Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Russian painter. He is often described as the first Russian history painter.[1]Ugryumov was bo

Was a Russian painter. He is often described as the first Russian history painter.[1]Ugryumov was born in Moscow. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg from 1170 to 1785, and also attended schools in France and Italy. His paintings include The Trial of Strength of Yan Usmar (1796-7), The Capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 (1790s), and The Invitation to Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov to Ascend the Throne in 1613 (1790s). The latter two were painted for the Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Grove Dictionary of Art says that Ugryumov's paintings are "notable for their brilliance of design and mastery of colour" and are "strongly patriotic in tone".[1]

Was a Jewish-born, Russian pianist.Ginzburg first studied with his mother before being accepted as a

Was a Jewish-born, Russian pianist.Ginzburg first studied with his mother before being accepted as a student in Alexander Goldenweiser's class at Moscow Conservatory. In 1927 he gained fourth prize in the Warsaw International Frederick Chopin Competition. He was recognized as one of the finest musicians in Soviet Union and toured Europe several times. He became professor at Moscow Conservatory in 1929 and was a very important teacher. From the long list of his pupils we can mention Gleb Axelrod, Sergei Dorensky, Regina Shamvili and Sulamita Aronovsky.

Was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and moved to England in about 1667.Gibbons was an extremel

Was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and moved to England in about 1667.Gibbons was an extremely talented wood carver; indeed, some have said he was the finest of all time. The diarist John Evelyn first discovered Gibbons' talent by chance in 1671. E

Was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with John Klemmer, George Benson, David San

Was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with John Klemmer, George Benson, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of the smooth jazz genre.[citation needed]

Is a Welsh musician, performing solo and with several bands, including the Super Furry Animals who o

Is a Welsh musician, performing solo and with several bands, including the Super Furry Animals who obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He also most recently formed the electro-pop outfit Neon Neon with DJ Boom Bip. Their album Stainless Style was no

Is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only

Is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only two founding members left in the current line-up with Ivar Bjørnson being the other one. He is, perhaps, the most recognizable member of the band and his appearance is made even more visible by the album Eld in which he alone graces the cover. Grutle appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "High On Cold War" on Darkthrone's 2006 EP, Too Old, Too Cold.

A Danish singer who represented her country in Eurovision Song Contest 1983. She performed the song

A Danish singer who represented her country in Eurovision Song Contest 1983. She performed the song "Kloden drejer" ("The planet's spinning"). The song was placed seventeenth out of twenty. Johansen made further bids for Eurovision glory when she particip

Was a Polish rock musician and film music composer.Ciechowski was the founder and frontman of the ba

Was a Polish rock musician and film music composer.Ciechowski was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups. In the mid-1980s, Ciechowski took a break from the group and formed a new band called Obywatel GC (Citizen GC), again with considerable commercial success. At least a seven-song eponymous vinyl record, Obywatel G.C. exists, released by Tonpress KAW, copyright 1986. In 1991 Republika was revived, and Ciechowski was involved with a number of other ensembles, including Grzegorz z Ciechowa.

Is a Polish conductor. He has served as music director of the Polish National Opera, the Edmonton Sy

Is a Polish conductor. He has served as music director of the Polish National Opera, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the SWR Radio Orchestra in Kaiserslautern in Germany), and Sinfonia Helvetica and festival Musique & Amitié in Switzerland.He also won the Grand Prix Patek Philippe, Rolex Prize, Swiss Prize, American Patronage Prize and the Europäische Förderpreis für Musik as the European Musician of the Year. Nowak was honoured with the Distinguished Teacher Award during his tenure as Professor at the BGSU University in Ohio, and the title of "Honorary Professor" was bestowed upon him by the University of Alberta.

Is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.His first album, recorded in 1991, was Naprawde nie d

Is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.His first album, recorded in 1991, was Naprawde nie dzieje sie nic ("Nothing really happens") showing his next, title hit. Afterwards, he has had such hits as "Cichosza", "Pamiec" (1993), Miedzy cisza a cisza ("Between silence and silence") or "Bracka" from 1995, "Tutaj jestem", "Liryka" among others.

Ourtesy name as Dingzhi, sobriquet as Yuna Jushi, is a famed Chinese painter in Yuan Dynasty. He exc

Ourtesy name as Dingzhi, sobriquet as Yuna Jushi, is a famed Chinese painter in Yuan Dynasty. He excelled in painting bamboo.

Was a Chinese painter during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.Little is

Was a Chinese painter during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.Little is known about Gu Hongzhong's life. He was most likely a court painter for the Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu. He was active from 943 to 960 C.E. [1]

Is a celebrated painter of ancient China. According to historical records he was born in Wuxi, Jiang

Is a celebrated painter of ancient China. According to historical records he was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province and first painted at Nanjing in 364. In 366 he became an officer (Da Sima Canjun, ?????). Later he was promoted to royal officer (Sanji Changshi, ????). He was also a talented poet and calligrapher. He wrote three books about painting theory: On Painting (??), Introduction of Famous Paintings of Wei and Jin Dynasties (??????) and Painting Yuntai Mountain (?????). He wrote: "In figure paintings the clothes and the appearances were not very important. The eyes were the spirit and the decisive factor."

Is a contemporary artist from China who lives and works in New York City. Much of his works play off

Is a contemporary artist from China who lives and works in New York City. Much of his works play off of traditional Chinese calligraphy and poetry, and he is also known for his tendency to use human hair in his pieces.Nevertheless, like many young Chinese boys of the time, Gu aspired to grow up to become one of the Red Guards, and eventually succeeded. As one of the Guards, he worked to simplify the Chinese language, and to encourage people to embrace new attitudes towards their old language; this was the time when he became educated in, and interested in, the traditional calligraphy which would later play a major role in his artworks. He was also taught woodcarving at this time, but relates it as being a strictly practical exercise, devoid of real creativity and art. He devoted much of his free time to dreams of art and fame, and to ink painting in private.

Was a famed Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native

Was a famed Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native Huating (now Songjiang, Shanghai). His style followed Huang Gongwang, and he was close with Song Xu and Sun Kehong.

Is a Mexican / singer entertainer best known for singing with Los Hermanos Castro [1] ("The Castro B

Is a Mexican / singer entertainer best known for singing with Los Hermanos Castro [1] ("The Castro Brothers") and for hosting the television program La Carabina de Ambrosio. Castro began singing at an early age. He and his family lived in the colonia Guerrero, Mexico City, Mexico; fortunately a singing teacher, Alejandro Algara, lived in the same building. “My father studied singing with the Algara; my father had a superior tenor voice,” said Castro.

Was a Chinese poet and painter during the Yuan Dynasty.She was born in Huzhou and was the wife of Zh

Was a Chinese poet and painter during the Yuan Dynasty.She was born in Huzhou and was the wife of Zhao Mengfu. She was talented in calligraphy and painting ink bamboo and plum which delicate and elegant strokes. The calligraphy of herself, her husband and her son Zhao Yong were collected in a scroll by Emperor Ren, who commented that it was a rare thing for a husband, wife and son to all be talented in calligraphy.

A French singer.After having accompanied the pianist Yves Gilbert, she decided to begin a singer car

A French singer.After having accompanied the pianist Yves Gilbert, she decided to begin a singer career and recorded in 1965 two discs that passed unnoticed. In 1984, Patti participated in the trio named 'Dacapo', and had her first solo hit in 1987/1988 w

A singer and actress. She is currently in the Taiwanese girl band Hey Girl.She is in a group origina

A singer and actress. She is currently in the Taiwanese girl band Hey Girl.She is in a group originally known as "Hei Se Hui Mei Mei" which underwent a name change to be known as "Hey Girl." She is with 7 other girls who also act with her. They are also known to work with another popular Taiwanese boyband, Lollipop which consists of 6 boys. She is currently done filming the drama "Mysterious Incredible Terminator (Pi Li MIT)" with Aaron Yan.After filming the Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Gui Gui and her co-star Aaron signed a contract to do another drama together called Tao Hua Ai Wu Di based on Japan's best selling manga Tao Hua Mei Mei. Filming for this drama has begun but has recently been put on hold due to Aaron's schedule with Fei Lun Hai's (Fahrenheit's) new album. Once promotions and tours have ended for the album, filming will resume.

Was an Italian pianist and piano teacher.Agosti was born in Forlì in 1901. He studied piano with Fe

Was an Italian pianist and piano teacher.Agosti was born in Forlì in 1901. He studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni, Bruno Mugellini and Filippo Ivaldi, earning his diploma at age 13. He studied counterpoint under Benvenuti and literature at Bologna University. He commenced his professional career as a pianist in 1921. Although he never entirely abandoned concert-giving, nerves made it difficult for him to appear on stage[1], and he concentrated on teaching. He taught piano at the Venice Conservatoire and at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome. In 1947 he was appointed Professor of piano at the Accademia Chigiana (Siena). He also taught at Weimar and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.

Was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, belonging to the Forlì painting school and to Bo

Was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, belonging to the Forlì painting school and to Bolognese School.Prior to that he had been in Rome, in contact with Guercino, Guido Reni and Simon Vouet. He may have had an apprenticeship with the elderly L

Was an Italian comics artist, who deeply influenced the European adult comics world in the second ha

Was an Italian comics artist, who deeply influenced the European adult comics world in the second half of 20th century. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the sixties. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism.

Was a Canadian artist, known for his abstract paintings.He practised abstraction in New York, inspir

Was a Canadian artist, known for his abstract paintings.He practised abstraction in New York, inspired by Barnett Newman, and Jackson Pollock, then returned to Montreal where he produced some of the finest pieces of his career. He married Fernande Saint-Martin in 1958. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1971, and won the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas in 1980.His work is known for its focus on modular and contrasting colours, shapes, and lines. It is exhibited worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, and the Guggenheim Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Was a prominent Italian painter of high-Baroque style.Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Gu

Was a prominent Italian painter of high-Baroque style.Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the son of Daniele Reni and Ginevra de’ Pozzi. As a child of nine, he was apprenticed under the Bolognese studio of Denis Calvaert. Soon after

Is a German schlager singer. He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes out

Is a German schlager singer. He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.