Kurt Schwitters

The next Artist You Need To Know is Kurt Schwitters (1887 – 1948). Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist but he spent the latter part of his life in exile from his country due to the rise of fascism in Germany. The latter labelled him as a...

Joseph Cornell

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Joseph Cornell (1903 – 1972). Cornell was an American visual artist and filmmaker : his pioneering work in assemblage set a standard for many artists who followed him. Primarily self taught – and living in isolation for most...

Marisol Escobar

Our next Artist You Need To Know is María Sol Escobar (1930 – 2016) who was perhaps better known as simply Marisol. She was a Venezuelan -American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. Marisol became internationally known in the mid 1960s...