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Master Artist: Yves Klein
Yves Klein born 1928 and died 1862, was a French artist and an important figure to post war European art. He was one of the leading members to French artist movement of Nouveau realisme that was founded by Pierre Restany. He is knows for monochromatic artwork and using the same color blue for his pieces.
Current Artist: Lee Ufan
Lee ufan is a Korean minimalist painter as well as sculptor and creates monochromatic pieces. He is honored by the Japanese government for contributing to the developement of comtemporary art to Japan. He was born in 1936. His artwork is hsows at the Gyenggi Museum of Modern Art, and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art- Seoul.
Unit 6
Master artist: Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist, born in 1869, known for use of color. He used painting and printmaking and incorporated them together into geometric collages. His artwork is in The Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, The Art institute of Chicago and more.900
Current artist: Kara Elizabeth Walker
Born 1969, Walker is an American contemporary painter. Shes a silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist and more. She expresses race, gender, violence, and sexuality in her work. She is best known for black paper silhouette collages. Her work is shown as The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Museum of Modern Art and More.
Unit 7
Current Artist: Alex Hillkurtz was born in Paris and grew up in California. He uses watercolor and makes architectural pieces. Alex became a renowned storyboard artist in Hollywood working with top directors and cinematographers. He has exhibited his artwork in galleries and shows in Paris, Milan, Venice, and Fabriano. He gives regular Masterclasses and workshops on his watercolor.
Master Artist: Anna Ostroumova was a Russian artist most known for her watercolor painting. She was born 1871 and died 1955. Ostroumova was a pioneer of the woodcutting technique and attended the Imperial Academy of Arts.
Unit 8
Master Artist: Betsy Graves Reyneau. Betsy was an American painter vest known fir her series of portraits of prominent African Americans and owned by Harmon Foundation. She was born in Battle Creek Mississippi in 1888 and Did in Camden County New Jersey.
Current Artist: Chuck Close. Charles Thomas Close is an American painter, artist, and photographer. He makes large scale photo realistic paintings and portraits. He often paints abstract portraits of himself and others which hang in collections. Close also creates photo portraits using a very large format camera. He was born in Monroe Washington in 1940.