Amanda McQuade

Research- why did you choose this artist?

Osamu Tezuka
I chose him, because I have never done Manga before, and I wanted to experiment with a
different style. I appreciate the exaggerated features, such as the round eyes, and the body
proportions.
Frida Kahlo
I liked Fridas use of rich colors throughout her artwork, and I found her portraits to be very
intriguing.
Edgar Degas
He does a lot of ballerinas, and I would like to experiment with drawing proportions of realistic
bodies. Ballerinas are able to bend, and I would like to create movement.
Pieter Cornelis
He has a very interesting geometric style, that uses geometric shapes, rather than organic
shapes.
Edgar Degas Biography

(Dancer Tilting, 1883, oil)

Edgar Degas
Was born in Paris, France
At age 11, he was enrolled to the Lycee Louis-le-Grand with a degree in literature
His father expected him to go to law school, but by the time he was eighteen, he
had turned his house into an art studio

 In 1855, He registered to enroll in the Faculty of Law at the University in Paris,

but made little effort in his studies there.
The same year, he also registered to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he studied
drawing
In 1856, he traveled to Italy, where he drew copies and studied the works of
Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian.
He was one of the founders of impressionism, but prefers to be called a realist
In 1870, he enlisted in the French National Guard
He became a master of depicting movement
Portrayed human isolation and psychological complexibility
Concentrated on the effects of light

http://www.edgar-degas.org/biography.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas

(The Dance Studio, 1878, oil)

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