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By Christian Franzen
Joost Schmidt was born in Wunstorf Germany on January 5th, 1893. He studied at the Grand-Ducal Saxon Academy of Fine Art in Weimar and graduated in 1914. Directly after school, Schmidt was drafted into the German army to serve in World War 1. Schmidt was captured during his term of service and held as a prisoner of war until he was released in 1918.
He is most notable known for his series of posters he created for the 1923 Bauhaus Exhibition in Germany.
By Christian Franzen
Tom LaDuke is a current Los Angeles based artist. He career thus far has been very successful. You can find DaLuke's work in exhibitions across the United States, several museums, and in the possession of many notable collectors. The reference to film and motifs of contemporary society are plentiful throughout LaDuke's paintings. Using several overlapping techniques LaDuke creates a landscape where art history juxtaposes images of modern cinema. In addition, LaDuke is also a practicing sculpture. His 3D work touches more on the fragility of life and problems that we as humans face together.
I was lucky enough to hear LaDuke speak last spring on his life as a painter. I was blown away by his wok and the elegance with which he spoke of it. This semester I am very fortunate to work Professor LaDuke in my last year in art school. I am very excited for all of the knowledge that he will pass to me.
By Christian Franzen
Carl Evers was born in Germany in 1907. In his teenage years he moved to London to pursue his ambitions to be an artist and he received his first job as an automotive illustrator in Sweden when he was just 16 years old.
Evers took a particular interest in painting oceanic scenes when he traveled to America by boat in 1947. Soon he began freelance illustration work for several different boating companies. These illustrations were used for nautical magazines covers across the United States. He earned the title of being one of the top maritime painters in the 20th century and with the recent release of his estate many of his works have been made available. Despite the large number of his works in circulation, Evers paintings are still highly collectible.