN at work on a piece in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2006:
The artist and the Pepsi company teamed up for this series of works featuring the best football/ soccer players in the world. In this clip we take a closer look at this series of art from Rikardo AKN:
Price range information: Sorry none available.
I enjoy the style of this Brazilian artist. Though people in the art world know about the Pandolpho Twins, Os Gemeos from Brazil, other artists such as Ricardo AKN do a great job depicting the figure in a modernist style. The artist has been very successful as a commercial artist working with companies including Pepsi, Ellus, and Nike.
Judith Lauand is a wonderful abstract artist born in Brazil in the year 1922.
Lauand was among the first Modernist painters in Brazil. The artist often used a grid, a limited palette, and basic geometric shapes in composing her work.
Price range information: The artist works with gouache which can be found for around $10,000. Oils can reach the low six figure mark.
In this clip we visit a show featuring Judith Lauand. Her work is shown starting at the 40 second mark of the clip:
With her simple compositions, geometric shapes, and limited palette Lauand was far ahead of her time.
C.A.L.M.A. is a street artist who was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the year 1977. His style is a mixture of fun stylized characters that have religious and cultural symbols and text included. His works always seem to be infused with many ideas and meanings. His father was a minister, and this had a large influence on his artwork.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
The artist government name is Stephan Doitschinoff.
In this clip we view a show featuring the work of C.A.L.M.A.:
Here we view a great interview with C.A.L.M.A. The artist talks about working in public spaces and some murals he did for a church. It was very touching for the artist to view someone praying in front of his artwork, though he himself refers to himself as a non believer:
What a great artist and a style that is great for street art as well as illustration. Its just great art!
Diattaart Blog 