YWP ARTISTS! Each month, we feature great contemporary artists from around the world and our home state of Vermont. Scroll through and learn about the artists and their work. If you're inspired, respond to the individual artists by creating your own great art.
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French artist Henri Matisse was one of the most original and innovative artists of the early 20th century, known for his use of striking colors.
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Vermont-based photographer and printmaker Vaune Trachtman creates dreamy, layered images that combine past and present in both technology and subject.
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Georgia O'Keeffe, called the "Mother of American modernism," was renowned for her paintings of enlarged flowers, landscapes in New Mexico, New York City architecture.
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Through his art, Philip Guston raised social and political questions about freedom, brutality, racism, and civil strife that still resonate today.
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Stunning, bold, abstract paintings, such as "Semaphore," above, are the signature style of artist Emily Mason. Poet Emily Dickinson and the landscapes of Vermont were among her influences.
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Master landscape painter Wolf Kahn and his brilliant oil and pastel paintings, such as "Ochre Barn Ochre Bush" above, were the inspiration for our Great Artists Challenge.
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Get to know the range of work from artists Frida Kahlo, Lisa Dimondstein, Inka Essenhigh, Tim Tadder, and Lyora Pissarro.