Amazing paintings by contemporary artists. Little-known contemporary Russian artists and their paintings

How much does contemporary art cost? Which of the living artists enjoy the greatest recognition, the measure of which is banknotes? The Artnet website answered this question by analyzing the results of auctions from 2011 to 2015 and compiling a list best selling contemporary artists. Alas, there were no creators from Russia on the list.

10. Ed Rusha

In the 60s of the last century, Ed, along with such now famous artists as Andy Warhol and Jim Dine, took part in the historical event “New Image of Ordinary Objects”. It was one of the first exhibitions of the emerging Pop Art style in America. To the unenlightened eye, Rushei's paintings most resemble stenciled inscriptions against the backdrop of landscapes or a cheerful splash of flowers. However, within 4 years his creations were sold for a total of $129,030,255.

9. Richard Prince

Richard made a name for himself by re-photographing images from print advertisements, editing them in random order and embellishing them with punchy slogans. Marlboro cowboys, celebrities, porn stars, nurses and biker girlfriends have all suffered at his hands. He also paints car hoods. The public appreciated his works $146,056,862– this is exactly the amount that several of the artist’s works were sold for.

8. Yayoi Kusama

The artist, who suffers from mental illness, likes to cover surfaces with dots of paint - called "infinity nets". She managed to turn both this pea and her own illness into a trademark and is now the best-selling contemporary artist in the world ( $152,768,689).

7. Peter Doig

One of the representatives of traditional landscape painting. His work enjoys constant popularity among viewers who are tired of the hyper-ironic postmodernism - after all, after the inscriptions, collages of photographs and polka-dot chairs, it is so pleasant to stop your gaze on the tropical night landscape. Over the course of 4 years, paintings were sold for $155,229,785.

6. Fan Zeng

Calligraphic inscriptions, transparent watercolor landscapes and portraits in traditional Chinese style are also selling well - $176,718,242 from 2011 to 2015.

5. Cui Ruzhou

This contemporary Chinese artist is famous for his ink paintings of flowers, birds and landscapes. However, ordinary people are unable to understand the powerful power of art - and in 2012, a cleaning lady at the Grand Hayatt Hotel accidentally threw one of his works worth $3.7 million into the trash. Cui Ruzhou's works have sold for the past 4 years $223,551,382.

4. Zeng Fanzhi

Complex multicolor works by another Chinese artist, where living creatures and objects are either entangled in a web or lost in a winter forest, as well as ominous pioneers with bloody hands, also sold well from 2011 to 2015 - for $267,949,220.

3. Christopher Wool

Christopher's trademark is huge white canvases with black lettering. Four of these letters spelling out the word Riot were sold at Sotheby's for $29.9 million. And in just 4 years, the artist’s works were sold for an amount of $323,997,854.

2. Jeff Koons

The former husband of porn star Cicciolina prefers to work in the neo-pop genre. He is especially famous for his steel sculptures imitating toys made from oblong balloons. For one of the works (a steel orange dog) $58.4 million was paid at Christie's auction. Jeff also plans to install a crane in front of the Los Angeles Museum of Art on which a steam locomotive will be hung so that it puffs and emits clouds of smoke. From 2011 to 2015, Koons sold works for a total of $379,778,439.

1. Gerard Richter

In first place in the ranking of artists with the best-selling paintings is a master who does not even consider himself such. According to Gerard, for a long time he created something that was not related to art, composition, color, creativity, etc. Namely, he covered canvases with stains of paint using scrapers and spatulas. One of these paintings called “Abstract Image”, most reminiscent of a watermelon that died in agony, was valued at Sotheby’s auction for $43.6 million, and the artist’s works sold for a modest amount of $1,165,527,419.

The world is full of creative people and every day hundreds of new paintings appear, new songs are written. Of course, in the world of art, there are some missteps, but there are masterpieces by real masters that are simply breathtaking! We will show you their work today.

Pencil Augmented Reality

Photographer Ben Heine continues to work on his project, which is a mixture of pencil drawings and photography. First, he makes a freehand sketch with a pencil on paper. Then he photographs the drawing against the background of a real object and refines the resulting image in Photoshop, adding contrast and saturation. The result is magic!

Illustrations by Alisa Makarova

Alisa Makarova is a talented artist from St. Petersburg. In an age when most images are created using a computer, our compatriot’s interest in traditional forms of painting evokes respect. One of her latest projects is the triptych “Vulpes Vulpes”, in which you can see charming fiery red foxes. Beauty, and that's all!

Fine engraving

Wood artists Paul Rodin and Valeria Lu have announced the creation of a new engraving called “The Moth”. The painstaking work and exquisite craftsmanship of the authors do not leave even the most stubborn skeptics indifferent. The print will be featured at an upcoming exhibition in Brooklyn on November 7th.

Ballpoint pen drawings

Probably everyone, at least once during lectures, instead of writing down the teacher’s words, drew various figures in a notebook. It is unknown whether the artist Sarah Esteje was one of these students. But the fact that her ballpoint pen drawings are impressive is an indisputable fact! Sarah simply proved that you don't need any special materials to create something truly interesting.

Surreal worlds of Artem Chebokha

Russian artist Artem Chebokha creates incredible worlds where only sea, sky and endless harmony exist. For his new works, the artist chose very poetic images - a wanderer traveling through unknown places and whales circling in cloud-waves - the flight of imagination of this master is simply limitless.

Spot portraits

Some people think about brush stroke technique, others think about the contrast of light and shadow, but the artist Pablo Jurado Ruiz paints with dots! The artist developed the ideas of the pointillism genre, inherent in the authors of the neo-impressionism era, and created his own style, where details decide absolutely everything. Thousands of touches to the paper result in realistic portraits that you just want to look at.

Paintings from floppy disks

In an era when many things and technologies become obsolete at the speed of a passing express train, it is quite common to get rid of unnecessary junk. However, as it turned out, not everything is so sad, and from old objects you can make a very modern work of art. English artist Nick Gentry collected square floppy disks from friends, took a jar of paint, and painted stunning portraits on them. It turned out very beautiful!

On the verge of realism and surrealism

Berlin artist Harding Meyer loves to paint portraits, but in order not to become another hyperrealist, he decided to experiment and created a series of portraits on the verge of reality and surrealism. These works allow us to look at the human face as something more than just a “dry portrait”, highlighting its basis - the image. As a result of such searches, Harding’s work was noticed by the Gallery of Modern Art in Munich, which will exhibit the artist’s work on November 7th.

Finger painting on iPad

Many modern artists experiment with materials to create paintings, but Japanese artist Seikou Yamaoka outdid them all by using his iPad as his canvas. He simply installed the ArtStudio application and began not just to draw, but to reproduce the most famous masterpieces of art. Moreover, he does this not with some special brushes, but with his finger, which arouses admiration even among people far from the world of art.

"Wood" painting

Using everything from ink to tea, wood artist Mandy Tsung has created truly mesmerizing paintings filled with passion and energy. As the main theme, she chose the mysterious image of a woman and her position in the modern world.

Hyperrealist

Every time you find the work of hyperrealist artists, you involuntarily ask yourself the question: “Why are they doing all this?” Each of them has their own answer to this and sometimes quite contradictory philosophy. But artist Dino Tomic says it bluntly: “I just love my family very much.” He painted day and night and tried not to miss a single detail from the portrait of his relatives. One such drawing took him at least 70 hours of work. To say that the parents were delighted is to say nothing.

Portraits of soldiers

On October 18, an exhibition of works by Joe Black entitled “Ways of Seeing” opened at the Opera Gallery in London. To create his paintings, the artist used not only paints, but also the most unusual materials - bolts, breast badges and much more. However, the main material was....toy soldiers! The most interesting exhibits of the exhibition are portraits of Barack Obama, Margaret Thatcher and Mao Zedong.

Sensual oil portraits

Korean artist Lee Rim was not so famous a couple of days ago, but her new paintings “Girls in Paint” caused a wide response and resonance in the art world. Lee says, “The main theme of my work is human emotion and the psychological state. Even though we live in different environments, at a certain point in time we feel the same when we look at an object." Perhaps this is why, looking at her work, I want to understand this girl and get into her thoughts.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Italian artist Aurelio Bruni. He lives and works in Umbria. The artist paints in the style of hyperrealism and symbolism, organized 25 personal exhibitions, participated in 53 collective exhibitions, and has 10 various awards and prizes.

“The Road to York via Sledmere” is a painting by the famous contemporary British artist David Hockney. On 21 June 2006, Hockney's Splash was sold for £2.6 million. His Grand Canyon painting, made up of 60 small paintings combined to create one huge painting, was bought by the National Gallery of Australia for $4.6 million. The painting "The Housewife of Beverly Hills" sold for $7.9 million at Christie's in New York. In 2016, his landscape "Waldgate Woods" was sold at Sotheby's for £9.4 million. This price became a new record for David Hockney.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary American artist Warren Chang. Thanks to his masterful rendering of light and muted tones, his paintings look very realistic and perfectly convey emotions and mood. Most of his paintings depict people engaged in their professional activities or everyday activities. He also paints interior paintings. Warren Chang has many different titles and awards. Lives and works in Monterey, California.

The painting is an abstraction of the modern famous German artist Gerhard Richter, who is one of the richest artists in the whole world. The painting shown in this photo was sold in London at Sotheby's for $44.52 million (30.4 million).

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary French artist Martial Rice. In 1993, one of his works was bought by billionaire Francois Pinault. In 2011, Rice's painting "The Last Year in Capri" was sold for $6.58 million at Christie's auction (at the highest price among all previously sold works by other living French artists). In 2013, he entered the Top 50 most expensive living artists.

Painting by the famous contemporary Canadian artist Albini Leblanc, a master of miniature cityscapes with a palette knife. The artist lives and works in Quebec. His work can be seen in art galleries in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec City. Albini Leblanc organized 15 personal exhibitions, participated in 7 collective exhibitions, and has 8 different awards and prizes.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Japanese artist Tomoko Kashiki. The artist organized solo exhibitions in Singapore, France and Japan, and participated in collective exhibitions in China, the USA, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Her work can be seen in public collections at the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; in one of the largest Japanese insurance companies - Dai-ichi Life Insurance Limited; at the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia; in Toyota Art Collection.

Painting “Coloring” by the famous modern Ukrainian artist Oleg Tistol. This painting sold at Phillips for $53,900. According to Forbes, Oleg Tistol is one of the three most successful artists in Ukraine. He was born in Vradievka, Nikolaev region, lives and works in Kiev, is a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, took part in many exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Poland, USA, Iceland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Great Britain, Denmark, Brazil, Germany , Norway, France and Italy. Oleg Tistol participated in the biennale: in 1994 - “17th September”, 22nd Biennale in Sao Paulo; in 2001 - “The first Ukrainian project”, 49th Venice Biennale. His paintings are in collections: in the PinchukArtCentre, in Kyiv, in Ukraine; in the Norton Dodge Collection, in the USA; at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; at the Christoph Merian Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland; at the Ministry of Culture of Turkey, in Ankara; at the Museum of the History of Moscow, Russia.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Polish artist Wojciech Babski. The artist lives and works in Katowice. It is popular not only in Poland, but also abroad. Wojciech Babski received the following awards: 1st place in the nomination "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category of pop art paintings; 1st place in the nomination "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category of paintings commenting on politics; 3rd place in the category "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category acrylic paintings; 4th and 5th places in the nomination "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category of expressionism.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Belarusian artist Anna Silivonchik. The artist was born in Gomel, today she lives and works in Minsk. Anna Silivonchik is a member of the Belarusian Union of Artists, was awarded the medal “Talent and Vocation” by the international alliance “Peacemaker”, her works are in the National Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Museum of Modern Art in Minsk, the Museum of Contemporary Russian Art in Jersey City (USA), funds Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble, Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve in Russia, private collections in Belarus, Russia, France, USA, Japan, Israel, Italy, Germany and Poland. In the period from 2001 to 2016, the artist organized many personal exhibitions in Belarus, Russia, Germany and Ukraine, and also participated in collective exhibitions in Belarus, USA, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany , Hungary, the Netherlands and Kazakhstan.

Painting by the famous modern Turkish artist Gürbüz Dogan Ekcioglu. The world-famous Turkish cartoonist and graphic artist, originally from Ordu, has more than 70 awards, approximately a third of which are international. Grbz Doan Ekiolu participated in many collective exhibitions, both in Turkey and abroad, and held more than 20 personal exhibitions, one of which was held in New York. His work has been published in the Atlantic, the New York Times, and has graced the covers of the New Yorker and Forbes magazines.

Painting by the famous contemporary Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar. The artist was born, lives and works in Cairo. Hossam Dirar has held many solo exhibitions in countries such as: Bahrain, Great Britain, Slovakia, Italy, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Egypt. He also participated in collective exhibitions in Germany, Egypt and South Africa.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi “The Last Supper”. This painting was sold in October 2013 in Hong Kong at Sotheby's for $23.3 million, setting a new record for contemporary Asian art. Earlier, in May 2008, when Christie's held its first sale of Asian contemporary art in Hong Kong , his Mask Series Painting No. 6 sold for HK$75,367,500. This was a world record that year for sale price among all artists.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Greek artist Nikos Giftakis. The artist was born, lives and works in Athens. He is very popular not only in Greece, he organized personal exhibitions and participated in many collective exhibitions in countries such as Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Brazil, Russia and Greece.

Painting by the famous contemporary Georgian artist David Popiashvili. The artist is from Tbilisi, is a member of the Union of Artists of Georgia, and has participated in exhibitions in France, Germany, Bulgaria, Russia and Georgia. Many of his works are in museums and private collections in Georgia and abroad.

The painting was painted by the famous contemporary UAE artist Abdul Qader Al-Rais. The artist is one of the founders of the Emirates Fine Arts Society and is considered one of the pioneers of contemporary art in the Emirates. His work can be found in the Emirates Palace (the presidential hotel in Abu Dhabi), government offices and in the personal art collections of members of the royal family in Dubai. The artist participated in various collective exhibitions, and also organized personal exhibitions in different countries (Czech Republic, Lebanon, USA, Germany, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE), and received many awards.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Dutch artist Tjalf Sparnaay. The artist is originally from the Netherlands, lives and works in the city of Hilversum, organized 14 solo exhibitions and participated in many collective exhibitions in different countries (USA, UK, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands). His works are in private and public collections in many countries.

Painting by the famous contemporary Spanish artist Miguel Barceló. In 2003 he received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Art, one of the most important prizes in Spain. In 2004, he exhibited at the Louvre the watercolors he created to illustrate The Divine Comedy, becoming the first living contemporary artist to exhibit at the museum. The artist is among the top 30 richest artists in the world. His paintings are expensive. For example, this one, the photo of which is presented above, costs 244,398 USD.

The painting was painted by the famous contemporary Swiss artist Urs Fischer. The artist, originally from Zurich, is among the top 50 richest artists in the world. He is famous for his provocative approach to art, but is subject to its laws; he opposes the presentation of art as a commercial commodity, although he himself sells his works at high prices, skillfully interacting with the art market and collectors.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Israeli artist Orna Ben-Shoshan. She lives and works in the city of Ra'anana, has held many solo exhibitions and participated in collective exhibitions in countries such as the USA, Italy, Great Britain, Cyprus, France and Israel. Looking at the artist’s works, you will be fascinated by an amazing world where everything is possible. Take advantage of this to enrich your imagination, expand your horizons, and meet a rapidly growing talented artist.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Thai artist Direk Kingnock, a watercolorist originally from the town of Nakhon Ratchasima. He now lives and works in Khon Kaen city. Already at the age of 9, Direk won a gold medal at the International Children's Art Competition of Japan. He has participated in exhibitions in Vietnam, China, Turkey, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Malaysia, Greece, Albania and Thailand.

Painting by the famous contemporary Norwegian artist Christer Karlstad. He lives and works in Drammen, has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in the USA, Sweden, and Norway.

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Danish artist, Jan Esmann. The artist was born, lives and works in Denmark, participated in exhibitions in countries such as Germany, USA, Denmark.

The painting was painted by the famous contemporary Swedish artist Nisse Nidej Ottenhag. The artist, originally from the small town of Lilla Edet, has participated in many exhibitions in different countries (in the USA, France, Monaco, Namibia and Sweden).

The photo shows a painting by the famous contemporary Australian artist Elizabeth Barsham. She was born, lives and works in Tasmania and has won many awards. Her works can often be found on magazine covers or as illustrations for articles. She is also often written about in the press. The artist took part in a large number of exhibitions and organized personal exhibitions in different countries (Great Britain, Singapore, Italy, Australia).

"Landscape Birch Grove Road" 120x100
Palette knife, oil, canvas
Konstantin Loris-Melikov

21st century art
— omnivore,
cynical, ironic-sarcastic, democratic - called the decline of a great era.

Postmodernists are in a situation where everything has been said before them. And all they have to do is use what they have created, mix styles, create, albeit not new, but recognizable art...

the brightest directions:

Neorealism;

Minimal art;

Postmodern;

Hyperrealism;

Installation;

Environment;

Video art;

Graffiti;

Transavantgarde;

Body art;

Stuckism;

Neoplasticism;

Street art;

Mail art;

No-art.

1. NEOREALISM.
This is the art of post-war Italy, which fought against post-war pessimism.

The new front of art united
abstractionists and realists and lasted only 4 years. But from
Famous artists came out of it: Gabrielle Muchi, Renato Guttuso, Ernesto
Treccani. They vividly and expressively depicted workers and peasants.

Similar trends have appeared in other
countries, but the most striking school is considered the school of neorealism, which
appeared in America through the efforts of monumentalist Diego Rivera.

Watch: Renato Guttuso

Frescoes by Diego Rivera - Presidential Palace (Mexico City, Mexico).

Detail of Diego Rivera's fresco for the Prado Hotel in Mexico City, “A Dream of a Sunday in Alameda Park,” 1948

2. MINIMUM ART.
This is the direction of avant-gardeism.
Uses simple forms and excludes any associations.

Karl Andre, 1964

This trend appeared in the USA at the end
60s. The minimalists called Marcel Duchamp their direct predecessors.
(ready-made), Piet Mondrian (neoplasticism) and Kazimir Malevich
(Suprematism), they called his black square the first work
minimal art.

Extremely simple and geometric
correct compositions - plastic boxes, metal bars,
cones - made at industrial enterprises according to sketches by artists.

Look:

Works by Donald Judd, Carl
Andre, Sol Levita – Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Museum
contemporary art (New York, USA), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York,
USA).

3. POSTMODERN. This is a large list of unrealistic trends of the late 20th century.

Vanchegi Mutu. Collage “Genital organs of an adult woman”, 2005

Cyclicity is characteristic of art, but
Postmodernity was the first example of the “negation of the negation.” At first
modernism rejected the classics, and then postmodernism rejected modernism, as
he had previously rejected the classics. Postmodernists returned to those forms and
styles that existed before modernism, but at a higher level.

Postmodernism is a product of the era
the latest technologies. Therefore, its characteristic feature is the mixing
styles, images, different eras and subcultures. The main thing for postmodernists
became quotation, deft juggling of quotes.

See: Tate Gallery (London,
UK), National Museum of Modern Art Center Pompidou
(Paris, France), Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA).

HYPERREALISM. Art that imitates photography.

Chuck Close. "Robert", 1974

This art is also called Superrealism,
Photorealism, Radical Realism or Cold Realism. This appeared
direction in America in the 60s and 10 years later became widespread in
Europe.

Hyperrealism, photorealism, Don Eddie,

Artists of this movement are exactly
copy the world as we see it in the photo. In the works of artists
one can read a certain irony over the man-made product. Artists mainly depict
stories from the life of a modern metropolis.

Richard Estes- love of depicting reflections of the metropolis in shop windows, on the hood of a car or on a cafe counter

Look:

works by Chuck Close, Don Eddie, Richard Estes - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Brooklyn Museum (USA).

5. INSTALLATION.
This is a composition in a gallery that can be created from anything, the main thing is that there is a subtext and an idea.

Fountain (Duchamp)

Most likely this wouldn't happen
directions, if not for Duchamp’s iconic urinal. Names of the world's main
installers: Dine, Rauschenberg, Beuys, Kunnelis and Kabakov.

"Jim Dine. From the collection of the Pompidou Center"

The main thing in the installation is the subtext and the space where artists collide banal objects.

Look:
Tate Modern (London, UK), Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA).

6. ENVIRONMENT.
This is the art of creating a 3-dimensional composition that emulates a real environment.

As a movement in the art of Environment
appeared back in the 20s of the 20th century. A few ahead of its time
decades, the Dadaist artist, when he presented to the public his
the work “Merz-building” is a three-dimensional structure made from various objects and
materials, not suitable for anything other than contemplation.

Edward Kienholz

History as a planter

Half a century later, this genre became
Edward Kienholz and George Siegel worked and succeeded. Into your work
they necessarily introduced a shocking element of delusional fantasy.

Look:
works by Edward Kienholz and George Siegel
— Museum of Contemporary Art (Stockholm, Sweden).

7. VIDEO ART.
This trend arose in the last third of the 20th century thanks to the advent of portable video cameras.

This is another attempt to return art to
reality, but now with the help of video and computer technology.
American Nam June Paik made a video of the Pope passing through the streets
New York and became the first video artist.

Nam June Paik's experiments influenced
television, music videos (he was the founder of the MTV channel),
computer effects in cinema. The works of June Pike, Bill Viola did it
the direction of art is a field of activity for experimentation. They put
the beginning of “video sculptures”, “video installations” and “video operas”.

Look:
video art, ranging from psychedelic to social
(popular in China, Chen-che-yen on Youtube.com)

8. GRAFFITI.
Inscriptions and drawings on the walls of houses, carrying a daring message.

Appeared for the first time in the 70s in Northern
America. Gallery owners from one of the districts were involved in their appearance
Manhattan. They became patrons of the creativity of those who lived next door to them.
Puerto Ricans and Jamaicans. Graffiti combines elements of urban
subculture and ethnic.

pop art genius Keith Haring

Names from graffiti history: Keith Haring,
Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Mathom, Kenny Scharf. Notorious personality
- British graffiti artist Banksy. There are postcards with his works in all
British souvenir shops

Look:
Graffiti Museum (New York, USA), works by Banksy - on the website banksy.co.uk.

9. TRANSAVANTGARDE.
One of the trends in postmodern painting. Combines the past, new painting and expressiveness.

Work of transavant-garde artist Alexander Roitburd

The author of the term transavantgarde is
contemporary critic Bonito Oliva. With this term he defined creativity
5 of his compatriots - Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco
Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicolo de Maria. Their creativity is characterized by:
combination of classical styles, lack of attachment to national
school, focus on aesthetic pleasure and dynamics.

Francesco Clemente in Schirn (Frankfurt)

Watch: Peggy Collection Museum
Guggenheim (Venice, Italy), Museum of Modern Art at Palazzo
(Venice, Italy), Gallery of Contemporary Art (Milan, Italy)

10. BODY ART.
One of the directions of actionism. The body acts as a canvas.

Body art is one of the manifestations of punk culture of the 70s.
Directly related to the then fashion for tattoos and nudism.

Living pictures are created right in front of
viewers, recorded on video and then broadcast in the gallery. Bruce
Nauman depicting Duchamp's urinal in the gallery. Duet Gilbert and
George are living sculptures. They portrayed the type of average Englishman.

See: for example, on the website of the artist Orlan orlan.eu.

11. STACKISM.
British art association for figurative painting. Opposed the conceptualists.

The first exhibition was in London in 2007,
like a protest against the Tate gallery. According to one version, they protested in
connection with the gallery’s purchase of artists’ works in circumvention of the law. Noise
attracted attention to the Stuckists in the press. Now in the world there are
more than 120 artists. Their motto: an artist who does not draw is not an artist.

Billy Childish. Edge of the Forest"

The term Stuckism was proposed by Thomson.
Artist Tracey Emin exclaimed about her boyfriend Billy
Childisha: your painting is stuck, stuck, stuck! (eng. Stuck!
Stuck! Stack!)

Look:
on the Stuckist website stuckism.com.
Works by Charlie Thomson and Billy Childish at the Tate Gallery (London, UK).

12. NEO-PLASTICISM.
Abstract art. The intersection of perpendicular lines of 3 colors.

The ideologist of the direction is the Dutchman Piet

Mondrian. He considered the world an illusion, so the artist’s task is to cleanse
painting from sensual forms (figurative) in the name of aesthetic
(abstract) forms.

The artist suggested doing this
as concisely as possible using 3 colors - blue, red and
yellow. They filled the spaces between perpendicular lines.

Piet Mondrian. Red, yellow, blue and black

Neoplasticism still inspires designers, architects and industrial graphic artists.

Look:
works by Piet Mondrian and Theo Vannoy Doesburg at the Municipal Museum of The Hague.

13. STREET ART.

Art for which the city is an exhibition or canvas

The goal of a street artist: to instantly engage a passerby in a dialogue with the help of his installation, sculpture, poster or stencil.

Today, contemporary painting has gained incredible popularity, so it has become known not only for its tendency to expand boundaries and explore new means of expression, but also for record sales figures in the contemporary art market over the past few years. Moreover, artists from almost all over the world, from America to Asia, enjoy success. Next, you will find out whose names represent the best contemporary painting in the world, who he is, the most expensive contemporary artist, and who fell just short of this title.

The most expensive contemporary artists

Among the myriad names that modern painting has, the paintings of only certain artists enjoy exceptional success. Among them, the most expensive paintings were owned by the famous neo-expressionist and graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who, however, died at the age of 27. On our list you will see only the first seven of those wealthy artists who are still alive today.

Brice Marden

The works of this American author are quite difficult to classify and lead to a single art movement, although he is often classified as a representative of either minimalism or abstractionism. But unlike artists in these styles, whose paintings seem to have never been touched, Marden's modern painting retains the palette knife strokes and other traces of his work. One of those who influenced his work is considered to be another contemporary artist, Jasper Johns, whose name you will see later.

Zeng Fanzhi

This contemporary artist is one of the main figures in the Chinese art scene today. It was his work called “The Last Supper,” based on the famous work of Leonardo da Vinci, that was sold for $23.3 million and became the most expensive painting that modern Asian painting can boast of. Also famous are the artist’s works “Self-Portrait”, the triptych “Hospital” and paintings from the “Masks” series.

In the 90s, his painting style often underwent changes and eventually moved away from expressionism to symbolism.

Peter Doig

Peter Doig is an internationally renowned Scottish contemporary artist whose work is permeated by the theme of magical realism. Many of his works tend to disorient the viewer, even when they depict recognizable images such as figures, trees and buildings.

In 2015, his painting “Swamped” managed to break the record and become the most expensive painting by contemporary artists from Scotland, being sold at auction for 25.9 million. Doig’s paintings “The Architect’s House in the Hollow”, “White Canoe”, “Reflection”, “Roadside Diner” and others are also popular.

Christopher Wool

In his work, contemporary artist Christopher Wool explores various post-conceptual ideas. The artist's most famous contemporary paintings are block lettering depicted in black on a white canvas.

Such paintings by contemporary artists cause a lot of controversy and discontent among adherents of traditional painting, but, one way or another, one of Wool’s works, “Apocalypse,” brought him $26 million. Wool does not think long about the titles of the paintings, but names them according to the inscriptions: “Blue Fool”, “Trouble”, etc.

Jasper Johns

Contemporary artist Jasper Johns is known for his rebellious attitude towards Abstract Expressionism, which dominated the painting arena early in the artist's career. Moreover, he works by creating expensive canvases with flags, license plates, numbers and other well-known symbols that already have a clear meaning and do not need to be deciphered.

By the way, the most expensive paintings by contemporary artists include the American work “Flag,” sold at auction in 2010 for $28 million. You can also look at the works “Three Flags”, “False Start”, “From 0 to 9”, “Target with Four Faces” and many others.

Gerhard Richter

This modern artist from Germany, like many painters at the beginning of his career, studied realistic academic painting, but later became interested in more progressive art.

In the author’s work one can see the influence of many art movements of the 20th century, such as abstract expressionism, pop art, minimalism and conceptualism, but at the same time Richter retained a skeptical attitude towards all established artistic and philosophical beliefs, being confident that modern painting is dynamics and search. The artist’s works include “Land of Meadows”, “Reading”, “1024 Colors”, “Wall”, etc.

Jeff Koons

And finally, here he is - the most expensive contemporary artist in the whole world. American Jeff Koons works in the neo-pop style and is known for his catchy, kitschy and defiant creativity.

He is mainly known as the author of a huge number of modern sculptures, some of which were exhibited at Versailles itself. But also among the artist’s works there are paintings for which special connoisseurs are willing to pay millions of dollars: “Bell of Liberty”, “Auto”, “Girl with a Dolphin and a Monkey”, “Saddle” and others.

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