Some of the greatest artists of all time were born during their lifetimes. Picasso, for example, was a prolific painter, sculptor, stage designer, and ceramicist. Some of his most well-known pieces include The Old Guitarist, The Woman with a Lamb, and Bull’s Head. Rembrandt is another famous artist, known as the Dutch Master. He painted mythological creatures and garden landscapes. His use of light and shadow in his paintings made them particularly captivating. This makes him one of the most famous and beloved artists of all time.

Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor is a British artist whose biomorphic sculptures challenge gravity and the laws of physics. In 1990, he was invited to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale and presented the Void Field, a large sculpture made up of sandstone blocks with black holes.

After being awarded the Turner Prize, he continued to explore the idea of the void, creating constructions and learn more about works that receded into the floor or walls and changed their depth with a change in perspective.

Born in Mumbai, India, Anish Kapoor lives and works in London. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford and a CBE in 2003. He also received a Knighthood in 2013, which he received in 2013. His work is exhibited internationally, and he has completed large-scale public installations, including Cloud Gate (2004), in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Another of his projects, The Orbit, is on the Olympic Park in London.

Henri Matisse

In the early 1920s, a young Matisse was working as a clerk for a lawyer in France. During his recovery from appendicitis, Matisse began to paint. In 1891, he moved to Paris to study art. After years of studying art, Matisse published an article entitled, “Notes of a Painter.” He explained that everything plays a part in his work. His early works included the circle of dancers, which had been used by artists since classical times. He continued to work with this motif throughout his career.

Henri Matisse was born in 1854 in northern France and studied under the famous artist Gustave Courbet. The inspiration for “Standing Nude” came from an image of a naked white woman published in the Mes Modeles magazine in 1906. In “Two Women”, Matisse was inspired by a photograph of young Tuareg women in the Sahara. The Tuaregs are nomadic Berber people who live in the desert. The “Tuareg girls” were later featured in a Matisse studio.

Vincent van Gogh

It is said that Vincent van Gogh painted over 80,000 paintings in his lifetime. However, despite being a talented artist, his work was largely unrecognized. His uncle Theo, who believed in his talent, helped him fund his paintings on a regular basis. Eventually, he would be transferred to a London art gallery. While in London, he would fall in love with English culture and become a fan of writers like Charles Dickens and George Eliot.

Despite his severe physical condition, Vincent van Gogh remained marvelously creative throughout his life. He was unable to paint during major crises, but he did paint a few canvases from memory before he recovered fully. These canvases are known as “Reminiscences of the North.”

Yayoi Kusama

In 1957, Yayoi Kusama fled her native Japan. She later moved to New York City and spent nearly a decade in a mental hospital. During her stay, she continued to create art, writing surreal poetry and fiction. Her most famous work, Between Heaven and Earth, is a series of psychedelic paintings and sculptures.

Her work has become the most expensive in history. Her works have been exhibited at the Gagosian Gallery, the Tate Modern, the Reina Sofia, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and many other places. Kusama’s life story is a testament to the power of art. She was severely abused as a child and has used her hallucinations as input for her prolific artistic output. Her commitment to creativity has never wavered, even after battling various mental disorders, and her commitment to her work is undying.

Although Kusama lived and worked in Japan as a child, her childhood was anything but idyllic. Her parents were an arranged marriage, and her father was frequently absent, spending his time womanizing. His angry mother abused her and sent her to spy on his sexual exploits. This experience shaped Kusama’s work and contributed to her aversion to the male body and sex.