When you think of art history I know for many they think boring. As an artist in high school and at university I used to think so. I didn’t care what other artists before me did, I just wanted to what I wanted to do. I knew it was important then and I know its important now for my craft. It’s now that I appreciate it for what it is. There are many art forms / movements and artists so where do you start? Start with the most famous common ones, Vincent Van Gogh (Post-Impressionism), Picasso (Cubism), Andy Warhol (Pop Art), Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance). Start looking at what art movements they are a part of and what they stand for. My favourite artists, their movements and favourite artworks are:
Renaissance – Leonardo Da Vinci
Vitruvian Man 1490
Mona Lisa 1517
Michelangelo
Statue of David 1501 – 1504
Sistine Chapel 1483
Pop Art – Any Warhol
Double Elvis 1963
Marilyn 1967
Red Liz 1963
James Rosenquist
I Love you with my Ford 1961
F111 1964 – 1965
Roy Lichtenstein
Whaam! 1963
Drowning Girl 1963
Masterpiece 1962
Richard Hamilton
Collage 1956
Marcel Duchamp
Fountain 1917
Surrealism – Salvador Dali The Persistence of memory 1931
The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory 1952 – 1954
The temptation of St Anthony 1946
I have many more however as you can see I like a lot of works by varied artists and movements.