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Alexander Calder
Calder became an artist at a young age while growing up in Paris. He favored the primary colors of yellow,
red, and blue in most of his work while also incorporating his love of nature in his paintings through his
use of geometric and organic shapes. Every one of Calder's prints would bring alive a blank wall and
animate any dorm room.
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Salvador Dali
Dali was a Spanish artist whose talents were rivaled only by his "flamboyant" and "egocentric" personality.
Dali explored his own psyche and dreams through painting and sculpting, as well as through writing books.
Dali developed his own way of perceiving reality, called "The Paranoic Critical Method", based on irrational
knowledge he experienced during a drug-free simulated state of paranoia. Whether you are interested in Dali's
methods, or just want a good conversational piece, you can't go wrong with his artwork.
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M.C. Escher
When it comes to Escher, what you see the first time is most certainly not all there is to see. Escher
was a master of spatial illusions and his work continues to fascinate both the young and the old of
all different interests. Escher's work is appreciated for his attention to mathematics, science, and
artistic visual elements all included in his artwork.
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Lyonel Feininger
Feininger was born in New York of German-American parents. He studied the violin and started a musical
career at age 12. He later moved to Europe where he became one of Germany's best known caricaturists. Although his
work was greatly influenced by the innovations of Cubism, his musical background is what led him to paint the way he
did. Feininger considered his drawings as "melodies, the completed painting organized and orchestrated in color,
like a large scale composition for the organ or orchestra." Therefore, whether you are a music major or an art critic,
everyone will be impressed by Feininger's artwork hanging above your bed.
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Rene Magritte
Magritte has the ability to evoke mystery in all of his artwork. He puts together images and meanings that
are totally unalike, which tends to provoke the viewer to ask questions about the meanings of his work.
His paintings are both shocking to the conventional and pleasing to look at.
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Victor Vasarely
Vasarely is considered the founder of optical or "Op" art, as well as one of the great masters of 20th century
art. He insisted on making art accessible to everyone, which is why he chose brightly colored shapes and irregular
order that all types of people find interesting to look at.
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