Eakins, Thomas: Thomas Eakins was an American Realist painter born in 1844. He was one of the first artists to paint from photographs, and was classified as a scientific painter because of how accurate he could be with detail. Some of his famous works include:
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull, 1871,
The Gross Clinic, 1875,
Miss Amelia van Buren, 1889-91,
The Concert Singer, 1892, and
Portrait of Maud Cook, 1895. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1916.
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About.comEardley, Joan: Joan Eardley was a British Realist painter who painted seascapes in stormy weather, fishing villages, and still life. She was lived from 1921 and died in 1963 of breast cancer.
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Modern British Artists.comEconomy: Economy, or the use of economy in art breaks down the composition so that only the essential elements are represented for the purpose of presentation with clarity.
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Art FundamentalsEncaustic: A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with wax and applied to the surface while hot.
-Gardner's Art Through the AgesEnvironmental Art: An art style that surrounds itself with items from the space that it is in. This form of art was influenced from assemblage and Pop art. The more modern name of this style is Site and Earth Art.
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Art FundamentalsEscher, Maurits Cornelis: M.C. Escher lived from 1898 until 1972. He is famous for churning out 448 lithographs, woodcuts and wood engravings and over 2000 drawings and sketches. He is most famous for optical illusions of structures that cannot be built under the laws of physics, such as
Ascending and Descending, which is a castle which has a series of steps that go in a circle on its roof. If one follows the image with one's eyes in a clockwise direction, the stairs continuously go up. If one follows it in a counterclockwise direction, it appears that they go down.
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MCEscher.comExpressionism: Expressionism is a type of art that desires to express what is felt, not what is perceived or believed. It is defined by an obvious exaggeration of forms to emphasize a mood, emotion, or idea.
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