My masters of inspiration
- Eleni Concha
- Feb 13, 2015
- 2 min read
Art - like life - is cyclical if nothing else and, we all start our artistic journeys admiring the work of those gone before us. So, here are my top 5 traditional beacons of art - they not only got my creative juices flowing in the first place but, keep them going.
All these people are absolute legends and continue to remind me that...
No. 1: Leonardo da Vinci
Let's face it, there wouldn't be many artists this guy hasn't inspired at one point or other. The man was generally a freak of nature if you ask me. A true Renaissance, jack-of-all-trades type guy - I mean there wasn't much old Leo couldn't do but, his journals and anatomy studies are what really leave me awestruck.
"Study for the Head of Leda" (c1506)
No. 2: Peter Paul Rubens
If it isn't obvious to you by now, I loves me a good female nude and, Ruben's classic babes really helped me appreciate the female form in all it's curvaceous glory very early on in my artistic journey.
"The Three Graces" (1639)
No. 3: Lucian Freud
Arguably one of (if not the) best portrait artist of his time, Lucian Freud could do amazing things with paint. I call him the great exposer.
"Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" (1995) by Source
(WP:NFCC#4) Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia
No. 4: Dali
Wierd and wonderful Salvador Dali. I have had the pleasure of seeing two exhibitions of his work so far (one in Venice and one here in Sydney) and while I am not heavily into surrealism, I think it is important for all creatives to learn early on in their careers that 'anything goes' in art: Dali's work definitely did that for me.
"Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate One Minute Before Awakening" (1944). Licensed under fair use via Wikipedia
No. 5: Norman Lindsay
My homegrown hero. This Australian artist can do no wrong in my eyes. I absolutely adore his female nudes and he even wrote and illustrated some children's fiction (which is another aspiration of mine).
Autumn, c1937
Ok, now it's your turn: Who has inspired you the most on your creative journeys? Sharing is caring...
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