Art cures the soul and enlightens the self. As Van Gogh said
“Art is to console those who are broken by life”
This is a collage art project bringing together the unforgettable works of the most influential artists in the history of art.
Da Vinci (1452-1519),
an Italian polymath of the Renaissance and one of the greatest painters of all times. The great artist was also known as the father of paleontology, Ichnology, and architecture.
Da Vinci is known for his two famous paintings: ‘The Mona Lisa’ and ‘The Last Supper’.
Michelangelo (1475-1564),
an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet who had a recognizable share in the development of the Western Art. A huge number of Michelangelo’s of works are the most famous in existence, this includes the two magnificent masterpieces ‘David’ and ‘Pietà’ which he created before the age of 30.
Van Gogh (1853-1890),
A Dutch post-impressionist painter whose artworks characterized by being bold, expressive, dramatic and impulsive. Gogh created around 2100 pieces that include 860 oil paintings.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973),
A Spanish Artist who is regarded as one of the most influential Artists in the 20th century. Picasso is founder of Cubist Movement, inventor of constructed sculpture, and co-inventor of collage art. He also adopted the abstract art style of which he reduced different subjects to geometric forms in his paintings. The Blue Period is also one of the most recognizable times in Picasso’s life. During this period his paintings were rendered in shades of blue and blue-green, only to be warmed with other colors from time to time.
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944),
A Dutch painter and a theoretician who is considered one of the most influential artists in the 20th century. Mondrian was one of the pioneers of abstract art style in the 20th century to the extent that his art style was reduced to uncomplicated geometric elements. He believed in spirituality and art more than reality which is mainly why he adopted the Utopian direction in his art searching for universal meanings and values. Piet co-founded the ‘De Stijl’ art movement and was a great part of it. To express the values of this movement he decided to limit his style to 3 main colors (red, blue, and yellow), 3 main values (black, white, and gray) and 2 main directions (horizontal and vertical).
Salvador Dali (1904-1989),
A Spanish Surrealist artist who’s mainly known for his bizarre artwork. Dali’s most renowned artwork was ‘The Persistence of Memory’. His artistic skills extended to film, sculpture, and photography with the collaboration of a wide range of artists.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954),
A Surrealist Mexican Painter who belonged to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement. Her paintings had a strong autobiographical sense with a blend between realism and fantasy. Her artwork was inspired with Mexican pop culture and she embraced a style of artwork that explores questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class, and race in her society.
