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This is a list of artists who create contemporary art, i.e., those whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism) and the present day. Artists on this list meet the following criteria: The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by his/her peers or successors.
100 Contemporary Artists A-Z (ISBN 978-3836514903) is a two-volume edition contemporary art compendium. It is the 25th anniversary special edition and it features one hundred contemporary artists from TASCHEN's seminal Art Now! 4 and Art at the Turn of the Millennium series. [1] [2] The biographies are available in English, French and German ...
This is a list of modern artists: important artists who have played a role in the history of modern art, dating from the late 19th century until (approximately) the 1970s. Artists who have been at the height of their activity since that date, can be found in the list of contemporary artists .
Artists of the contemporary period (1960s to present). Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent ...
Sprezzatura is a major feature of Mannerist art and sculpture, particularly the bella maniera school, in which the artist synthesized the best attributes from various sources into a new design. Sprezzatura emphasized virtuosic effects that were displayed with apparent ease and facility. Cellini's Perseus would be an excellent example. [citation ...
Art from the past 20 years is very likely to be included, and definitions often include art going back to about 1970; [5] "the art of the late 20th and early 21st century"; [6] "both an outgrowth and a rejection of modern art"; [7] "Strictly speaking, the term 'contemporary art' refers to art made and produced by artists living today"; [8] "Art ...
Pablo Picasso 1962. Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ ɡaʁd]) is French for "vanguard". [1] The term is commonly used in French, English, and German to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art and culture.
The contemporary realism movement [1] is a worldwide style of painting which came into existence c. 1960s and early 1970s. Featuring a straightforward approach to representation practiced by artists such as Philip Pearlstein, Alex Katz, [2] Jack Beal and Neil Welliver. The movement refers to figurative art works created in a natural yet highly ...