Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Australian visual artist, a master craftsman in a variety of printing techniques, and an art

Was an Australian visual artist, a master craftsman in a variety of printing techniques, and an art theorist. Unlike many modern artists, Peter saw no contradiction between abstract and figurative art. He just used them as alternative methods of exploring a subject.In 1954 Graham began to explore native Australian wildlife (notably Kangaroos) He began developing a new form of visual geometry related to Chaos Theory from 1960, eventually called Thematic Orchestration. This new visual language enabled the 2D deconstruction and synthesis of an observed subject, in a way fundamentally different from traditional abstraction. Thematic Orchestration allows the artist to 'grow' an image, producing almost infinite conscious invention.

Was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, precisionism, Parisia

Was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, precisionism, Parisian Purism, Cubism, and Surrealism.[1]Blume, born in Smarhon, Russia (present-day Belarus) emigrated with his family to New York City in 1912; the family settled in Brooklyn.[1] He studied art at the Educational Alliance, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and the Art Students League, establishing his own studio by 1926.[2] He trained with Raphael Soyer and Isaac Soyer, exhibited with Charles Daniel, and was patronized by the Rockefeller family.[3] Blume married Grace Douglas in 1931; they had no surviving children.[1]

An Australian figurative and abstract painter, and one of the key late-20th century Australian artis

An Australian figurative and abstract painter, and one of the key late-20th century Australian artists. His work is characterised by an intense emotional power of often dark narratives, and esoteric symbolism.Booth's landscapes are charged with emotion and symbolic meaning. Memories of his childhood in the blackened industrial landscape of Sheffield seem to infuse the work, especially his well-known apocalyptic figurative paintings, which look like images of the end of the world; illustrations for The Book of Revelation. These images contain an intense image of anxiety, evoking the aftermath of some terrible destruction, vividly pictured with menacing forms and agitated, heavily applied brushstrokes.

Is a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist and photographer.[1][2][3] Brandes' art is abstract an

Is a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist and photographer.[1][2][3] Brandes' art is abstract and often in brown colours. He had his breakthrough as artist in the beginning of the 1980s. He has inter alia done artwork on Roskilde Domkirke and mosaic (colored glass) windows in a church at Nordkap and the church Village of Hope, south of Los Angeles.[1]

Is an American ice dancer. They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where the

Is an American ice dancer. They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where they placed 15th. Following that partnership, Breen teamed up with Kate Robinson. They are the 1997 U.S. bronze medalists.

Is an English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive r

Is an English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.

Is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his exceptional talent in combining the mini

Is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his exceptional talent in combining the minimalism of a big crisp white sheet of paper with the complexity of meticulously cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some really beautiful compositions. Particularly noteworthy are his works where the remains of the cut and folded objects are literally shadows of the objects former self. He uses the positive and negative space to tell a sometimes-dark story about the past and future of his subject using only a white sheet of paper.

One of the most important video artists who pioneered the field in the 1970s. His early experimentat

One of the most important video artists who pioneered the field in the 1970s. His early experimentation with studio shooting and high technology (of the time) video equipment opened up a vast new set tools for art-making, as well as pushed the conceptual envelope of video art and its potential.One of his most important single-channel works is titled "Three Transitions" in which he uses chromakey processors and video mixers to create videos in the studio. Part of the great potential in video art is that the artist receives instant feedback while shooting, being able to watch oneself in the monitor while recording is a major perceptual shift from from long delay in viewing film. "Three Transitions" engages this new method of perceiving oneself

Was a Russian jeweller, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter

Was a Russian jeweller, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.Young Fabergé began his education at St. Anne's Gymnasium, the German school in Saint Petersburg. In 1860, the family moved again, to Dresden, and shortly thereafter, the teenage Carl went on a study trip, learning the jeweller’s craft at the House of Friedman in Frankfurt. In 1864, he returned to Saint Petersburg and joined his father’s business, taking over its management in 1872.

Is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new w

Is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new wave music to folk rock to solo acoustic performance.Case was born in Buffalo, New York. A veteran of several rock bands and the local bar scene as a teenag

Is an English singer-songwriter, pop singer and guitarist, based in Colchester, Essex. He first beca

Is an English singer-songwriter, pop singer and guitarist, based in Colchester, Essex. He first became well known through his appearances on television as a contestant on Fame Academy.Brame taught himself to play the guitar when he was 17, and performed in local pubs and clubs as a teenager, he also fronted the indie bands Ish whilst still at school and Hannahs Fallen during his University days. His musical influences include The Beatles, The Verve, The Libertines, Oasis and Radiohead.

An Australian artist. He paints portraits and figures in a realistic style.He holds a Bachelor of Mu

An Australian artist. He paints portraits and figures in a realistic style.He holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from Melbourne University that he acquired in 1986, he also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Prahran School of Art and Design, that he acquired in 1991. His first solo exhibition was in 1994. He was selected by the Australian War Memorial to be the official Australian war artist for the War on Terrorism in 2002 where he was sent to the Persian Gulf and Diego Garcia, he recorded the people and operations of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Is a highly accomplished and versatile visual South African artist, working across a broad spectrum

Is a highly accomplished and versatile visual South African artist, working across a broad spectrum of media. But he also has a literary side as an internationally acclaimed writer and poet. Of these three roles, he jokes: "Had I been triplets, it would have made it much easier because each could have his own job... There are times when I go through a writing phase and there are times for phases of picture-making but there is never a dull moment."

Was a favourite sculptor of Nicholas I of Russia.Stemming from a distinguished family of Baltic Germ

Was a favourite sculptor of Nicholas I of Russia.Stemming from a distinguished family of Baltic Germans, Clodt von Jürgensburg, Klodt started his career as a professional artillery officer and amateur sculptor. He attended the classes at the Imperial Acad

performed as Dean Martin in The Rat Pack, stared in Night of 1,000 Stars at the Royal Albert Hall a

performed as Dean Martin in The Rat Pack, stared in Night of 1,000 Stars at the Royal Albert Hall and performed in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Corry's presented his own TV series, The Peter Corry Show with BBC Northern Ireland and he has hosted a d

Is an English singer-songwriter and occasional drummer, best known for being one half of the 1980s b

Is an English singer-songwriter and occasional drummer, best known for being one half of the 1980s blue-eyed soul duo Go West.As a child, Cox was a member of the prestigious Chapel Royal Choir,[citation needed] and at eighteen, he joined a soul band. It was whilst playing in clubs that he met Richard Drummie. For the next few years, Cox and Drummie tried to land a recording contract, but failed. It was when their manager, John Glover, suggested they recorded a few tracks with the help of a new record producer that Go West began to succeed.

Is best known as lead singer and songwriter with 1990s dance-pop duo, D:Ream.Prior to forming D:Ream

Is best known as lead singer and songwriter with 1990s dance-pop duo, D:Ream.Prior to forming D:Ream, he was lead guitarist with Belfast based band Tie The Boy who were briefly signed to the Mother Records record label owned by U2. When that deal foundere

Is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer, known principally as the gui

Is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew

He is currently a singer and songwriter in the band Babyshambles, but best known musically for his w

He is currently a singer and songwriter in the band Babyshambles, but best known musically for his work with The Libertines, alongside Carl BarGt. In 2005, Doherty became prominent in tabloids, the news media, and pop culture blogs because of his romantic relationship with supermodel Kate Moss and his well-publicised drug use.Doherty and BarGt formed a band called The Libertines in the late '90s, although it was not until 2002, with the release of their debut album Up the Bracket, that they began to achieve widespread mainstream success.

An English pianist. Born in Manchester, he studied at Chetham's School of Music and also at the Roya

An English pianist. Born in Manchester, he studied at Chetham's School of Music and also at the Royal Northern College of Music with Derek Wyndham, and then with Yvonne Loriod in Paris.For a period he was engaged by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as an extra percussionist (having played with them in 1974 as one of the piano duettists in Camille Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony). It was as a pianist that he came to public attention, when he was awarded joint-second prize in the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition with Vladimir Ovchinnikov (no first prize was awarded that year).

Was an Australian pop singer who had success with a number of Top 40 hits in Australia in the 1960s,

Was an Australian pop singer who had success with a number of Top 40 hits in Australia in the 1960s, then success internationally as a member of the New Seekers in the early 1970s, before resuming a solo career in 1973.

Is a well-established German artist from the heart of the Black Forest region in southwestern German

Is a well-established German artist from the heart of the Black Forest region in southwestern Germany. As professor emeritus of painting, he has influenced a generation of internationally-acclaimed artists, including Anselm Kiefer. Dreher has created a lot of important works, but his magnum opus is Tag um Tag guter Tag, (Day by Day is a Good Day), a series he started working on in 1974

Is an English drummer.Baker gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream

Is an English drummer.Baker gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream from 1966 until 1968. He later joined Cream bandmate Eric Clapton along with Ric Grech and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith.

A Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter, signed to MapleMusic Recordings. He spent twelve years as p

A Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter, signed to MapleMusic Recordings. He spent twelve years as part of the Montreal band Local Rabbits, with whom he started playing as a teenager.[1] He released his first solo album, Party of One, in 2004, and has ope

Is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Evrard defied the t

Is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing punk rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless, he managed to win the series, and in 2003 he placed third overall in the World Idol contest. Evrard lives and works in Beerse, Belgium.