Inspirations Behind Simon Holt’s Tauromaquia The Spanish artist Francisco Goya created a series of 33 prints on the theme of bullfighting, La Tauromaquia, and published them in 1816. He was in the middle of working on his series The Disasters

Inspirations Behind John Luther Adams’ The Immeasurable Space of Tones Latvian-American artist Mark Rothko (1903–1970) is best known for his colour field paintings. Colour field was a purely abstract form of expressionism where, unlike abstract expressionism, all references (emotional, mythic,

Inspirations Behind Morton Gould’s Burchfield Gallery The American artist, Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), was a watercolour painter with a unique vision, described as both romantic and fantastic. After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1916, he found his

Stuart Greenbaum’s Piano Music Inspired by M.C. Escher’s Art Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972), better known by his initials as M.C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist who used mathematics and logic to create unforgettable images that puzzle the viewer. His

Inspirations Behind Gerard Schurmann’s 6 Studies of Francis Bacon The Irish-born British artist Francis Bacon (1909–1992) painted the human figure, but often in disquieting images. Many of his subjects, including crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of friends, were

Inspirations Behind Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Melancholia After the death of his father, Edvard Munch (1863–1944) made a vow in his diary: “There should be no more pictures of interiors, of people reading and women knitting. / There would be pictures of

Inspirations Behind Kaija Saariaho: D’OM LE VRAI SENS The six Unicorn tapestries held at the Cluny Museum in Paris are an allegory of the five senses, through a meditation on earthly pleasures and courtly culture. Framed around the idea of

Inspirations Behind Barry Guy: After the Rain German artist Max Ernst (1891–1976) created two major pieces entitled Europe After the Rain. The first, in 1933, is a collage of oil and wood, refiguring the map of Europe. Although many believe