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Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness". [1] She was the first female artist to win the Grand Austrian State Prize in 1988 and was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in 2005.
Beauty Revealed was completed during a period of popularity of portrait miniatures, a medium which had been introduced in the United States in the late 18th century.By the time Goodridge completed her self-portrait, miniatures were increasing in complexity and vibrance; [10] the genre was particularly common among women artists, who were perceived as having what the art scholar Emily Gerhold ...
Painting [5] Lia Ditton: born 1980 England Yachting and ocean rowing Installation art [6] Jeremy Evans: born 1987 United States Basketball forward Painting, drawing [7] Jean-Blaise Evéquoz: born 1953 Switzerland Fencing (1976 Summer Olympics) Painting [8] Shane Gould: born 1956 Australia Swimming (1972 Summer Olympics) Photography, film-making [9]
Female self-portrait in painting is the representation of a person of the female gender painted by herself. While using pictorial techniques and responding to the motivations of the self-portrait in general, the female self-portrait differentiates itself from the male by aspects concerning the physiognomy , the anatomy and the physiology of the ...
Saville's art focuses on women's bodies as the predominant subject matter, [29] and is a far cry away from other works of the female form, which have traditionally objectified women. [24] She is more interested in the raw and unaltered female form, [ 24 ] and the valuable reactions of disgust which are generated when viewing her pieces. [ 30 ]
Many contemporary Chinese women artists have employed the use of female bodies as the subject of their artworks. From the ancient and imperial period of China until early the 19th century, women's body images in Chinese art were predominantly portrayed through male artists' lenses. As a result, female bodies were often misrepresented.
Athletes is a 1977 series of silkscreen portraits by American artist Andy Warhol.Commissioned by Richard Weisman, the series consists of ten multi-colored portraits of the most celebrated athletes of the time: Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Evert, Rod Gilbert, O.J. Simpson, Pelé, Tom Seaver, Willie Shoemaker, Dorothy Hamill, and Jack Nicklaus.
Body painting artwork from the series Sharks Are People Too! by Paul Roustan [15] Los Angeles artist, Paul Roustan, is known for his work in body painting and photography which spans both the fine art and commercial worlds. His body painting has garnered numerous awards, including winner of the North American Body Paint Championships. [16]