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Life drawing Artists



Frank Aurebach
Frank Aurebach's work was usually figurative and is inspired by David Bomberg. Aurebach's work carries a lot of Expressionism techniques to extreme lengths. Even though his work is classed to be of this way Aurebach is not an expressionist painter. In his works also he uses thick layers of paint, which can also be known as impasto. He layers paint in a repetitive way which involves brushing and scraping. Sometimes the layers are so heavy it appears that the paint has been sculpted on other than painted on. I wouldn't say Aurebach is my favorite figurative artist. A reason I like his work is the layers of paint he uses on his work yet it's still clear of what the image is.




Alberto Giacometti 
In the 1930's Giacometti explored themes that derived from Freudian psychoanalysis such as sexuality, obsession and trauma and from this he developed a variety of different sculptural objects. Some were influenced by primitive art, but the most striking were those that resemble games, toys and architectural models. They almost encourage the viewer to physically interact with them, this idea was radical at the time. Late 1930's Giacometti abandoned abstraction and surrealism and became more interested in how to represent the human figure in a convincing illusion of real space. He wanted to depict figures being able to capture a palpable sense of spatial distance, so that we as viewers might share the artist's own sense of distance from his model, or from the encounter that inspired the work. The solution he use was whittling the figures down to the slenderest proportions. During the 1950's the art world was dominated by abstract painting, yet Giacometti's figurative sculpture came to be a hugely influential model of how the human figure might return to art. His figures represented human beings alone in the world, turned in on themselves and failing to communicate with their fellows, despite their overwhelming desire to reach out. I actually really like some of Giacometti's work, I think it's how simplistic the background is figure is but it's not too much or too little.


Egon Schiele 
Egon was one of the leading figures of Austrian Expressionism with his signature graphic style, embrace of figurative distortion and bold defiance of conventional norm of beauty. His work would be characterized by the use of irregular contours, an often somber palette and frequently dark symbolism. Egon had influenced on both expressionist contemporaries, such as, Oskar Kokoschka and also neo-expressionist's such as Francis Bacon, Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiate.


Shane Turner
Online I came across an artist called Shane Turner. His art ranges from surrealistic pop art to flowing abstract paintings. Using influences such as comics, graffiti, music, street art, and pop art, Shane creates original modern artworks. Blending figurative realism with surreal elements and composition results in modern paintings. I really like Shane's art and love the way he uses the color to bring the image to life.