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Powerful art born out of the 'Troubles'. Belfast born Terry Bradley (Irish b.1965). There is real strength in these uncompromising characters. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-08-25

Great energy and red hot colour! André Masson (1896-1987 French) 'Oedipus' https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-08-19

André Masson (1896-1987 French) 'Les coqs rouge' 1935 https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-08-19

Wonderful geometric landscapes by pioneering Canadian modernist Lawren Harris (1885–1970). His work expressed a spiritual quality as well as representing the visible world. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-08-14

"All my art is rooted in my anxieties and my experiences. You just can't borrow this kind of thing from other people"

Monumental enigmatic figures. Profound work that bursts out the frame. Misyuta Aksiniya (Russian b.1984).
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2020-08-01

"The joys, sorrows, compromises, excellence, pain, loneliness, all inspire the artist"

Where tradition and modernity co-exist, the mesmerising art of Indian contemporary painter Neeraj Goswami (b.1964). https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-07-28

Emiliano di Cavalcanti (1897-1976 Brazilian) pioneer of modernism in his country, rebelled against the sterile academicism then dominant in Brazilian painting and sought to create work free from European influence. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-07-26

Sri Lankan painter George Keyt (1901-1993). Influenced by cubism, Keyt's richly colored figure paintings combine images of Sri Lankan life and Buddhist & Hindu forms, creating a very distinctive, modernist style. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-07-24

'Mayo' Antoine Malliarakis (Greek - French 1905 - 1990) well known for his surrealist work, Mayo also painted strong modernist portraits. Via https://t.co/eVieOILkMf

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2020-07-22

Wonderful contemporary mosaics by Italian artist Bruno Cerboni. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-07-07

Interesting interpretations of the traditional 'The Painter and his Model' theme. George Braque, Oscar Dominguez, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-07-02

Powerful figurative work from Peter Howson (Scottish b.1958). The Glasgow Boys were an inspiration to me, reclaiming the importance of figurative art and reinvigorating the genre. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-06-28

An artist who inspired me, one of the New Glasgow Boys - Ken Currie (Scottish b.1960). Currie drew upon industrial Glasgow and working class life as the subject of his early work. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-06-28

Bold vivid colour and expressive line, reminiscent of stained glass windows, characterise the exciting figurative work of Glasgow born Jamie O'Dea (b.1962 Scottish). https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-06-28

The Greek myth of the abduction of Europa has inspired many artists. It tells the tale of Zeus’s seduction and capture of Europa. Here's the classic approach... Nöel-Nicolas Coypel, Titian, Luca Giordano
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2020-06-23

Recently discovered this contemporary Russian artist Andrey Shustov. (b.1963) So much to love about this work. https://t.co/G9t9Fd1ydO

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2020-06-11

British artist Will Teather (b. 1980) brings a contemporary vision to historical artistic references. Wild fluorescent colour, a vivid imagination and expressive brushwork reinterprets European court painting. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-06-08

John Woodrow Wilson (1922-2015) African-American) was inspired to be an artist because, as a teenager, when he visited galleries he didn’t see anyone that looked like him! His social realist work highlights black dignity and racial inequality.

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2020-06-07

Nina Valetova (b.1958 Russian-American) is a metaphysical realism painter. Working between figurative and abstraction, her vibrant art explores mythology, fantasy, metaphysics and philosophy. https://t.co/G9t9Fd1ydO

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2020-06-06

Contemporary artist Sam Kirk (b.1981 American) explores culture, identity and urban politics through her art. https://t.co/xKtvkce5PF

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2020-06-05