Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn was born in 1914 in Vejrum, Denmark and died in 1973 in Aarhus, Denmark.

The Danish artist, writer, sculptor and ceramist's original name was Asger Olug Jörgensen. He changed his name to Asger Jorn in 1945. In 1930 he began painting. In 1938 his first solo exhibition was held in Copenhagen, after this he continued searching for a more spontaneous painting technique. While he lived in Denmark, which was occupied by the Germans during the second World War, he published a forbidden journal.

Jorn began seeking his inspiration beyond the boundaries of his own country as he was unhappy with the Danish cultural climate. During these travels through France, The Lapland, Tunice, and the Netherlands, he came in contact with the artists Karel Appel and Constant.

On the 8th of November 1948, together with Constant and Christian Dotremont, Jorn formed the theoretical group of Cobra. Jorn is considered to be the driving force.

Jorn was the master of ceramics, with Picasso serving as a major inspiration. In 1951, shortly before the end of the Cobra movement, he caught tuberculosis and spent many months recovering. In the Louisiana museum in Denmark, both paintings and sculptures by Jorn are permanently shown.

Works by Asger Jorn will be added as soon as possible.

Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet (10/07/1928 – 4/10/1999) was a French expressionism painter born in Paris, France. Bernard Buffet studied art at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Bernard Buffet created more than 8.000 paintings and many prints as well. Bernard Buffet committed suicide on October 4, 1999. Bernard Buffet suffered from Parkinson's disease.

Constant Permeke

Constant Permeke (Antwerpn, 31 juli 1886 - Jabbeke, 4 januoari 1952) was e Vlamschn expressionist. Oloewel dat 'n in Antwerpn geboorn is, et 'n vanof zyn zes joar in Ostende geweund en ip loatere leeftyd ist 'n veruusd no Jabbeke. Je was èèn van de schilders van de twidde groep van de Latemsche Schole.

Permeke et zyn èèste stappn in de kunst gezet an de academie van Brugge en loater an dien va Gent. Beist ze legerdienst in Gent goat 'n in Sint-Martens-Latem weunn, woa dat 'n tydgenootn ountmoet. Achter ze legerdienst goat 'n weer nor Ostende, woa dat 'n em lat inspireern deur et arte visschersleevn dat 'n me veel emotie schildert, vandoar de name expressionisme. Achter e tydje kèèrt 'n were noa Sint-Martens-Latem, en komt er ounder invloed van Albert Servaes, die als voader van 't Vlamsche expressionisme wor gezien. Ip 27 juni 1912 trouwt 'n me Maria Delaere uut Poperienge en goat 'n ipnieuw in Ostende weunn. Doa kent 'n een èèste vruchtboare periode.

In 1914, by 't begun van de Eèste Weireldorloge, wordt Permeke ipgeroopn deur 't leger vo Antwerpn te verdedigen. Je rakt gekwetst, wordt overgebrocht nor Iengeland, en et doar een twidde vruchtboare periode me 't Iengels landschap als inspiroatiebronne, me werkn gelik De vreemdeling, De ciderdrinker, Oogst in Devonshire, De slachter, e.a. Achter de grootn orloge keert 'n were nor Ostende, woa dat 'n e verpauperde wyk wereviendt. Da leidt toet een nieuwe reekse van werkn, in sombere kleurn. In die periode schildert 'n De verloofden, Oostendse vissers, Het zwarte brood, De kermis, Over Permeke, De zeebonken, ...

Vanof 1920 krygt 'n erkennienge in België en buutnland. In 1926 weunt 'n e tydje in Zwitserland, en schildert 'n antal berglandschappn. Vanof 1930, ton dat 'n noa Jabbeke veruusd was, begunt 'n vôorol boerelandschappn te schildern (Gouden Oogst 1935, De Grote Marine 1935, Moederschap 1936, Het Afscheid 1948, Dagelijks Brood 1950). Vanof 1937 begunt 'n ook te beeldouwn.

De Twidde Weireldorloge wos een slichte periode vo Constant Permeke, omdat 't expressionisme als 'Entartet' gezien wierd. Achter den orloge krygt 'n internationoale erkennienge ip e retrospectieve in Parys (1947-1948). Mo saamn met da ogtepunt komt er ook e dieptepunt a ze vrouwe sterft in 1948.

In ze noadoagn goat 'n nog no Bretagne, woadat 'n De dame met de rode handschoenen schildert (1951). In 1952 sterft 'n deur ziekte.

Constant Permeke was toe 2002 ofgebeeld ip 't brieftje van 1000 Belgische frang.

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Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung (21/09/1904 - 8/12/1989) was a German-French painter, born in Leipzig, Germany, known for his abstract style. Hans Hartung was born into an artistic family. He studied in Leipzig and in Dresden at the Fine Arts academy and also at the Fine Arts academy in Munich. He moved to Paris in 1926.

In the 1930s his father died and his wife left him and he became depressive. His paintings became more abstract and did not sell well. He lost leg in a battle during World War II and becnear Belfort. In 1947 he exhibited his works for the first time in Paris and became a more important painter. In 1960 he was awarded the International Grand Prix for painting at the Venice Biennale. Hans Hartung died in December 1989.

Liu Fenghua

Liu Fenghua is a Chinese contemporary artist born in Beijing in 1956.

Ottmar Hörl

Ottmar Hörl was born in 1950 in Nauheim, Germany. Between 1975 and 1979 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Between 1979 and 1981 Ottmar Hörl attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Duesseldorf, Germany with Prof. Klaus Rinke.

In 1985 he established the group Formalhaut together with the architects Gabriela Seifert and Götz Stöckmann. Between 1992 and 1993 he was a visiting professor at the Technical University in Graz with Formalhaut. In 1997 Ottmar Hörl received the art multiple award during the International Art Exhibit in Dusseldorf. In 1998 Ottmar Hörl won the Wilhelm-Loth-Award in Darmstadt.

Since 1999 Ottmar Hörl is a Professor for Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine
Arts in Nuremberg, Germany. In 2002 he received the Intermedia Award ZKM in Karlsruhe. Since 2005 Ottmar Hörl is President of the Academy for Fine Arts in
Nuremberg, Germany. Professor Ottmar Hörl lives and works in Wertheim (Baden-Wuerttemberg).

Since 1978 Ottmar Hörl has organised national and international exhibitions and numerous exhibitions and projects in public spaces.

René Magritte

René Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of surrealist works.

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Oscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (8 December 1902 - 11 September 1982).

Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning (24 April 1904 - 19 March 1997) was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. After -World War II Willem de Kooning painted in a style that came to be known as abstract expressionism.

Wu MingZhong

Wu MingZhong is a Chinese contemporary artist born in Beijing in 1963.

Zao Wou-Ki

Zao Wou-Ki (born 13 February 1921 in Beijing) is a Chinese-French painter.