Artists

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973
School of Paris painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer, who has had enormous influence on 20th century art and worked in an unprecedented variety of styles.

M.F. (Maqbool Fida) Husain

Maqbool Fida Husain (Indian, 1915–2011) was one of India’s most prominent Modern artists, and one of the first Indian painters to gain recognition at auction through his record-breaking prices.

Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist. He has lived at various times in Italy, India and New York City.

Ross Bleckner

Ross Bleckner (American, b.1949) is a New York-based painter who decided to become an artist after seeing an exhibition called The Responsive Eye at the MoMA in 1965.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn to Haitian and Puerto Rican parents in 1960, and left home as a teenager to live in Lower Manhattan, playing in a noise band, painting, and supporting himself with odd jobs.

Georg Baselitz

Georg Baselitz (born 23 January 1938) is a Austrian painter, sculptor and graphic artist. In the 1960s he became well known for his figurative, expressive paintings.

Mel Bochner

Mel Bochner (American, b.1940) is one of the pioneers of Conceptual Art. He has helped to develop many of the techniques used by the Conceptual and Installation artists who followed him into the art world.

Baiju Parthan

Baiju Parthan (Indian, born 1956)

Timeline

1956 Born Kerala, India1976 Bachelors Degree in Botany 1978–1983 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Goa College of Art, Goa 1991 Masters in Philosophy, University of Mumbai 2007 Masters in Philosophy, University of Mumbai

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

Edward Joseph Ruscha IV

Edward Joseph Ruscha IV (, roo-SHAY; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement.

Mark Flood

Mark Flood is known for his prankster antics, creating art that mocks American culture and the contemporary art world.

Hunter Stockton Thompson

Hunter Stockton Thompson, (born July 18, 1937, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—died February 20, 2005, Woody Creek, Colorado), American journalist and author who created the genreknown as gonzo journalism, a highly personal style of reporting that made Thompson a counterculture icon.