by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
In 1964 Yuri Krotov (Юрий Кротов) was born in Grivenskaya, a Cossack Settlement, Krasnodar Territory, very close to the Azov Sea in Russia. He began art lessons in 1972 from a local painter G.A. Polugaev, and in 1976 – 1983 Yuri Krotov went to school at the...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Color excites me. Realism and rich, saturated color are what my art is all about.” -Frank Spino Frank Spino was born after WWII into a large military family. His family was required to move frequently throughout his childhood and he went to 13 elementary schools. He...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Decoration has always had its own agenda, the sincere and unabashed offering of pleasure and solace.” -Robert Kushner Robert Kushner is an American contemporary painter who was born in Pasadena, California in 1949 and lives and works in New York City today. He is...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“In the future, everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” -Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of four children. Warhol was a sickly child and spent a lot of his time drawing and collecting pictures of movie...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects.” -Claude Monet Claude Monet was born in Paris, France in 1840. When he was young he did not like being confined to a classroom and was...
by taswann | Mar 31, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
““Your best work, when you do it, will always upset the general public – they’re always a few years behind you.” -Jack Bush Jack Bush was born in Toronto on March 20th, 1909. His youth was spent in Montreal, and he studied at the Royal Canadian...
