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Based on Artprice’s 2017 international report on popular artists in the contemporary art market, we compiled a list of 30 modern artists, seen through the prism of auction sales. From abstract paintings of faces to street art , these popular artists have developed unique ways of displaying their famous modern art.
15 de ago. de 2023 · Here are 12 modern artists you need to know! 12. The Father of Modern Artists: Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877) The Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet, 1849-50, via Wikimedia Commons. Although the experts still think about who the first modern artist was, the name Gustave Courbet comes up very often. Courbet’s uniqueness was seen in his ...
23 de ene. de 2024 · Vicente Van Gogh (1853-1890) Autorretrato (1887) de Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh es quizás uno de los artistas modernos más influyentes de todos los tiempos. Van Gogh, que nunca fue famoso ni apreciado en vida, ganó fama mundial después de su muerte. Sus obras, como “La noche estrellada” (1889), “Los girasoles” (1889) o sus ...
- Mark Bradford
- Olafur Eliasson
- Shirin Neshat
- Banksy
- Ai Weiwei
- Tracey Emin
- Liu Xiaodong
- Takashi Murakami
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Edward Ruscha
b. 1961 in Los Angeles Mark Bradford is a contemporary artist working primarily with abstraction. He is known for grid-like, large-scale artworks combining paint with collage, incorporating items of his daily life such as remnants of found posters or business cards. In his work, Bradford explores social and political issues such as marginalisation ...
b.1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark The Danish-Icelandic contemporary artist Olafur Eliasson is widely known for large-scale, site-specific art installations that make use of water, light and air temperature to create an immersive viewer’s experience. The major themes of his body of work are our relationship with nature, especially now in the current cli...
b. 1957, in Qazvin, Iran Shirin Neshat is a visual artist, working with photography, video and film. In her artworks, she explores the relationship between women and the Islamic cultural and religious system of values. In particular, her aim is that viewers “take away with them not some heavy political statement, but something that really touches t...
b. 1974 in Bristol, UK Banksy is the pseudonym of one of the most famous street artists and political activists, whose identity is only known to his family, his closest collaborators and a handful of fellow artists. Banksy’s artistic practice includes urban interventions and illicitly hung artworks in museums. His art is provocative, witty and irre...
b.1957 in Beijing, China Considered “China’s dissident artist”, Ai Weiweihas gotten in trouble multiple times for being openly critical towards his country’s government. His studio has been destroyed, his passport confiscated, and he himself was also arrested. Yet, that never stopped him from making meaningful artworks commenting on human rights an...
b. 1963 in Croydon, UK Tracey Emin’s works are deeply autobiographical and confessional. Her practice includes drawing, paintings, film, photography, sculpture and sewn appliqué. Emin expresses timeless themes such as love, loss and grief in an intimate, visceral and honest way. “The most beautiful thing is honesty, even if it’s really painful to l...
b. 1963 in Jinzhou, China Liu Xiaodong can be described as the chronicler of modern life. One of the most prominent figures within the Chinese Neo-Realist group in the early 1990s, he often paints en plein air, exploring and documenting the developing economy of China. His style is characterised by loose, thick brushstrokes that, on the one hand, m...
b. 1962 in, Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan Takashi Murakami’s “superflat” aesthetic is widely recognised. The artist has drawn from traditional Japanese painting and pop culture to create a distinctive colourful and bi-dimensional style. His oeuvre comprises paintings, sculptures, prints and even merchandise and collectibles. These include repeated mo...
b. 1960 in Padua, Italy If Marcel Duchamp were alive today, he would probably have loved Maurizio Cattelan and the kind of satire he uses to shock the world of art. An Italian contemporary artist, he is best known for hyperrealistic sculptures of people such as the Pope (killed by a meteor) and Hitler (begging for mercy on his knees), but also artw...
b. 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska Ed Ruscha combines words and images in collages, using everyday objects as art materials. In his work, Ed Ruscha is able to transform the ordinary in extraordinary. For his artworks, he takes inspiration from the imagery and techniques of commercial art and advertising, in a way that resembles the approach of Pop artists....
16 de jun. de 2021 · Our overview contains some of the most famous modern artists who exerted an enormous influence on the course of modern art. From Claude Monet and his dreamy landscapes to Frida Kahlo and her raw self-portraits, modern masters and their artworks still drive crowds to museums, incite heated debates, and set splashy auction records.
This list of famous modern artists covers the main household names that the majority of the public would be familiar with yet it only scratches the surface…. This list of modern artists spans many movements including impressionism, post-impressionism, surrealism, cubism, abstract and pop art. If...
27 de nov. de 2023 · In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary art, a cadre of painters has emerged, capturing the imagination of art enthusiasts worldwide. These artists, with their unique perspectives and…
