Clowns Come Alive Within the World of Art

Though clowns and similar performers have their home within the performing arts, they find solice in all forms of the art world. This is true with art forms such as traditional drawings, painting, crafts and digital art. Trademarked by their bohemian aloofness, multivalent and mysterious, clowns take ahold of any media they are included in and bring it a sense of whimsy and mystique.

When looking historically, William Moninet's paintings are renowned worldwide for vibrantly capturing the whimsical world of clowns. He created most of his work in the 1980s, but fans of his content and style reside today. Other famous names associated with traditional clown art and paintings include Antonie Watteau, Glaude Gillot, Francisco Goya and Wayme Thiebaud.

More current artists, with broad audiences, have taken up the mantel of keeping clown art alive and vibrant. Digital art has allowed creators to soar with their color usage and quality. Today, finding an artist with a affinity for clowns is no farther than a simple search on #clowncore in any social media site. With thousands of different styles and media,we highly recommend you check it out sometime!