When the arts were being revolutionized in Paris in the 1920s, sculpture was being pushed in two directions: toward the abstract and toward the constructive. Much of the stylistic developments came from Cubism, while Surrealism introduced the subconscious as a source for subject matter. And the young

Eclectic, Grotesque, Modern sculpture, Post-war american design, Public art, Surreal

The work of Jacob Lawrence brings African American history to the walls of museums and galleries when many American schools neglect to bring it into the classroom. Early in life, he became a student of African American history and depicted its richness in his colorful narratives: the "Toussaint L'Ouv

African american fiction, Composed, Eclectic, Geometric, Harlem renaissance art, Mythic, Polychromatic

The still, calm atmosphere of a Los Angeles backyard, replete with swimming pool and handsome bathers -- this is where David Hockney dwells. He's inhabited other domains too, of course, but not for as long as he's sat poolside and studied the movements of the water, the lambent play of light on its s

Collage, Eclectic, Epic, Homoerotic, Pop art, Repetition, Technology

Credited as a founding father of Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual art, Jasper Johns was one of the first painters to use everyday objects and commonplace images in his art, thus paving the way for artists like Warhol and Oldenburg. Beginning in the mid-'50s, Johns painted canvases that depict, or s

Collage, Eclectic, Elegant, Illusive, Neo-expressionism, Quirky, Rebel