The 1000++ Artworks created around 2000

Lucian Freud: The Artist Behind the Masterpiece

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Hockney began work on the ''A bigger Grand Canyon'' in February 1998. The painting is a culminating statement about the depiction and experience of space. By using different views taken over a period of time, Hockney refers to Cubism, where a subject is depicted from multiple viewpoints; to Chinese ...

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The Peony served as a rich symbol, having roots in western and eastern traditions. In Greek Mythology, the peony was named after Paeon, the god of medicine and healing, but it seems that this painting was more inspired by the Japanese depictions of peonies, a popular motif in Japanese art, appearing...

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Lucian Freud depicts a man and his wife sleeping in his painting And the Bridegroom. It is a relaxed depiction of a performer. Leigh Bowery and his wife, Nicola Bateman. Although Freud refused to work with professional models, Bowery was an exception as his talent as an actor allowed him to invent a...

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Cy Twombly, Quattro stagioni, Part II: Estate, Synthetic polymer paint, oil, house paint, pencil and crayon on canvas

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Demonstrating solid structure, purity of form, poetic abstraction, disciplined rhythm, harmonious proportions, inspired synthesis of gently flowing curves and ingenious interplay of active and passive themes, Eroticon achieves a striking balance between erotic passion, lyrical feeling and intellectu...

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‘Four Self-Portraits 05.3.81’ takes portraiture as its starting point, using new media to expand its boundaries. Instead of limiting the portrait to a single image, Hamilton uses four. In the early 1980s, the artist took Polaroids of himself and added layers of acrylic colour. After ten years, he di...

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Prominent hues evoking the beaming Mediterranean Sun are amalgamated with scribbled poetic pieces from various sources in ‘Quattro Stagioni’, which translates from Italian to ‘Four Seasons’. ‘Estate’ is the second painting in this series of four, representing ‘Summer’, also the second season of the ...

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Image on the wall of a sexual health clinic in Park Street, Bristol. Following popular support, the City Council has decided it will be allowed to remain.

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