Female artists painting

There are so many artists out there in the world, these are the contemporary female artists that you should be aware of

Few art movements are as synonymous with the image of a paint-splattered male painter than abstract expressionism. Some of art history’s most radical masculine personalities emerged from the period, in which the physicality of the works echoed the…

When writing an article about an artist, one expects to have some discussion of the art created by the person in question, but in this case, that is going to be avoided. Tamara de Lempicka was a highly controversial artist, and there is no lack of people studying her work, no matter which side they

Be intentional with your art.

Contemporary women artists Realism is coming back! Lost to decades of abstract art, contemporary figurative painting is experiencing a rebirth in a variety of styles. Contemporary figurative artist…

My parents were ... complicated, snobbish, sexually ambivalent. I've forgiven them, as they forgave me. Life is too short.

Her racially-charged work has caused controversy in the US. What does she have in store for her Turbine Hall commission? We meet the artist in her Brooklyn studio

Challenging society’s unrealistic expectations of a female’s body image, French artist Inés Longevial has developed a distinct way in which her subjects are painted. By focusing on the power of a woman’s body and composition of…

White Cube on Instagram: "In Focus: Tracey Emin, ‘Every Way I See You’ (2022) at Art Basel Miami Beach (Stand E8) In this painting, a female figure, positioned on all fours, is situated in front of a topographical backdrop, with vigorous strokes of red and pink almost enveloping the body and landscape. The posture, combined with the energetic brushwork, implies a struggle to rise up, as if caught in an effort to summon the spirit to carry on. As Tracey has said: ‘The desire of wanting…

saola: fhark: “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. ” Frida Kahlo i adore how she acknowledges her physical imperfections and how not many artists today would accept theirs. Shes pure (via unstablemindsaredeadly)