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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is a large acrylic-on-canvas pop art painting by British artist David Hockney, completed in May 1972.It measures 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m), [1] and depicts two figures: one swimming underwater and one clothed male figure looking down at the swimmer.
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. [ 1 ]
Underwater painting is a specific painting technique, which adapts painting materials, techniques, tools, and exhibition to the subaquatic conditions. André Alban was the first underwater painter. He developed his technique as part of the many inventions he created when working with Jacques Cousteau. Hussain Ihfal has adopted this painting ...
Art critic Richard Elovich speaks of the "mysterious" elements within the painting, comparing it to earlier works like House at Dusk (1935). Elovich points to the heightened literalism of Hopper's title (Rooms by the Sea), as the ocean threatens to enter the door of the house.
Knowledge of Dutch methods of marine painting was considered so fundamental to a successful marine painting education that it was likened to “grammar school” for the British marine artist. [13] In fact, it is not uncommon to find Dutch ships painted into the works of British marine artists as a tribute to the Dutch artists from whom they ...
The Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park is a collection of ecological underwater contemporary art located in the Caribbean sea off the west coast of Grenada, West Indies and was created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor
Planet Ocean: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California: July 9, 1992: Was the largest mural in the world at that time [9] 34: Ocean Biosphere: Oracle, Arizona: April 18, 1993: EXTINCT [5] 35: Orcas of the Oregon Coast: Portland, Oregon: May 9, 1993: EXTINCT [5] 36: Whales off the Coast of Maine: Portland, Maine: June 7, 1993 37: Isle of Shoals ...
Drowning Girl is a painting of a female subject who would prefer to give in to the power of the ocean than call for aid. Lichtenstein's version of the scene eliminates everything but the sea and a few body parts of the subject: her head, shoulder and hand, which are barely above the water.