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Miniature Models of Famous Artists in their Studios

 

Joe Fig is an American painter and sculptor who began exploring artists’ working methods by interviewing over 50 artists, asking the same 15 questions of each. The intimate insights gleaned from the interviews led Fig to create meticulously crafted miniature models or dioramas of the artists at work in their studios. It also culminated in a book entitled, Inside the Painter’s Studio:

Inside an art gallery, it is easy to forget that the paintings there are the end products of a process involving not only creative inspiration, but also plenty of physical and logistical details. It is these “cruder,” more mundane aspects of a painter’s daily routine that motivated artist Joe Fig to embark almost ten years ago on a highly unorthodox, multilayered exploration of the working life of the professional artist.

 

Below you will find a small selection of famous artists in their studios including: Pollock, Matisse and de Kooning. You will also find contemporary artists whom Joe met and photographed personally before creating his dioramas. You can see much more on his website including close-ups of the artists’ studio spaces. The level of detail is truly extraordinary.

 

JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

1. Jackson Pollock

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

2. Willem de Kooning

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

3. Inka Essenhigh

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

4. Tom Friedman

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

5. Malcolm Morley

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

6. Chuck Close

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

7. April Gornik

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

8. Henri Matisse

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

9. Steve Mumford

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

10. Ross Bleckner

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

11. Ursula von Rydingsvard

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

12. Matthew Ritchie

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

13. Self-Portrait

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

14. Constantin Brâncuși

Artwork by JOE FIG
Website | Gallery | Inside the Painter’s Studio on Amazon

 

 

 

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