Honoré Daumier

The next Artist You Need To Know is Honoré Daumier (1808 – 1879). Honoré – Victorin Daumier was a French artist who worked in painting and sculpture : but his true legacy was in printmaking and his artworks in that field were essential to the development of...

Lorna Simpson

The next Artist You Need To Know is Lorna Simpson. Simpson (born 1960) is an American artist who works in a variety of media, but with a focus on photography as her primary studio. She’s exhibited around the United States as well as internationally and became...

Jean Tinguely

The next Artist You Need To Know is Jean Tinguely (1925 – 1991). Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor : his kinetic sculptural machines – which he called Métamatics – are his most renowned works and are seen as a continuation of the Dada aesthetic (‘I am an...

Shary Boyle

The next Artist You Need To Know is Shary Boyle. Boyle is a contemporary Canadian visual artist (based in Toronto) who is primarily known for her work in ceramic sculptures but also has produced important artworks in drawing, painting and performance, sometimes in...

Ad Reinhardt

The next Artist You Need To Know is Ad Reinhardt (1913 – 1967). Reinhardt was an American abstract artist, art historian, critic and educator whose career spanned more than three decades. He was based in New York City. His artworks were often as controversial as his...