Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a Dutch artist and curator.[1] His work is characterised by the innovative use of new media, wher

Is a Dutch artist and curator.[1] His work is characterised by the innovative use of new media, where a synthesis of light, motion and space occupies a central position and where new means of perception are investigated.[2] Balth uses a wide array of tools to get to the core of human perception and consistently utilises unconventional means and materials, from vinyl to Plexiglas to deliberately pixilated images. Important influences in his work are Mondriaan and Lucio Fontana.

Was a Dutch etcher and painter.

Was a Dutch etcher and painter.

Was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.Fabritius was born in the ten-year old

Was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.Fabritius was born in the ten-year old Beemster polder, as the son of schoolteacher. Initially he worked as a carpenter (= fabritius). In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his brother Barent Fabritius.

Was a Cuban popular singer. She was the sister of Lorenzo Hierrezuelo and Rey Caney, two famous trov

Was a Cuban popular singer. She was the sister of Lorenzo Hierrezuelo and Rey Caney, two famous trova musicians. Her career began in 1947 as a member of the Trio Baraguá, and later the Conjunto Beltrán, until 1950, when she decided to sing as a soloist. She was primarily a singer of the guaracha style, that is, a guarachera.

A British singer/songwriter who hails from Wolverhampton. She was born in 1979 in the Low Hill area

A British singer/songwriter who hails from Wolverhampton. She was born in 1979 in the Low Hill area of the city and grew up listening to her turntable given to her for her fifth birthday. Coming from Italian stock, at 21 she put out The First Blood Mystery and three years later, she released The Disconnection to a fair amount of critical acclaim. Comparisons are frequently drawn to PJ Harvey, though Round would contend that she is more directly influenced by Patti Smith.

A Lebanese Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a singer, songwriter and produce

A Lebanese Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide / Universal in January 2006, followed by a second album Bite the Bulle

Was a Jamaican painter from the parish of St. Andrew. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica and began his

Was a Jamaican painter from the parish of St. Andrew. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica and began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a cartoonist and an illustrator for The Daily Gleaner and The Jamaica Times.

Was an American singer, film and theatre actor best known for his Golden Globe Award nominated portr

Was an American singer, film and theatre actor best known for his Golden Globe Award nominated portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the Broadway and film versions of the rock opera by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Is an American minimalist artist.Andre was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and educated in Quincy publ

Is an American minimalist artist.Andre was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and educated in Quincy public schools and at Phillips Academy Andover, where he became friends with Hollis Frampton and Michael Chapman. Andre served in the U.S. Army in North Carolina from 1955-56. He moved to New York City and in 1958 met Frank Stella in whose studio he developed a series of wooden "cut" sculptures. From 1960-64 Andre worked as freight brakeman and conductor in New Jersey for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1965 he had his first public exhibition of work in the "Shape and Structure" show curated by Henry Geldzahler at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery. Andre's controversial "Lever" was included in the seminal 1966 show at the Jewish Museum in New York entitled, "Primary Structures

Is an English musician and most recently, actor. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pre

Is an English musician and most recently, actor. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things and the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the indie rock band The Libertines. He currently resides in Muswell Hill, North London.[1]

Made Canadian art history as the first artist of Native Ancestry (Ojibwe), to have his work purchase

Made Canadian art history as the first artist of Native Ancestry (Ojibwe), to have his work purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as Contemporary Art. He worked in various photographic mediums, mixed media, oil, acrylic, spontaneously scripted text on canvas, works on paper, Plexiglas, stone, cement, wood, and found objects, in addition to etching, lithography, and screen process.

Was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist

Was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of The Beach Boys, with his older brothers Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson.

Is a Jamaican born singer, most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which reached number one on

Is a Jamaican born singer, most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which reached number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[1] Douglas was also the first Jamaican born artist to score a number one single in the United States.

Was a German painter, illustrator and costume designer.[1] He created the costumes for Richard Wagne

Was a German painter, illustrator and costume designer.[1] He created the costumes for Richard Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Nibelungenfestspiel in 1878.[1]

Was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity movement.Grossberg was born in Elberfeld an

Was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity movement.Grossberg was born in Elberfeld and studied architecture in Aachen and Darmstadt prior to his military service in World War I. He later studied at the Weimar Academy of Art and at the Bauhaus. He became known for paintings of urban landscapes, and for exterior and interior views of factories and industrial sites which he rendered with a chilly precision.

Was a Danish painter.He was born in Copenhagen and studied with Wilhelm Marstrand at the Royal Danis

Was a Danish painter.He was born in Copenhagen and studied with Wilhelm Marstrand at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) there.

Was a Swedish painter and interior designer.His parents were extremely poor and his childhood was no

Was a Swedish painter and interior designer.His parents were extremely poor and his childhood was not happy. Renate Puvogel, in her book Larsson, gives plenty of information about his life: "His mother was thrown out of the house, together with Carl and his brother Johan; after enduring a series of temporary dwellings, the family moved into Grev Magnigränd No.7 (later No.5) in what was then Ladugårdsplan, present-day Östermalm.

Is a Jamaican reggae singer and percussionist.He had a #8 UK hit in September 1975 on the UK Singles

Is a Jamaican reggae singer and percussionist.He had a #8 UK hit in September 1975 on the UK Singles Chart with "Fattie Bum Bum", released on the UK Records label.[1] It remained in the chart for eight weeks.[1] The track was written by Malcolm and produced by Clive Chin. Lack of any other chart record leaves Malcolm listed as a one-hit wonder.

Was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains. He was married to Olga Milles and brother to R

Was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains. He was married to Olga Milles and brother to Ruth Milles and half brother to the architect Evert Milles.

Was an American artist. Morris was born in Yorba Linda, California and he studied at the Chicago Art

Was an American artist. Morris was born in Yorba Linda, California and he studied at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris and Vienna. He opened the Spokane Art Center through the Federal Art Project during the Great Depression. He met his wife, sculptor Hilda Grossman (Deutsch) when he recruited her as a teacher for the center. Other notable teachers at the center include Guy Anderson and Clyfford Still. Moving to Seattle in 1940, they met Mark Tobey and became lifelong friends. In 1941, he was commissioned to paint murals for the Eugene, Oregon post office. The Morrises settled in Portland, Oregon and established important and influential artistic careers. They often visited New York to see friends such as Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Joseph Campbell and Lionel Trilling but declined to relocate,

Was a German-born American sculptor.He was apprenticed with the firm of Buhler and Lauter in New Yor

Was a German-born American sculptor.He was apprenticed with the firm of Buhler and Lauter in New York where he received his early training. He took evening classes at the Art Students League of New York. Much of his early work was as a muralist, including

A German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara B

A German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach.

Was an abstract painter who was born in Freiburg, Germany and came to the United States as an infant

Was an abstract painter who was born in Freiburg, Germany and came to the United States as an infant. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Holty studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1919), the National Academy of Design in New York (1920-21), and at the Hans Hofmann School in Munich (1926).The Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover, MA), the Allen R Hite Art Institute (University of Louisville, Louisville, KY), the Arkansas Arts Center (Little Rock, AR), the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York), the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), the Columbus Museum (Columbus, GA), the Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH), the Cress Gallery of Art (University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN), the Elvehjem Museum of Art (Madison, WI),

Is an English born musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness.

Is an English born musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments. He occasionally performs lead vocals. He was initially an occasional songwriter, becoming a more regular contributor over the course of Madness' career, and was credited as co-writer on the group's major international hit, "Our House".

A German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important representati

A German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of the Biedermeier era.