by Keisha Walters | Nov 11, 2021 | Inspirational Individuals
Gerhard Richter is another artist whose work and style intrigue and inspire me. Richter is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential contemporary German artists. Born in Dresden, Saxony, on 9th February 1932, Richter grew up in what is now...
by Keisha Walters | Sep 9, 2021 | Inspirational Individuals
Another artist whose attitude and work I admire is Frank Bowling. Born in the former British Colony of Guyana, West Indies, the Caribbean in 1936, Bowling moved to London in the 50s, aged just 19. His father was a police district paymaster, and his mother a...
by Keisha Walters | May 18, 2021 | Inspirational Individuals
Born in Berlin in 1931, Frank Auerbach is a painter of both people and urban landscapes. He focuses on a narrow range of subjects, mainly landscapes close to his London studio and a small number of models. He arrived in England in 1939, aged just 17, as a refuge from...
