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The article examines the life and work of the British artist David Hockney. Particular focus is given to his attempts to capture issues of perception and representation in his work. Additional topics discussed include the exhibition "David Hockney" at the Tate Britain gallery in London, England, from February 9th through May 29, 2017, the beginning of his career in the 1960s and insights on his artistic techniques.

The article examines the life and work of the German artist Albert Oehlen. Particular focus is given to his artistic techniques and to his work in abstract painting. Additional topics discussed include his friendship with the artist Martin Kippenberger, his use of printed fabric in his artwork and how his work was inspired by punk music and ethos.

The article examines the life and work of the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla. Particular focus is given to his time spent in the U.S. in the early-20th century and to relations between Spain and the U.S. The exhibition "Sorolla and America," which is on view at the San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, California, through August 26, 2014 is also noted.

The article examines the life and work of the British artist Gordon Onslow Ford. Particular focus is given to his work in surrealist painting. Additional topics discussed include the figurative elements used in his artworks, insights on his use of color in his paintings and his time spent living in San Francisco and Inverness, California.

A biography of the German-born artist Hans Hofmann is presented. In 1915 he established the Hans Hofmann Schule für Bildende Kunst in Munich, Germany. In 1930 he was invited to teach a summer course at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California. Insights on Hofmann's artistic techniques and his life through his death in 1966 are also provided.

The article discusses the paintings of the British figurative painter Francis Bacon as well as the artist himself. The article also comments on his methods of painting and the artist's response to criticism about his work, such as that it is overtly violent. The article concludes by announcing the exhibition "France Bacon: Five Decades," at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, New South Wales from November 17 2012 to February 24, 2013.

The article describes the sensô kirokuga, or war record paintings, works produced by Japan's best artists to commemorate Japanese victories. Two volumes of the "Reports of General MacArthur" displayed the war record paintings to tell the Japanese side of the story. According to historian Edward Drea, the wartime works glorify combat or have a romantic hue of noble self-sacrifice.

Reports on the exhibition of Max Gimblett's abstract paintings at the Haines Gallery in San Francisco, California. Presentation of the artworks produced throughout his 40-year-long career; Recapitulation of the earlier phases of his work; Influences in his works; Techniques that distinguish Gimblett's works from the others.

The article focuses on the Allan Stone Gallery's show of artist Alfred Leslie's abstract paintings, collages and prints from the 1950s and the first years of the 1960s. Leslie is best known as a realist painter, and he has worked in that style since 1962. His heroically scaled portraits and narrative tableaux have positioned him, along with his contemporaries Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein and Philip Guston, as a key player in the revival of American figurative painting. Leslie's geometry forces you to give the paintings a straightforward compositional read. You must stick with a part-to-part, part-to-whole examination, rather than having the painting swirl away into an easily scanned allover field.

The author dreams of an ideal world, where a museum of artist Philip Guston would exist, in which a generous selection of Guston's paintings and drawings would be permanently on view. The author do not feel this way about every artist whose work he admires. The author feels a constant, almost physical hunger for Guston's paintings, particularly the late ones, and rejoice in each chance he have to see some of them. This need is so keen that even as he is immersed in looking at a Guston canvas, he find it impossible to forget that the opportunity is fleeting, that all too soon the show will close or the museum will rehang its collection, and he will once again be forced to live in a Guston-less world. Guston has been one of the main influences on American painting, both abstract and figurative in the last quarter century.

The article examines the life and work of the artist Trevor Winkfield. Particular focus is given to his work in acrylic painting. Additional topics discussed include his studies at the Royal College of Art in London, England, his affinity for writing poetry and his collaborations with writers. His passion for 20th-century modernist art is also explored.

Provides information on the Corcoran Biennial exhibition of contemporary painting in the U.S. in 1965. Number of painters in the exhibition; Description of the Op art works; Painters who were given the larger view in the show; Overview of the works of artist Robert Birmelin.

The article examines a series of painting-sculptures by the Brazilian artist Willys de Castro, which were titled "Active Objects." Topics discussed include what inspired the works, insights on the techniques used to create the works and how de Castro's work compares to that of other Brazilian artists that were working in the mid-20th century. The exhibition "Concrete Invention: Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros," to be held at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain, through September 16, 2013 is also noted.

The article discusses artist Cy Twombly. The author discusses Twombly's 1957 painting "Olympia" and the word "F##K" carved into the canvas. Other topics include Twombly's 1970s-1980s artwork, classicism in Twombly's artwork, and artworks including the 1979 sculpture "Untitled (Bassano in Teverina)," the 1978 painting "Fifty Days at Iliam," and the 1959 sculpture "Untitled (New York)."

The article reflects upon women artists, focusing upon how the topic can be examined in the art classroom. Particular focus is given to the painting "Self-portrait with Yellow Lilies," by Natalia Goncharova. Additional topics discussed include the sale of the 1909 painting "Picking Apples," by Goncharova, the Russian avant-garde art movement and Goncharova's work as an illustrator, writer and costume designer.

The article presents an artist's description of his experience with the art of abstract painting. It says abstract artists discard figure and nature and arrive at a core. Since no tried or tested criteria exists in abstract painting, abstract artists find, discover, reinvent or recreate anything which constitutes a viable art form. The author notes that in abstract painting, there is an eye at the end of the artist's pencil which is capable of penetrating a veil or thickness which initially blocks the personal general-purpose eye of the artist.

Focuses on the abstractions of artist Vasily Kandinsky. Profile on the artist; Education and training; Career highlights; Style of presenting images in abstracted forms.

The article examines the life and work of the India-based artist Bhupen Khakhar, who passed away in 2003. Particular focus is given to his work in painting. Additional topics discussed include his upcoming exhibitions as of 2014, his work in watercolor painting and insights on his artistic techniques.

The article discusses 20th-century American artist Cy Twombly, also known as Edwin Parker Twombly Jr. The author describes how he was nicknamed "Cy" by his father after the baseball pitcher Cy Young. Other topics include how his nickname related to Arcadia, smears in his paintings, and references to heritage in his artwork.

Expressive figurative painting is back again— full of energy and emotion. If one has missed this summer's Christophe Rukhäberle exhibition at LFL Gallery or if one liked it enough to see more, there's another opportunity this month at Marianne Boesky Gallery, just around the corner in Chelsea. Across Rukhäberle's paintings, East German bars are crowded with dancing women and guitar strumming men. Ruckhäberle also plants little homage's to masters of the 20th century in his paintings— a Lichtenstein pitcher with pop polka dots.

Reviews the computer software Masterpieces of Contemporary Painting produced by Emme/Scala Group and distributed by Global Software Publishing.