Dale Chihuly. Glass-maker. Artist
Why him? Dale Chihuly is probably the most famous glass artist since Lalique. I saw his exhibition, Chihuly at the V&A, in 2001 and was mesmerised, stunned, captivated, awed, speechless and came out in goose bumps. Surrounded by glass of every colour in wonderful organic shapes. It was one of the best experiences of my life: never to be forgotten. I particularly love his Seaforms and Persians series. Rafael Araujo. Architect and illustrator Why him? He appeals to me because he combines two things that I am very interested in – natural forms and mathematics within art He produces hand drawn illustrations inspired by nature, the patterns within nature such as the Fibonacci series and Phi the Golden Ratio. He draws using very basic tools – compass, ruler, protractor and a pencil. He leaves the construction lines on his drawings so the mathematical framework can be seen. I participated in Kickstarter to raise funds for the publication of his book “Golden Ratio Colouring Book” and, as a result of my contribution, am the proud owner of three copies. Ernst Haeckel. Born in 1834. Doctor, naturalist, a professor of comparative anatomy and author. Why him? Why not? Eclipsing all his other activities he was a biologist-artist who studied life forms, discovered new species and produced a huge number of illustrations. Art Forms in Nature (100 plates of illustrations) was published in 1904, was an immediate success and has remained popular ever since. His drawings, while not always scientifically correct, are very beautiful and have been as inspiration to artists of every discipline ever since. Karl Blossfeldt 1865-1932. Teacher and artist Why him? Again. Why not? He is best known as a photographer who studied plant structure which he used as a teaching aid for his students. He made his own camera with a magnification of 30x so could photograph tiny details, all in black and white. He published Urformen der Kunst (Archetypes of Art) in 1928.It became an overnight sensation and made Blossfeldt famous Andrea Pradmuk’s abstract paintings Why her? I just fell in love with her mixed media paintings. Her use of watercolours, alcohol inks, wax, oil paints and water is truly wonderful. The results are abstracts, often in one main colour, that just captivate and draw your eyes into the painting. What can you see? Does someone else see the same thing you do? Does it matter? I could just look at her work and get lost in it. Damien Hurst’s kaleidoscope and repetitive pattern paintings. Why him? I discovered some of his patterns when looking for something else. Revelation. I had no idea that he was such a talented and prolific pattern designer. He has always been a controversial figure and , although some of his butterfly installations look very beautiful , I find it upsetting that he uses the life and death of so many creatures to produce a piece of art.
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