Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez was the leading painter of the Spanish Golden Age and one of the most important artists in Western art history, celebrated for his virtuosic naturalism, psychological depth, and mastery of light and atmosphere. As court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, he produced extraordinary portraits of royalty, dwarves, jesters, and religious subjects, as well as the enigmatic masterpiece Las Meninas (1656). His influence extends across centuries, profoundly shaping Impressionism, Realism, and 20th-century figurative painting.
Retna
Retna (born Marquis Lewis) is an American street artist and muralist whose elaborately developed personal script—inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics, Mayan glyphs, Arabic calligraphy, Hebrew, and Blackletter typography—creates visually stunning large-scale works that function simultaneously as image and encoded text. Based in Los Angeles, he came up through the city's graffiti writing culture and has since exhibited in major galleries and created murals for high-profile clients worldwide. His distinctive calligraphic style has made him one of the most recognizable visual voices in contemporary street art.
Curated Mashups
Artists
- Andy Warhol
- Banksy
- Barbara Kruger
- Cy Twombly
- David Choe
- Diego Velázquez
- Donald Judd
- Edward Kienholz
- Egon Schiele
- Francis Bacon
- Frank Stella
- Gordon Parks
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Henry Taylor
- Jack Whitten
- Jackson Pollock
- James Turrell
- Jasper Johns
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Jenny Holzer
- Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
- José Clemente Orozco
- JR
- Julian Schnabel
- Keith Haring
- Lucian Freud
- Marilyn Minter
- Maripol
- Rammellzee
- Retna
- Richard Diebenkorn
- Richard Serra
- Robert Motherwell
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Romare Bearden
- Shirin Neshat
- Swoon
- Tristan Eaton