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Mary Blair was born on October 21, 1911 in Oklahoma 1. She had gotten into art in a young age and had a bright future. So bright, in fact, that her art style influenced an entire generation of Disney films. Walt Disney was very enamored with Mary’s style. Mary remembers: “Walt said that I knew […]
November 11, 2011
Hiroshige was born in 1797 in an area to the west of Edo (present day Tokyo). His parents both passed at an early age and Hiroshige took up their posts as firefighters for Edo castle. Work was so lax that he could learn to paint in his spare time. He was an extremely prolific painter, […]
November 11, 2011
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is different from most artists touched on in this blog. Instead of barely surviving, he flourished producing his art. Toulouse-Lautrec was a son of a rich family, and was born in Albi in 18641. He had two unfortunate accidents in his youth, stunting his legs’ growth and rendering him a dwarf. He […]
November 4, 2011
Rembrandt van Rijn was born to a humble house in South Holland in 16061. His early success came from commissioned portraits and religious scenes from wealthy merchants. This allowed him to live a comfortable life of teaching and collecting art. That was, until he started living outside his means and died impoverished and alone. But […]
November 4, 2011
Gianlorenzo Bernini was born in 1598 and is one of the most influential sculptors of all time. His contemporaries said that his “influence on his time is without parallel in history”1. When one walks through Rome his works strike you in the face everywhere you turn. He spent most of his life working in Rome, […]
October 28, 2011
Next up is exaggeration. The principle is fairly straightforward: it’s taking something, like a nose for example, and pushing it even farther1. You could make a character comical or serious, but you create a much more memorable character if you push their appearance just a little bit further than normal. Auguste Rodin was quite good […]
October 28, 2011
The next artist I’m bringing up is very dear to my heart. My grandmother lives in the same area as Howard Pyle did, and I’ve grown up admiring his artwork in the local museums. But it’s not just me; people have been admiring his work for ages. Even Vincent van Gogh was a fan; he […]
October 21, 2011
This advertisement by Alphonse Mucha shows the principal of appeal. Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in 18601 , and is best known for his distinctive Art Nouveau style. His style, however, became so recognized and imitated that he tried to distance himself from it and create more realistic works. However, much to his regret, they […]
October 21, 2011
This painting by J.C. Leyendecker illustrates the animation principal of staging. Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in 1874 (19), right before the Golden Age of American Illustration, which lasted from 1895 to 1945 (13). He is best known for his 322 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post” 1 . He had a style so striking […]
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November 18, 2011
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