Sheng Qi is a modern contemporary artist renown for his work with political activism and figure. Sheng Qi was born in Anhui Province in the year 1965. Sheng Qi is a painter, performance artist, and photographer.
Sheng Qi had a fantastic collegiate career studying in some of the world’s best institutions for art. Qi attended the Central Academy of Art and Design located in Beijing. Qi also lived and work in Italy for a few years before earning a M.F.A. from the Central Saint Martin’s Academy of Art and Design located in London, England.
In this clip we view Sheng Qi’s first solo exhibition in London, England:
Qi’s often paints with acrylics on canvas.
Price range information: Most works priced between $5,000 and $40,000.
Danielle Mastrion is an American street artist renown for her portrait murals of celebrities. Danielle Mastrion was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Mastrion is pictured in the first image of the gallery.
Mastrion attended the Parson’s School of Design located in New York City.
The artist is currently based out of New York City.
Her artwork has appeared in the magazines Spin and the Rolling Stone.
Hendrik Beikirch is a German street artist renown for his very large black and white murals. Hendrik Beikirch was born in Kassel, Germany in the year 1974.
Beikirch attended college in Koblenz, Germany at the University of Koblenz-Landau.
In this clip we view one of ECB’s largest murals that he made in India of Ghandi:
In this clip we view an exhibition from ECB that featured people that he saw whilst walking in the streets or on subways:
The artist is based out of Koblenz, Germany.
ECB began working with spray paint in 1989.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
ECB reminds me most of another artist known for his portrait photography black and white images, JR. Its great that both artists capture people that you may see whilst traveling about town.
Below a link for the blog of ECB. Very informative with many pictures:
Charles Peale Polk was a member of America’s first family of artists, the Peale family. Polk specialized in painting portraits of the wealthy and elite including President George Washington.
Charles Peale Polk was born in Annapolis, Maryland in the year 1767. He was orphaned around the age of ten and went to live with uncle who introduced him to the world of art.
Many times he would make copies of his uncle’s work. He claimed to have painted George Washington nearly 60 times! Back in the days before smart phones and instagram, people had to rely on artists for great images.
Its very interesting to see look at the common features of his many portraits of George Washington. Many images have similar arm and hand positions, even backgrounds.
I saw Charles Peale Polk on the Antiques Roadshow. A style of portrait was done with glass, gold leaf, and black paint that I had never seen. In this clip the technique of Verre Eglomise is explored. An example of verre eglomise is the last picture in the gallery. This piece is even given an auction estimate in the clip:
He was the nephew of Charles Willson Peale. This Peale was famous for his images of presidential and political figures. He also founded some of the country’s first museums.
Damon Ginandes is a remarkable mixed media artist renown for his work with the face and figure. In his mixed media works he often uses a wide ranging mix of materials including acrylics, wood, plastic, wire, and concrete.
Ginandes works as a painter, sculptor, and draftsman. He has done several installations in and around New York City featuring his ageless and anonymous faces.
Below a great feature on the work of Damon Ginandes:
Price range information: Sorry none available.
The artist is based out of New York City.
The artist reminds me a great deal of American artist Barry McGee. McGee also enjoys working with caricatures of very emotional and expressive human faces.
Mr. Cenz is a fantastic street artist based out of London, England renown for his futuristic looking images of the female face. His work crosses many genres including realism, surrealism, and abstraction.
The artist also explores letterform art.
In this clip Mr. Cenz talks about a piece he created for an event sponsored by Liquitex Art Supplies:
The artist began to experiment with graffiti in 1988.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
Below a longer interview with Mr. Cenz speaking about his work:
What I enjoy most about Mr. Cenz is how many elements from different styles of art are explored. Using letterform he taps into the great graffiti taggers of the past.
He often uses photos from fashion magazines for reference, but the end product is very modern looking female face. The abstract lines and his use of color gives his work a unique and futuristic feel.
El Mac is an American street artist renown for his realism style and working with the figure. El Mac was born in Los Angeles, California in the year 1980. El Mac is a painter and muralist. He has painted commissioned mural works in the United States, Canada, South Korea, and Europe.
El Mac’s government name is Miles “Mac” MacGregor.
The artist began painting using acrylics in the 1990s. El Mac wrote graffiti and also painted figurative works as he developed his current street art style.
In this clip we visit a commissioned piece from a company called Eventscape, that is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
Sometimes the artist works with Retna on collaborative works.
Below a longer interview with El Mac talking about his artwork and his artistic statement:
El Mac is based out of Los Angeles, California.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
El Mac has a fantastic sense of design. Though his work is grouped with realist artists, I enjoy the parts of his work that are more on the abstract side such as the designs he places in his backgrounds.
Amy Sillman is an American painter who is renown for her portraits which are psychological studies of people in addition to her abstract paintings. Amy Sillman was born in Detroit, Michigan in the year 1966.
Sillman attended the School of Visual Arts located in New York City earning a B.F.A. The artist went on to earn a M.F.A. from Bard College also located in New York City.
Sillman is based out of New York City.
Over her career the artist has won many awards including fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, the Pollack- Krasner Foundations, and the Guggenheim.
Price range information: Sillman works in many mediums including etching, watercolor, gouache, and oils. Works range from $5,000 to $150,000.
Here we catch up with the great James Kalm to view a show featuring Sillman and Anna Sew Hoy:
The range of style of painting of Amy Sillman is amazing. Sillman’s portraits remind of Lucien Freud’s etchings. Sillman is also a fantastic abstract painter great at producing interesting shapes alongside her bold color choices.
Derek Erdman is an American Pop artist born in Chicago, Illinois in the year 1978. Erdman is renown for his portraits of athletes and celebrities. A few celebrities he has portrayed include Bill Cosby, Rapper Eazy-E, Magic Johnson, and Tom Selleck.
The artist is also famous for some characters he plays including a woman who makes prank phone calls and a rap artist.
Price range information: On his website works can be found for $50 to $500. Very reasonable! Works are painted with latex on wood. Works can also be ordered on canvas.
In this clip we hear Erdman talk about designing t- shirts for the Woot company:
If you enjoy this artist be sure and check out artists Julian Opie and Alex Katz.
Pichi and Avo are two highly talented street artists who work in a realist style. Pichi and Avo hail from Valencia, Spain. The duo are sometimes known as PichiAvo and are renown for their blend of realism and surrealism in their street art work.
Avo studied product design in Valencia and also in Finland.
Pichi started making street art in 1995. Avo began his street artwork in 2003.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
Below Pichi and Avo work on a painting of a lightbulb:
In this clip we see a magnificent portrait made on the side of a shipping container:
To close we take a look at a time lapse video of Pichi and Avo painting Santa Claus:
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