![]() ![]() The surreal settings that David creates are injected with humour and energy as he places 2cm figures on edible objects such as sweets, sweetcorn and broccoli. The hugely popular series has made its way to publications across the world, including New York Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail. The Little People series is one of David’s most famous collections to date. Adapting his Little People series, David created an original selection of photographs of miniature figurines in bizarre and wondrous settings David’s fantastical and colourful style has caught the eye of many clients, and he recently completed two collections of photographs for Aida Cruises. David’s art is unique in its attention to detail, he designs and plans each image whilst instilling his process with an element of spontaneity.ĭavid graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2001 with a degree in Fine Art Photography, and since then has worked as a professional photographer. David is frequently in his photographs, as an abstract form in the image’s backdrop, or a colour block frozen in time. David’s process is intricate and extensive, often requiring him to create in the dark of night whilst working with artificial light sources. Upon her death in 1807, a bust statue of Kauffman was erected in the Pantheon next to Raphael.Glasgow-based artist David Gilliver specialises in long-exposure photography and macro photography to create surrealist images. Additionally, at the age of twenty-three, she became an honorary member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome and was one of two female founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1768. Although a celebrated portraitist, Kauffman accelerated-with stipulations-as a History painter, a genre reserved for male artists due to subject matter, perceived intellect talent, and emotional constitution. Making waves throughout Europe in the mid-eighteenth century, Kauffman’s dedication and talent allowed her to transcend the confines of convention. While Kauffman inevitably decided to pursue a career in painting, many of her later works retrospectively reflect the difficult choice between her two passions. ![]() As a preteen, Kauffman was in the midst of establishing herself as a wunderkind not only a promising artist, she also was a polyglot and gifted singer/musician. Oil on Canvas.Ī child shaped by the Age of Enlightenment, Angelica Kauffman situated herself as a leading portraitist and History painter in the male-dominated public sphere. Due to her hyperrealism and mass influence, Rosa Bonheur continues to be regarded as the leading female artist of the nineteenth century.Īngelica Kauffman, Self Portrait as a Singer, Holding Sheet Music, 1753. Not only a phenomenal artist, Bonheur also transcended social norms and constructs by wearing male clothing-with permission from the government-smoking cigars, having short hair, and sharing her life with two long term companions Nathalie Micas (1824-1889) and Anna Klumpe (1856-1942). In 1849, at the age of twenty-seven, Bonheur’s monumental painting, Ploughing in the Nivernais, won the First Medal at the Paris Salon. ![]() Training in his father’s studio from the age of twelve, the progression of Bonheur’s education began with copying images from drawing books, advanced to copying imagery from the Louvre, and then to studying actual anatomy and osteology as a way to better refine the realism of her work. Shaped by her rebellious childhood, Bonheur found solace and passion in painting the natural world. ![]() Specializing as an animalier, Rosa Bonheur became successful in her late adolescence. Rosa Bonheur, Plowing in the Nivernais, 1849. Despite hardship in her later years, Savage left an indelible mark as an artist and activist and the scope of her life’s works continue to inspire generations. Additionally, New York City commissioned a piece by Savage for the 1939 World Fair. In the 1930s, Savage established her own studio in Harlem, became the first African American member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors and was appointed the first director of the Harlem Community Art Center. Despite the unadulterated discouragement of her father, in addition to the sexism and systemic racism of the time, Savage pursued a career as an artist and subsequently became a prominent portrait sculptor and advocate for black youth in the arts. While she is not considered a child prodigy in the traditional sense, Savage’s early life was defined by her intrinsic passion for art and sculpting. Photographic print.Īugusta Savage was a trailblazing artist of the Harlem Renaissance, activist, and educator. Augusta Savage with her sculpture Realization, 1938. ![]()
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