Great Artists

This neo-conceptual artist's "Truisms," shown here in a 1982 Times Square exhibit, still resonates today.

Tomokazu Matsuyama combines Eastern and Western art history, pop culture, graffiti, and more to create his magical, mystical paintings and sculptures.

Walks in rural Vermont helped inspire these dreamy abstract landscape paintings. 

Recipe for a striking painting? Limited color palette, a spare style, and the gorgeous play of light and shadow.

How did the Impressionist movement get its name? It started with this painting by Claude Monet and an art critic's insult.

With a consequential election on the horizon, we focus on a U.S. painter who incorporates the words of our times in his art, words such as "president" and "oof."

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

- Marc Chagall

Along with the Group of Seven, Emily Carr was a key figure in Canada's first modern art movement. She gained acclaim at home and internationally, but she struggled to be noticed during her lifetime. Learn more about her.

Petrit Halilaj's dramatic sculptures relay stories of Kosovo based on the school desk doodles of generations of children, including those who lived through years of war.

Vermont artist Julie A. Davis often features the home state she loves, as well as neighboring Massachusetts, in her landscape paintings. Davis likes to paint en plein air, in all kinds of weather. See her work for inspiration for your own creations.

From hair stylist in his mom's beauty salon in Los Angeles to world-renowned artist, Mark Bradford explores issues of class, race, and gender through his art.

This British-born artist's work was profoundly influenced by the aesthetic and intense light of his adopted Los Angeles home.