Contemporary+Native+Artists+by+MP


 * Artist #1**
 * Who:** Litefoot, he is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

[|http://www.litefoot.com]
 * W****at makes him an ?** : he is rapper, actor, and entreprenuer
 * What is it about their art tha makes it native?** : His art is native because his lyrics are about historical and contemporary Native American issues. He also has a clothing line called Native Style that is sold at powwows and on the internet.

__** Artist # 2 **__
 * Who**: H. R. Giger
 * What makes him an artist**: painter-sculptor also a surrealist
 * Thoughts**: he is most famous for his work he did in the movie " Alien ". I like him because his work is so detailed and very creative.



__**Artist # 3**__


 * Who:** Salvador Dali
 * What kind of artist:** painter mostly.
 * Why I like him:** because he is weird and very expressive with his work as well as his personality. He doesn't seem to care what others think of him or his work so it makes him unique. Some say he is a " attention whore" !



__**Artist # 4**__


 * Who**: Marcel Duchamp
 * What kind of artist**: associated with surrealism and dada movement, "readymade" art. He is famous for his work "The Fountain" simply a urinal he purchased.




 * __Artist # 5__**


 * Who:** Theo Jansen
 * What kind of artist:** sculptor .. also a sort of architect
 * Why I like him:** I like his most recent work, of doing sculptures that move.



__**Artist # 6**__


 * Who:** Alexander McQueen
 * What kind of artist:** most famous for his fashion designing
 * Why I like him:** I like to see new and different kind of clothing designs and his work really stands out to me because it is out of the ordinary. It's Gothic and a little gory at times. His tailoring is sometimes called aggressive.




 * __Artist # 7__**


 * Who:** Charles Edenshaw
 * What kind of artist:** Native American/Canadian sculptor as well as jewelry designer
 * Why he interests me:** His art work is from 1839-1920 and it interests me because he was so creative at such a hard time for Native American people. He worked hard and produced a lot of sculptors and rings and such. His work is very detailed and it expresses where he came from.




 * __Artist # 8__**


 * Who:** Alfred P. Boller
 * What kind of artist:** engineer - bridge designer
 * Some of his work:** Born in Philidelphia, designed Madison Avenue Bridge in New York, as well as 145 st Bridge, and the East Haddam Bridge.
 * Why I like him:** I like going over and seeing bridges. I think it takes a lot of creativity and intellegence to build this sort of masterpiece.



__**Artist # 9**__


 * Who**: Dekilah Smith
 * What kind of artist**: From Michigan, paints real life images like flower, fruit, dolls, she uses a lot of color and blends in a unique way.
 * Why I like her work**: I enjoy seeing real life images and her style of painting is awesome.




 * __Artist # 10__****Who:** Vincent Buzzetta
 * What kind of artist:** he is a cake, works out of New York. He specializes in wedding and event cakes, hand decorated cookies, and chocolate and sugar scultures.
 * Why like his work:** I love his beautiful wedding cake ideas, and his sculptures are so detailed. He is also pretty cute !


 * __Artforms__**


 * __#1 Architecture__ __#2 Kenetic Sculptures__ __#3 i-Phone/ i-pad art ( digital paintings)__**
 * __#4 Eco-Art__ __#5 RFID art__ __#6 Cubism__**




 * __# 7 Romanticism__ __#8 Art of cooking__ __# 9 Art of teaching__**




 * __#10 Art of learning__**