Who is your favorite artist, and why?

[cityworker]

This might have been a topic already I don't know. But who is your favorite artist, and for what reasons?

Mine is Howard Pyle, because of the tremendous storytelling of his artwork. His compositions are incredible.

[Ant4d]

mine is Toulouse Lautrec.
I am a big fan of impressionistic movement.

[jrr]

i hate to break it to you but he wasn't an impressionist.
my favorite is a guy name tyler lock-something something, i like the parsons school of hot chick movement.

i also like danny st- something something, the school of overspending on a gadget movement.

[tyboogie]

hehheh

yea j ima big fan of the parsons hot chick movement too

too bad they wont let me in the club


btw--cityworker--howard pyle--good choice!

[nil]

mine changes all the time, but Ashley Wood is definately one of my all time favourites. i love his use of colour and texture...yummy

makes me happy in my pants :nod:

[Alex Gering]

God

[sepulveda]

Simon Bizley.....
why?... dismembered bodies, blood and gore everywhere.

[jester]

My single favourite artist?

:confused:

... there are too many...

But if I really have to name just one it's one of the greatest concept artists I know... Leonardo da Vinci.

:D

A similar thread has been discussing this before indeed, check it out here (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4171&highlight=favorite+artists)

Jester

[Pencil Soldier]

Chris Metzen, and Samwise [Insert last name 'cause I forgot]

Why? Amazingly creative concept artists that have influenced me so much over the years.

They do most of the concept art you see for Blizzard.

[cityworker]

Thanks Jester for the link. I knew I saw it somewhere. A lot of great artists mentioned.

[KChen]

Kath Kollwitz.

I was blown away when I first saw her work in person. Her work is so powerful emotionally and yet so simple. I was really touched by her images and it had left a really strong impression on me.

other close choices are Norman Rockwell, Dega, Alphonse Mucha, and Sargent.

Kevin

[thomasaurus]

I agree with Pencil Soldier, I have been in love with Metzen's and Samwise's art for years (and the games too!).

Fantasy-wise John Howe is my favorite.

Kathe Kollwitz was also very interesting, quite powerful artworks.

[davi]

wow i thought no one knew of Kathë Kollwitz

anyways my favorites probably..
Schiele, Egon
Kley, Heinrich
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de

[Ant4d]

Originally posted by jrr
i hate to break it to you but he wasn't an impressionist.

sorry - post-impressionist

cheers

[jester]

I love Käthe Kollwitz, too. That's actually the correct spelling. Her name pronounces similar to "Katie". There are quite good websites to be found here: http://www.kollwitz.de/bestell.htm and here: http://www.kaethe-kollwitz.de/

Jester

[DEVARSHY]

For me It would Be definitely Salvador Dali for his Imagination and Composiitons...

FrankFrazetta for his Themes and Mastery over line and color...

Hajime Sorayama for his exquisite detail and skill...

And Leonardo for being so far ahead of his time.

:Edit: ya lets not get into off topic arguments here.... but jus a clarification...The man who gave a model for a flying machine in 16th century , on which a machine could not be made till the 20th...One by Sikorsky called the helicopter... can be behind his time....Jus maybe.:rolleyes:

[drbriefs]

my favorite is Jan van Eyck, i just love his attention to detail and perspective. Other than him, Diego Rivera, Rembrandt, and most of the early and high Renaissance artists; again, beacause of those small details and attention that make a world of difference.