Lucian Freud was born into Berlin, Germany 1922. Freud has been reconised to be the greatest figurative painter of all time. Using famous people, people he knew, family, friends & didn’t use so called ‘profetional models.’ His reasoning for not using models was such a good reason, explaining that he‘d rather use someone who actually wanted to be in pictures for a reason, rather than someone who wanted to get paid. Freud studied at the central school of art, East Anglian school of painting and drawing, & Goldsmiths’ College.
Freud’s first exhibition was in 1974 at, Hayward gallery in London, & his first ‘sell out’ exhibition was in 2002 at the Tate Gallery. Freud was extremely into comic strips, which reflected into his work massivly. As all great artists, he started out copying the work of Ingres, in the same style and media chooice.
Ever snice Frued’s work first began, his work has changed quite alot, come from Surrealism, & mixing it with realism & expressionism. Also starting off his career by drawing simple objects such as plants, people or animals. Around 1950 he started to really focus on thick impastoed portraits, using real life imagery, with his own genred touch to his pieces.
After 1956, he stated creates his images so much in his own way hat it was hugely reckognisable, using stiffer hogshair brushes instead of his fine pointed sable brushes.
Using any of his later, more recent work, and comparing it to his old work, you can see blatently the difference & just how he’s changed his work. Such as now his work is much more realistic in his own way, wheras before his work was, as i’ve previously stated, alot more surrealism.
During an undated interview i’ve read, he said ‘if I could give anyone a tip for painting, is that you should always sit down & paint.’
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