Amedeo Modigliani

Every artist has another artist that they admire, and more often than not, it is more than one artist. During the artist life he will go though stages of having a particular artist being his favourite. For a long time Modi was mine, and I don't think he will ever totally leave the ranks of those that influenced my creations. So here is one of my works that was born out of one of his. My painting used gold and silver leaf as well as some varnish to add depth to various parts. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani, born July 12, 1884 and died January 24, 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces and figures. His production is known for its nudes, which were not received well during his lifetime, but later found acceptance. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance, until he moved to Paris in 1906. There he came into contact with prominent artists such as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuşi. Modigliani's oeuvre includes mainly paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, however, he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. The main subject is portraits and full figures of humans, both in the images and in the sculptures. During his life, Amedeo Modigliani had little success, but after his death he achieved greater popularity and his works of art achieved high prices. He died at age 35 in Paris of tubercular meningitis.