Erwin Novak († 2018) was the founder and drummer of Austria’s legendary proto-punk outfit “Novak’s Kappelle” (1967-1979). He dedicated his life to music and sculptures, often working with found materials.
Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from high school in 1976, Haring enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, a commercial arts school. He soon realized that he had little interest in becoming a commercial…
Rudolf Hirt (born October 19, 1947) is an Austrian sculptor. Influenced by his father, who was a resistance fighter and communist, he attended the master class for sculpture and painting at the Ortwein School in Graz after completing his apprenticeship as a sculptor. He completed…
Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of…