And Van Gogh was not the only artist possessing a Zen-like zoom lens.
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Eight of this year's albums are debut releases, with Richard Hawley the only artist to have been nominated for the prize before.
Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.
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Webb went on to become the only artist to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration, and was inducted into the National Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1990.
Despite working as a tour promoter for 37 years -- including for Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead and many others -- Gongaware testified that the only artist he ever knew that was using drug on tour was Rick James.
This year another issue may generate debate - only one artist on the shortlist is British-born.
Tania Bruguera is the only shortlisted artist whose work does not feature inside the museum walls.
The 80 works on display demonstrate not only the artist's radiant use of light and color but also the extraordinary complexity of his work.
Reality, filmed illusion, and dreams are so intertwined that only an artist, playing merrily with echoes, can sort them into a scheme of delight.
"They were incredible men, because they seemed to teach me that in a way I wasn't only an artist, but I was also a citizen, " Sher said.
Wintory will be going head-to-head against not only The Artist (Ludovic Bource) and Hugo (Howard Shore), but also The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) and The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams).
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In the warehouse district just east of downtown Los Angeles, an artist is working on his latest masterpiece only for this artist, the paintbrush is an electric tattoo gun, and the canvas is human skin.
Dance DJ Guru Josh was the only other male artist in the top 10 with Infinity 2008 at number six.
Nevertheless, this is a show that merits our attention for its focus on an intriguing 18th-century artist only at the edge of the consciousness of nonscholars.
"I have worked only as an artist since living in Devon, first painting tiny detailed watercolours and then five years ago moving to broader, looser oils, " said Mark.
In both cases, we not only mourn the artist, but the moment, the lost opportunity to have one of us tell his or her own story beyond songs.
After the canvas was cleaned, it became clear that Ensor's nightmarish vision of a boisterous city boulevard teeming with banners, placards and a massed, modern rabble was shaped not only by the artist's deep-seated pessimism but by his critical view of contemporary art, captured here in dazzling displays of virtuoso painting that are as variable, original and richly parodic as the painter's darkly comic brigade.
But in only 15 do you need government permission to be a tattoo artist, and in only 13 is a license required to be a cab driver.
In this novel, I've reconfirmed my position, cultivated over many years of experience, that the artist is only one among many interpreters of his works, and not necessarily the deepest or most reliable one.
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Lil Wayne is not only a platinum-selling artist in his own right, but he's also the man responsible for stars like "American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj and rapper Drake.
Not only did Wierzbicki honor an artist who caught his fancy, he reflected the process of Calder a simple notion becomes a complex and enthralling work at the end.
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He invited her inside, poured her a cup of coffee, and gamely told her about his life as a restorer and artist, omitting only the bit about his Sexton Blakery.
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Paul joked that he was probably the only doctor ever supported by an artist spouse.
The problem comes if we are assuming actual truth while the artist is presenting us only with emotional truth.
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It's a different world now, and listening to an artist whose heyday was only six years ago makes that abundantly clear.
Using only pencil and paper, an artist begins by transforming the city into a clockwork model, with mechanical diagrams detailing how the city will build itself in the title sequence.
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They are the fantastic play of light and dark from a feverish mind that perceived acutely the driving issues of its time, but could wage war only with the tools of the artist.
The Cintiq 22HD touch closely replicates the experience of working with two hands when using traditional materials such as paints and markers, while giving the artist powerful capabilities that only exist in today's creative software applications.
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"She said I could have it only because the image summed up the artist's career, " he sighs.
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