Category: Art Rauf Likes

Today I’m showcasing a very unique artist, Michael Taylor. His works remind me a bit of Lucian Freud (I should write about him separately sometime). Both artists hail from the British school. Among the paintings included, there is “Boy with an Apple,” commissioned by director Wes Anderson for his film “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The fictional story of the portrait played a crucial role in the plot of the film, serving as a MacGuffin—a pivotal item around which the action is built. Notice that the paintings are simultaneously photorealistic and not realistic at all. This is what is known as “controlled distortion.” Very unusual and very cool.

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Zhaoming Wu. Predominantly paints faceless ladies adorned in complex drapery and set against contrasting light, yet he does so enchantingly that it’s hard to look away and not examine each work in detail. He also creates impressive charcoal portraits. He has a Facebook page and offers lessons. He lives in San Francisco. I remind you that similar posts are published several times a week on my blog, and there are already no fewer than 50. You can find them on beinginamerica.com by searching for a tag or in the “Art Rauf Likes” section.

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Perhaps, Croatian artist Joseph Zbukvic is the best watercolorist among contemporaries. The only disappointment is that he only paints urban landscapes, sometimes featuring horses. The world deserves more 🙂 Take a look at his works! I always watch watercolorists with great interest and admiration because their technique does not forgive mistakes.

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I continue my series on fascinating artists. Artist Vladimir Davydenko (born in 1966) currently resides and creates his art in Moscow. His expertise spans several genres: portraits and still lifes, landscapes, and paintings with religious themes, yet all exhibit a photorealistic style. All posts similar to this can be found at https://beinginamerica.com/category/art-rauf-likes/.

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American artist of Chinese descent, Mary Qian (born 1973 in Shanghai) currently lives and works in Chicago, engaging in graphic design, but also dedicates several hours each day to painting. Primarily using oil paints, the main subject of her work is the female figure. Stunning works!

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Albert Anker was a Swiss painter and graphic artist of the 19th century. He has about 500 paintings of children of various ages and social statuses. I hardly found a couple of his works where there are no children or old people—these are still lifes. His paintings look like a photo album from the past, and it becomes clear that not much has changed over the next 100 years in many parts of our world.

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