Henri Rousseau
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Henri Rousseau was born in 1844, in Laval, France. As a child he always had a great passion for art, but his parents simply couldn't afford to buy him top-notch lessons. Although he had this amazing passion for art, he simply couldn't fulfill it in the best way possible without any kind of guidance or support. As a child he had a rather amazing imagination, but sometimes the imagination and passion for art took over, and it really showed in his studies. As a young child, he did relatively terrible in his classes. Aside from art and music, he usually performed well under average for his age.
Although he did quite terribly at his other classes, he really did excel at art. He was very passionate about it, and often times he painted every day. He still wasn't getting any support from his parents. Although he believed he could become an amazing artist if he put his mind to it, he wasn't getting the support he wanted. Little did he know he would grow up to be an amazing artist anyways, without any kind of support through teachings or classes.
Throughout his life, Henri displayed a strange variance of imagination. He would often tell his friends he had just spent the weekend in a jungle or something strange, although it was completely in his imagination. Later he would find that this helped him find inspiration for his art. He finally made it through school, and was on his own. He was jailed soon after, as he usually hung out with a bad group of people, and made bad decisions.
Soon after he was let out of jail, Henri was on the hunt to start a new life. He was employed in a rather boring job, so he had extra time to paint on the side whilst working. This was quite enjoyable for him, and he could build up a portfolio while working. He always knew he wanted to be an artist, he just needed a quick break to get back on his feet and to pursue his art career. Soon, that break would come.
Henri soon decided to enroll in an art show to display his paintings. This art show was referred to as "The Saloon", and it was a very high-quality art show in Paris. Sadly though, the judges at The Salon wouldn't even look at his paintings, as he wasn't an established and recognized painter throughout the art community. He didn't give up though, soon Henri took his paintings to another art show. It was called the "Salon des Independents". Luckily enough, at this show, a lot of famous artists appreciated Henri's work, and his work received a lot of attention throughout the entire art show. He soon built up a lot of friends who knew what they were talking about when it came to art. He had finally established himself as a professional artist, and was ready to take off on a career of art.
Henri continued to take advice from these new-found friends, and kept painting whilst working his job. The World's Fair was coming to Paris, where he resided, in 1889. Although this didn't particularly aid his decision to become a full-time painter, it definitely sparked some more imaginative juices in Henri's brain, and he had a ton of new things he wanted to paint after seeing the fair. Soon after he would paint a lot of new paintings that would eventually make him very famous.
In 1893, at 49 years old, Henri finally quit his job and pursued painting full time. His paintings were slowly and surely becoming more popular, and his painting was finally able to give him a sustainable income. Although many people enjoyed Henri's paintings, a lot of people hated them as well. He had a lot more critics than your usual artists, but he didn't let the critics take away any credibility he had for himself. He was sure he was born to be an artist, and that was exactly what he wanted to do.
Throughout the rest of his life, Henri painted quite a lot. Although he never became all that famous while he was alive, he was able to feed himself and provide enough for himself and his family to get by on. He died at the age of 66, in 1910. He chased a rather amazing dream his entire life, and ended up being able to do it. That's the amazing thing that really stands out when you take a look at Henri Rousseau.
Although he did quite terribly at his other classes, he really did excel at art. He was very passionate about it, and often times he painted every day. He still wasn't getting any support from his parents. Although he believed he could become an amazing artist if he put his mind to it, he wasn't getting the support he wanted. Little did he know he would grow up to be an amazing artist anyways, without any kind of support through teachings or classes.
Throughout his life, Henri displayed a strange variance of imagination. He would often tell his friends he had just spent the weekend in a jungle or something strange, although it was completely in his imagination. Later he would find that this helped him find inspiration for his art. He finally made it through school, and was on his own. He was jailed soon after, as he usually hung out with a bad group of people, and made bad decisions.
Soon after he was let out of jail, Henri was on the hunt to start a new life. He was employed in a rather boring job, so he had extra time to paint on the side whilst working. This was quite enjoyable for him, and he could build up a portfolio while working. He always knew he wanted to be an artist, he just needed a quick break to get back on his feet and to pursue his art career. Soon, that break would come.
Henri soon decided to enroll in an art show to display his paintings. This art show was referred to as "The Saloon", and it was a very high-quality art show in Paris. Sadly though, the judges at The Salon wouldn't even look at his paintings, as he wasn't an established and recognized painter throughout the art community. He didn't give up though, soon Henri took his paintings to another art show. It was called the "Salon des Independents". Luckily enough, at this show, a lot of famous artists appreciated Henri's work, and his work received a lot of attention throughout the entire art show. He soon built up a lot of friends who knew what they were talking about when it came to art. He had finally established himself as a professional artist, and was ready to take off on a career of art.
Henri continued to take advice from these new-found friends, and kept painting whilst working his job. The World's Fair was coming to Paris, where he resided, in 1889. Although this didn't particularly aid his decision to become a full-time painter, it definitely sparked some more imaginative juices in Henri's brain, and he had a ton of new things he wanted to paint after seeing the fair. Soon after he would paint a lot of new paintings that would eventually make him very famous.
In 1893, at 49 years old, Henri finally quit his job and pursued painting full time. His paintings were slowly and surely becoming more popular, and his painting was finally able to give him a sustainable income. Although many people enjoyed Henri's paintings, a lot of people hated them as well. He had a lot more critics than your usual artists, but he didn't let the critics take away any credibility he had for himself. He was sure he was born to be an artist, and that was exactly what he wanted to do.
Throughout the rest of his life, Henri painted quite a lot. Although he never became all that famous while he was alive, he was able to feed himself and provide enough for himself and his family to get by on. He died at the age of 66, in 1910. He chased a rather amazing dream his entire life, and ended up being able to do it. That's the amazing thing that really stands out when you take a look at Henri Rousseau.
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