Artists

Wu Dacheng (chéng) (1835-1902), formerly known as Dachun (renamed Dachun to avoid the name taboo of Mu Zong of the Qing Dynasty), also named Zhijing, also named Qingqing, also named Hengxuan, also named Suzhai, was a native of Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province. He was a Qing Dynasty scholar, epigrapher, calligrapher, painter, and political figure.

Wu Shiqian (December 21, 1672 - February 25, 1743), also known as Yamaguchi Chiyun Sōki, also known as Zijing, also known as Yun Gu and later named Baofang, was a court painter of the second Sho clan of the Ryukyu Kingdom and one of the "Five Great Painters" of the Ryukyu Kingdom. At the age of 19, he worked as an artist for the Ryukyu Royal Palace. At the age of 31, he went to Fuzhou in the Qing Dynasty and studied painting under Sun Yi, Shun Liangheng and Zheng Daguan, the first painters in Fuzhou. After returning to Japan, he became a master painter and was responsible for producing the royal paintings for the Lord of Satsuma and the Queen of Ryukyu. His works include "Feathers and Flowers of the Four Seasons" and so on. He learned how to make ink pads during the Qing Dynasty and brought this method back to China. Yin Yuanliang (Zamami Qinyun Shang Yongchang) was his disciple.

Wu Guanzhong (August 29, 1919 - June 25, 2010), Hao Tu, male, was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. He was a Chinese painter and art educator. He was the first Chinese artist to be elected as a corresponding academician of the Academy of Arts of the Collège de France. Wu Guanzhong graduated from the National Art College. He studied oil painting under Fang Qianmin and Wu Dayu, and studied traditional Chinese painting under Pan Tianshou. Wu Guanzhong is a representative figure of modern Chinese art in the 20th century. He devoted his life to the exploration of the nationalization of oil painting and the modernization of Chinese painting. His original "color and ink painting" is unique. Together with Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-ki, he is known as the "Three Musketeers" in France.

Lu Shou-Kun (English: Lu Shou-Kun, 1919-September 26, 1975) was a Hong Kong ink painter.

Zhou Lingzhao (May 2, 1919 - January 3, 2023), a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, was a painter and designer in the People's Republic of China.

Chow Chung-cheng (English: Chow Chung-cheng, July 20, 1908 - August 31, 1996) whose real name was Zhou Lianquan, was later changed to Zhou Zhongzheng. He is a German-Chinese artist. Known for his embroidery art and autobiographical writings.

Giotto di Bondone (Italian: Giotto di Bondone, approximately 1267 - January 8, 1337), an Italian painter and architect in the late Middle Ages, is considered the founder of the Italian Renaissance and enjoys the reputation of "the father of Western painting".

Georges Pierre Seurat (French: Georges Pierre Seurat, December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891) was a French Post-Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter. He is best known for his chromoluminarism (divisionism) and pointillism works that use color theory; he is also widely praised for his conté crayons (conté crayons, conté sticks or conté) pastels. On the one hand, his artistic creation style shows extreme and detailed perception, on the other hand, he shows his passion for abstract logic and his almost mathematically precise thinking. His masterpiece "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte" (French title: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte, or translated as "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte") led to the emergence of Neo-Impressionism and changed the development direction of modern art; this work is also one of the most representative paintings of the late 19th century. He and Paul Signac are the main representatives of Pointillism.

Georgia Toto O'Keeffe was an American modernist painter and sketcher, listed as one of the art masters of the 20th century. O'Keeffe is known as the "Mother of American Modernism". Her paintings have become classic representatives of American art in the 1920s. She is famous for her semi-abstract and semi-realistic techniques. Her themes are quite distinctive, mostly microscopic flowers, changes in rock textures, conches, animal bones, and the desolate American interior landscape. Her works are often filled with subtle changes in the same tone, forming rhythmic compositions. Sometimes the outline of an object in O'Keeffe's paintings makes the viewer feel the crispness of the object.

Santiago Calatrava Valls (Spanish: Santiago Calatrava Valls, born July 28, 1951), Spanish architect and sculptor, known as the "architectural poet", often uses "rib" structures in his designs. Studios are located in Zurich, Switzerland, New York and Paris. Studied at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; February 8, 1591 - December 22, 1666), also known as Guercino (Italian: Guercino [ɡwerˈtʃiːno] or Il Guercino), was an Italian painter during the Baroque period. Guercino is one of the greatest painters of the Emilia School, together with the Carracci brothers, Guido Reni, Francesco Albani, Domenichino and Giovanni Lanfranco.

Dominicos Theotokopulos (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος, pronounced [ðoˈminikos θeotoˈkopulos]; October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614), better known as El Greco (Spanish: El Greco, pronounced: [el ˈɣɾeko], literally: "Greek"), a Greek painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, considered one of the greatest artists of all time. El Greco was the nickname, and he usually signed his full name on the paintings in Greek letters, often adding the word Κρής Krḗs, which means "Crete" in ancient Greek. El Greco was born in the Kingdom of Candia (now Crete), which was then part of the Republic of Venice and the center of post-Byzantine art. He trained and became a master in this tradition; at the age of 26, like other Greek artists, he traveled to Venice. In 1570, he moved to Rome, opened a studio and completed a series of works. While living in Italy, El Greco absorbed the art of many masters of the time, especially Tintoretto and Titian, and incorporated elements of Mannerism and the Venetian Renaissance into his personal style. In 1577, he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several important commissions and created famous paintings such as "View of Toledo" and "Opening of the Fifth Seal". El Greco's dramatic style, which emphasized subjective experience, confused his contemporaries and was not appreciated until the 20th century. He is regarded as a pioneer of Expressionism and Cubism, and his personality and works have also been a source of inspiration for poets and writers such as Rainer Maria Rilke and Nikos Kazantzakis. Modern scholars claim that El Greco's style was unique and could not be classified into any traditional school. His most famous features are the sinuous and elongated human figures and the use of color, which often has a fantasy or hallucinatory meaning, combining Byzantine and Western painting traditions. Although largely ignored by his contemporaries, El Greco is now regarded as one of the greatest painters in the history of art. Art critics firmly rank him among the greatest artists of all time, citing his originality, expressive power, and innovative use of form and color. His works are considered to transcend the artistic tradition that gave birth to them and had a profound influence on subsequent generations of artists, including Francisco Goya, Diego Velázquez, European

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas (French: Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas, pronunciation: [ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛə ɛdɡaʁ də ɡa]; July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a French Impressionist painter and sculptor born in Paris.

Egon Schiele (German: Egon Schiele, German pronunciation: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə]; June 12, 1890 - October 31, 1918) was an Austrian painter who studied under Gustav Klimt. He was an important Expressionist painter in the early 20th century. Schiele's works are characterized by strong expressiveness, depicting distorted figures and bodies, and the themes are mostly self-portraits. Most of his paintings are collected in the Leopold Museum in Vienna.

Sebastiano Conca (1679-1764), Italian painter, was born in Gaeta and studied painting under Francesco Solimena in Naples. In 1706, he settled in Rome, where his brothers took care of him. The Pope at that time ordered him to paint the "Coronation of St. Cecilia" in the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trasteverein, which was completed in 1725.

Charles Le Brun (French: Charles Le Brun, French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lə bʁœə]; February 24, 1619 - February 22, 1690) was a French court painter in the seventeenth century. He did a large number of murals and ceiling paintings for the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre. He was called "the greatest French artist of all time" by Louis XIV. He was the most important figure in the French art world in the 17th century, and his creations were deeply influenced by Nicolas Poussin.

Xia Da (April 4, 1981 -) is a well-known Chinese cartoonist. Born in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, now lives in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Her painting style is a unique style that combines Chinese style. Her representative works include "A Dream in the Garden", "The Child is Silent", and "Long Song Xing".

Dosso Dossi (Italian: Dosso Dossi, approximately 1489-1542), whose real name was Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the Ferrara School. His painting style was mainly influenced by the Venetian School, especially the early influence of Giorgione and Titian.

David Hockney, OM, CH, RA (English: David Hockney, July 9, 1937 - June 11, 2026), British painter, printmaker, stage designer and photographer.

Tenjo Shumon (Japanese: Tenjo Shumon, ?—?), who was active around the 15th century AD, was a Japanese monk and artist in the Muromachi period. The official name is Zhou Wen, the legal name is Tianzhang, and the painting name is Yuexi. He lived near Kyoto, Japan, and became a monk in his early years. He later devoted himself to painting and became an important founder of Japanese ink painting. He went to Korea in 1423. His works have a global influence.

Nara Yoshitomo (Japanese: Nara Yoshitomo/If Yoshitomo, Romanized: Nara Yoshitomo; December 5, 1959 -) is a Japanese artist and sculptor from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Currently lives in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. Since 1984, Nara has held nearly 40 solo exhibitions, and his works have also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His most well-known creative theme is "big-headed girl", and reviewers pointed out that its "childish expression can arouse adult emotions, the cute appearance contains black humor, and clear cultural codes are intertwined with personal memories."

François-Auguste-René Rodin (French: François-Auguste-René Rodin, November 12, 1840 - November 17, 1917) was a French sculptor who is often considered the founder of modern sculpture. With a traditional education and a craftsman-like approach to creation, Rodin had a unique ability to simulate complex, turbulent and deeply recessed surfaces in clay. He is also famous for his sculptures such as "The Thinker", "Monument to Balzac", "The Kiss", "The Burghers of Calais" and "The Gates of Hell". Many of Rodin's most famous sculptures have been criticized because they conflicted with dominant sculptural traditions, in which sculptures had a certain decorative or thematic character. Rodin's most original works departed from the traditional themes of past myths and fables. The human body is shaped in a naturalistic way, highlighting the character's personality, muscles and body structure. Although Rodin was quite sensitive to the controversy surrounding his works, he still refused to change his style. He continued to create with strong passion, and later attracted the attention and favor of the government and the art world. As his fame grew, Rodin became the most outstanding French sculptor from the 19th to the early 20th century. By the 1900s, he had achieved international fame and praise, and he actively maintained contacts with well-known intellectuals and artists of the time. His student Camille Claudel would later become his colleague, lover and rival. Rodin's other students included Antoine Boudel, Constantin Brancusi and Charles Despiot. A few weeks before his death in 1917, he married his lifelong love, Rose Burley. Although Rodin's sculptures declined in popularity after his death in 1917, they regained considerable popularity decades later, and to this day Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known outside of the visual arts.

Oscar Araripe (July 1941-) is a Brazilian artist, writer, educator, social and ecological activist.

Ruzhuo was active around the 15th century AD. One of the painters of the Muromachi period in Japan, he studied painting at Shijiji Temple in Kyoto, Japan in his early years. Later, he learned from the strengths of others and formed his own family. His works integrate the interest of life and highlight the artistic beauty of comedy. Highly expressive.