Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón is one of Mexico’s most celebrated and well-known artists, renowned for her surrealistic paintings and complex self-portraits. Her legacy cannot be underestimated or exaggerated. Its likely that every female artist making art since the 1950s will quote her as an influence. Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic. There, you will find a catalogue of all the artwork we discuss.

Born in Massachusetts in 1971, moved to New Jersey at an early age. Frank Morrison grew up during the early days of rap music, graffiti, and break dancing. A self-taught artist, who began his career tagging walls in New Jersey as a teenager; this artist took the unconventional route.  Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic. There, you will find a catalogue of all the artwork we discuss.

One of the most important and influential figures of the Renaissance was the painter, sculptor, architect and engineer, Leonardo Da Vinci – a man often referred to as an artist who epitomized Renaissance art. He is among the greatest painters in history, and with his unique powers of observation and competence as an illustrator, it allowed him to recreate the effects he saw in nature, and added vigor to his portraits.

Amy Sherald, who was born in Columbus, Georgia and was one of only a handful of black students in the private school. She is best known for her portrait paintings, using grisaille to portray skin tones in her work way of "challenging the concept of color-as-race.

Édouard Manet has risen above his detractors to prove his genuine talent that is worthy of emulation. With several paintings that have inspired young artists during his hay day, he revealed how innovation is not always welcomed by society, but it is one's gateway to the future.  Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic. There, you will find a catalogue of all the artwork we discuss.

Warhol was an American artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as “pop art.” His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons—included Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes. These would make him, one of (if not) the most famous artists of his generation; and most certainly the standard bearer for American pop art.

Basquiat is largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene., his spray-painted crowns and scribbled words, referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, to political issues, pop-culture icons, and religious influences.