Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas

"Painting requires a bit of mystery, a bit of uncertainty, a bit of fantasy. When you create a very clear meaning, people get bored" - Degas. From the 25 most influential creators project

Alexander Cherkov, "Edgar Degas", 2019, ceramic bas-relief, 4X45X22 cm

Selected quotes by the sculptor Edgar Degas:

"Painting requires a little mystery, a little uncertainty, a little fantasy. When you create a very clear meaning people get bored."

"Nothing in art should show coincidence, nor a single gesture."

"I always suspect an artist, who achieved success before he died."

Alexander Cherkov Sculpture Relief Portrait of Sculptor Edgar Degas 5:15

A few words about Edgar Degas

The artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917), a French painter and sculptor, is considered one of the fathers of the Impressionism approach. Degas never adopted the impressionist paint stain and was mainly interested in the movement of the body. Degas painted horses, women, dancers, laundresses and hatters, mostly hard-working people. He puts emphasis on the physical dimension of the figures he painted, the ballerinas reflect a light movement flowing with an athletic physique, while his paintings of laundresses show a heavy and solid physique. The beginning of his work is naturalistic and over time his paintings become more and more abstract. 

Their love?

Express your support for the artist's work by purchasing the project catalog:

The book "The 25 Great Masters" presents the unique project of the artist Alexander Cherkov, 25 reliefs of great artists accompanied by selected and inspiring quotes about art and its place in their lives. The book is in Hebrew and English.

Do you also want to sculpt a relief portrait of a loved one?

You are invited to join art workshops on a personal track under the guidance of Alexander Charkov at the studio in Givatayim. The studies are in a group setting with guidance and personal treatment for each participant. Suitable for adults and young people, beginners (even without previous experience) and advanced. You can sign up for a ticket for several sessions for the relief sculpture. to register »

The 25 influential creators project

5 painters: Da Vinci | counter | Van Gogh | To Greco | Rembrandt
5 sculptures: dictator | Michelangelo | Archipenko | fish | Kapoor
5 writers: Pushkin | Salinger | Dostoevsky | Andersen | Shakespeare
5 composers: Beethoven | Bach | Mozart | Tchaikovsky | Chopin
5 filmmakers: Disney | Zeppelin | Kurosawa | Fellini | Tarkovsky

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