PAINTERS

GUSTAVE COURBET 1/3 – In Paris, he met artists and intellectuals, including champfleury and Max Buchon, Charles Baudelaire and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (with whom he used to meet at the Brasserie Andler). The beginning of his career was not encouraging (only three of the twenty-five works he presented, they passed the scrutiny of the jury). He remained a revolutionary art, the …

TINA BLAU 1/3 – “If you really want to become an artist, you have to learn to surmount problems”. This is what Simon Blau wrote to his sixteen-year-old daughter, who was on a study trip in Transylvania. She owed her successful career partly to her father, who lived out his own artistic dreams through his daughter, providing all the support necessary …

BANKSY 1/3 – He is the godfather of a new form of pop art, that originated on the street. He used a foundation created by peers, to spread powerful messages using accessible street art. Banksy’s artwork, has been seen across the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INPxijwS3AY His travels have included Israel and Jamaica, Australia and England, the United States and even Canada. Arguably …