David Hockney

David Hockney - The Road to York through Sledmere, 1997 oil on canvas, 48x60 in.British artist David Hockney (born 1937) was one of the major contributors to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, and is highly regarded today as one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Hockney’s work is imbued with his interest in light, and with a frank realism the derives from Pop Art. He is internationally known as a painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer.

Six Artists to Watch in 2013

Jesper Just, Artist“This untitled photograph of a mysterious merry-go-round aglow in the midst of pitch blackness is representative of Jesper Just's filmic oeuvre that often cultivates a dreamlike atmosphere in which the viewer is given few clues in order to decipher the film's events. The photo is a still from Just's Performa 05 Commission, entitled True Love Is Yet to Come, presented as the opening night of the first Performa biennial in 2005.”

Danish artist Jesper Just is but one of a group of artists who are “about to go stratospheric this year, with prominent exhibitions or other star turns poised to make them household names (in the art world, at least).”

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Duggie Fields - “A Maximalist”

Duggie Fields - Self-Portrait (click photo for larger image)Duggied Fields - First Family - Paintings (click photo for larger image)Multi-talented artist British artist Duggie Fields was born in Tidworth, England, in 1945. He spent his youth in the English countryside with his family, then briefly studied architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic.

In 1964, Duggie studied at the Chelsea School of Art for four years, before leaving, in 1968, on a scholarship that brought him to the USA.

Duggie’s work certainly is well placed in the realm of Pop Art, alongside such masters as Andy Warhol and Roy Lictenstein, although Duggie’s art is sometimes referred to as “post pop”. His work embodies an enormous range of iconographical and thematic influences, ranging from the traditional to kitsch. Everything intersects beautifully in his work--which Duggie refers to as “maximalist”.

Take a magical journey through this fascinating artist’s wonders on his website. Duggie Fields lives and work in London. His art is featured in a variety of contexts and venues internationally.

Oldřich Kulhánek - An Artist of Conviction

The design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps created by Oldřich Kulhánek

Oldřich Kulhánek - Job No. 2 - Lithograph - 2003 (click photo for larger image)

“My opinion, my conviction, is that in his work an artist should give an account of himself, and of the time and place he inhabits.”

These were words spoken by Czech artist Oldřich Kulhánek (1940-2013) He was arrested by the Secret Police and imprisoned for 'defamation of the allied socialist states' in 1972. His distorted portrait of Stalin and other graphics were considered 'ideologically dangerous.' Kulhánek’s art always directly addressed his word, and challenged the harsh injustices of his culture. We lost this renowned artist this past January. However, his images live on--partly because of the design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps.

Dark Dreamscapes - Jel Ena

Jel Ena - “Red” - color pencil on Moleskine paper - 2012 (click photo for larger image)

“Jel Ena is a Serbian born multi-media artist based in LA. Her darkly erotic visualizations are enchanting, projecting characters with feminine mystique of epic proportions. Jel Ena's illustrations capture complex emotions and the mythology of desire and color.”

Visit her website to learn more about this fascinating contemporary artist