Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaudis an American painter widely known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. Thiebaud is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his early works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Artist
Date of Birth15 November 1920
CityMesa, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
I haven't the slightest idea what art is, but to be a painter is something of which you have to prove.
If we don't have a sense of humor, we lack a sense of perspective
An artist has to train his responses more than other people do. He has to be as disciplined as a mathematician. Discipline is not a restriction but an aid to freedom. It prepares an artist to choose his own limitations…