The 1000++ Artworks of media Acrylic On Canvas and containing the word derek hampson, acrylic on canvas, 2000

George Lilanga (born 1934, Kikwetu, Masasi District, Tanzania, died 2005, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania) comes from the high, arid plateaus of the Mozambique-Tanzania border. This is the great center of Makonde culture, noted especially for its mapico initiation dances and rich sculptural traditions. Lila...

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Born in East Java, Indonesia, F X Harsono (1949) is one of the original members of the late 1970s avant-garde group Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (New Art Movement) whose agenda included a socially conscious art. Using symbols, signs, images, text and objects, Harsono employs the language of the mass media...

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In his exquisitely detailed paintings and installations, N S Harsha revels in panoramic views of the world. Livened by the empathy and wit with which they are rendered, his canvases often depict what the artist likes to call ‘bird’s-eye views’—of people, places and ways of living and laboring— and f...

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The Universal Energy series after 2000The Universal Energy series created during the Punto International Art Movement is an important series by Hsiao Chin. In many of his artist’s statement made in or after 2000, Hsiao Chin has repeatedly emphasized the inspirational impact of the “grand energy of t...

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The Universal Energy series after 2000The Universal Energy series created during the Punto International Art Movement is an important series by Hsiao Chin. In many of his artist’s statement made in or after 2000, Hsiao Chin has repeatedly emphasized the inspirational impact of the “grand energy of t...

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MIGUEL BATTEGAZZORE (1931). Painter, sculptor and stage designer. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts, where he studied with Felipe Seade and Miguel Ángel Pareja, and collaborated as an assistant in the studio of sculptor Eduardo Díaz Yepes. He was granted scholarships that enabled him to comp...

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ARTIST STATEMENTMost of last 26 years of my artistic life has been spent on abstract imagery. More recently, however, I have been mulling over more figurative concepts—political/social commentary, trying to figure out how it would all come together. The Smithsonian project gave me the opportunity to...

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Tetsuya IshidaBorn in Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan, in 1973; died in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005.He lived and worked in Tokyo.The Japanese painter Tetsuya Ishida came of age during an economic boom that abruptly collapsed and sent his country into a prolonged financial crisis, characterized by feelings of stagn...

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The painting Zigzag by Bashir Makhoul is a remarkable example of contemporary art, showcasing the artist's unique style and technique. Created in 1992, this acrylic on canvas piece measures 230 x 175 cm and is part of the prestigious Arts Council Collection in London, United Kingdom. Background and...

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