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The Most Famous Painters Today: A Reasoned Top 20 Using Objective Career Facts
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@nerfed6650 2 жыл бұрын
I think being a master of "how you market your paintings" is the most important skill to adapt by the contemporary artists.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Or who you meet. Successful artists don't represent themselves but are being advised, supported and represented by excellent galleries. When there is a match, and the market and art world are enthousiast, great things can happen for an artist.
@nerfed6650 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissueThank you for telling me that. Actually I'm an artist too, perhaps I should keep creating artworks and leave my comfort zone to meet great people.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
@@nerfed6650 You should, get involved and things will happen!
@scagmower3314 2 жыл бұрын
Andre Herring art is wayyy better
@c.w.6318 2 жыл бұрын
I think in the opposite direction.
@thomaspollhammer9627 2 жыл бұрын
the most successful painters in business. Nothing more.
@asstatedbelow9599 2 жыл бұрын
Ain't that the truth... I chalk it up to good marketing
@Vera-kh8zj 2 жыл бұрын
correct. Interesting to note how many Germans made the list. Germans, Americans, Austrian.
@hilohahoma1547 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps that would be a more appropriate title for this video. Art can be a volatile subject, pretentious ambitions abound and we the viewers must be aware and savvy for we are swimming in a sea of charlatans and publicity agents.
@YoungDirtyMexicanOfficially 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vera-kh8zj and not many black or brown artists....
@W00DMAST3R 2 жыл бұрын
Aren't Damien Hirst and Banksy even more famous and successful when it comes to selling art? I am wondering why they even didn't show up on this list...
@fenner4117 Жыл бұрын
Regardless of how "important" or "groundbreaking" any of this art is, there isn't a single painting out of everything I just saw that I would want hanging on my wall.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
De gustibus et colorbus... Thank you for tuning in!
@XNY_Music Жыл бұрын
It's not about pretty and well-proportioned, it's more to do with your ability to convince someone that it actually relates to something conceptual and is therefore worth obscene amounts of money.
@thatrandomchannel8589 Жыл бұрын
@@XNY_Musicit’s about BS-ing a millionaire to buy a piece of garbage from an art gallery. “Did you here what’s his face multi billionaire bought X for Y$”. That’s it.
@XNY_Music Жыл бұрын
@@thatrandomchannel8589 The artist in question has to be on to something that is unique and also that the value of their work is on an upward trajectory.
@noahlinkon496 Жыл бұрын
I could hang a Frank Stella
@georgelewicki877 Жыл бұрын
It's heart warming to see that even the untalented artist is given a voice through platforms as this!
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
😂
@khalilac17 Жыл бұрын
Lmao, it's a load of rubbish
@ART55ODYSSEY Жыл бұрын
@@khalilac17 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7GnprVn3c3Lcas.html
@ART55ODYSSEY Жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fpaXdbR10qvann0.html
@SculptExpress-gv8jp Жыл бұрын
🍻😂
@perryaustin9821 2 жыл бұрын
Now I know why myself and many artists I know are not famous. We are TOO GOOD!
@PaTroNxMoD 2 жыл бұрын
exactly
@raoulduke5540 2 жыл бұрын
there is an interview with an old director to the CIA, he explain why they promote the contemporary art in seventies. its not art but propaganda
@Powitree1 Жыл бұрын
So..as to what is considered great art..I should skew my realism like most of these artists do...the weirder, the more attractive apparently... I've been working too hard.
@johnstamos5579 Жыл бұрын
Never seen so much crap on one video
@pilapila183 Жыл бұрын
@@Powitree1 Realism doesn't sell as well because you aren't doing anything new. You're not bringing anything to the table that we haven't seen for hundreds of years now. It's skillful but it's tired
@SnartNik Жыл бұрын
Thanks to everyone who named their favorites who did not make this list. It helped me to create a list of artists to check out. Thank you for producing this video.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
That's wonderful! Teamwork makes the dream work! ;-)
@hughjazz64 Жыл бұрын
And well-done for including a grand total of two female artists in this overwhelmingly patriarchal list of supposed "most famous" artists. Truly groundbreaking stuff.
@ryanperrault8174 11 ай бұрын
@@hughjazz64 Most of the famous artists and ones at the top of the list are men though, so it's factually accurate. It doesn't mean they don't appreciate art by women. Relax buddy.
@wildfood1 Жыл бұрын
Watching this video put me in mind of the Dutch tulip craze.
@fanos2222 Жыл бұрын
From the drawings, I concluded I was one of the best artist when I was in grade 2. Now I lost all that nonsense drawings. I wish I have saved all my drawings.
@volkantum 24 күн бұрын
Picasso once said " It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. " . I also think the paintings you did in 2nd grade mostly are not nonsense. They were pure and core emotional expressions.
@geoffreywarburton 2 жыл бұрын
Contemporary art is the house style sanctioned by governments. Gnomic to the point of being meaningless, too incomprehensible to offend anyone, revolutionary in only the most sterile and harmless of ways, the works are essentially tokens used in elaborate tax scams. The effect any exhibition produces is a kind of weary dismay, which always elicits the question no one apparently dares ask: 'Is this it? Is this the best we can do?'
@michaeljohnchapman8772 2 жыл бұрын
We ? Do you paint ? And what about the world of contemporary literature, music, poetry? Or does good art mean 'technical facsimiles' ?
@peterlangbridge4286 2 жыл бұрын
The actual evidence is, and not necessarily here, that artistic talent is unlimited. There's plenty of good and sometimes excellent art and music to look at and listen to.
@armstronghawkins9183 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, my friend. The U.S. government has abandoned art decades ago.
@jimmarks6437 2 жыл бұрын
Never a more true comment than this. The world art market is run by controlling elite fraudsters.You said it all, geoffrey warburton. The scam is deep and dark.
@petrolillos 2 жыл бұрын
You nailed it, man.
@SillyTube9 2 жыл бұрын
An algorithm is deciding this? Instantly problematic.
@nicksincredibleopinion 10 ай бұрын
This makes me sad. If these are the best artist our culture can offer, then the western world has truly lost something special about itself.
@slightlyconfused876 Жыл бұрын
Always had a downer on Hockney, then I went to an exhibition at the Tate and realised I'd been wrong all the time. A genius.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
Amen! He's brilliant indeed, saw a great retrospective recently at BOZAR in Brussels. Thank you for tuning in!
@KpxUrz5745 Жыл бұрын
And I tried to keep an open mind on Hockney. Then became more familiar with his work, and now I feel confident in saying that all of it is overrated, and none of it is actually good.
@toddaulner5393 2 ай бұрын
2nd behind Keifer in my list
@nostalgic324 2 жыл бұрын
I rolled my eyes during the entire video
@Corrie-gk4go 2 жыл бұрын
yes, maybe it's better to educate yourself first.
@Johnconno 2 жыл бұрын
Across the floor?
@justanotherisekaiprotagoni7293 2 жыл бұрын
Lol same no Kerry James Marshall or Kehinde Wiley or none
@Demention94 2 жыл бұрын
@@Corrie-gk4go Maybe it's not
@barombolobombolo1501 2 жыл бұрын
@@Corrie-gk4go could say the same to you
@reubencooper2608 2 жыл бұрын
If this is the best artist today iam shocked
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
I do agree on Gerhard Richter being the most famous painter of today. However 'the best' is a whole different discussion and very subjective.
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
True, this is so much of the same old stuff. Trying to be as artsy, vague and “provoking” as possible, aka getting away with as little effort as possible, thinking of some vague reasoning and making the sheit for tax evaders. The results are absolute tragically shit in my opinion. The emperor is wearing no clothes. Old hobbyists prolific in filling canvasses.
@TheHighlanderprime 2 жыл бұрын
Not artists in general, painters according to this presentation.
@artvsmachine3703 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidbloem8122 "tragically shit" made me laugh. It's funny how much people hate contemporary art. Here, though, I think a lot of it is the presentation as well as the selection. Kiefer and Richter have done some great stuff, but, their fame has gotten to their heads and their more recent work has softened, and that's what we are seeing here.
@luisaritosa9700 2 жыл бұрын
best painters
@h.b16 Жыл бұрын
Artists just aren’t the same as they used to be, like da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh. These guys were geniuses. The art I saw in Paris was unmatched. That’s the kind of art that fascinates me.
@mamamia6925 Жыл бұрын
Kiefer is also a a genious!
@yeva.h Жыл бұрын
I was also not particularly impressed by the art of the artists from this selection. I recognized only Richter. But not all modern artists do something superficial. I advise you to search for Ivan Marchuk on Google
@laurinioperdomo7683 10 ай бұрын
Well, you won't find that in this list, but they do exist, and there is a whole new generation that is following those steps.
@sandponics 4 ай бұрын
It took Michalangelo 30 years to paint a ceiling. I don't know what he was playing at because painted one in two hours only yesterday.
@268TERI Жыл бұрын
As a Gerhard Richter fan I was glad to see him listed as #1. As a woman who has done doctoral research on the struggles women artists have always had navigating their way through the male gatekeepers of the art world, I was shocked at the ugly and tasteless art works that depicted the "top mostly male artists" in this study. Two out of twenty: it seems not much has changed over the centuries for women artists.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
The list has been created by an algorithm (by Artfacts) that ranks artists based upon objective data and career facts (such as shows at major institutions, auction results, biennials, collections, et cetera). In other words, the list does not discriminate, however, it illustrates the art world still does - or certainly when it comes to this 'older generation of artists' with great longevity which is valued strongly for this list. However, I am convinced the list will be much more diverse within 10 or 20 years. For instance, our video on the top artists born after 1970 was much more diverse, using the same algorithm. Thank you for tuning in
@matthewgardner5983 Жыл бұрын
bitter are we ?
@heraldeventsandfilms5970 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewgardner5983 The overcrowded art 'industry' has many such people. Their work is never good and they find scapegoats. For this one it is men. Nobody is holding women back at all. It's just an excuse for not being very good.
@arthurw1604 Жыл бұрын
Maybe women should start making good art then? Also most of them are sharlatans
@matthewgardner5983 Жыл бұрын
@@arthurw1604 There are really great women artists. There are women in my 'top ten' or whatever. The issue I have is with people like the women who commented above, who like to drive divisiveness and drama ( I have a BFA in Painting). One random video on KZfaq doesn't define the 'art world.
@janlooper5423 2 жыл бұрын
This is really out of date. Hockney hasn't lived in LA for a decade or more.
@amberdreams_0 2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see so few artists whose work I was familiar with, let alone had heard of, in this list of supposedly famous artists. And puzzled as to why so many of them were either German or Austrian, male and born in the '40s. It did make me wonder how their influence has been measured.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thank you for watching and for joining us in the comments. The list has been created by the Artfacts algorithm which ranks artists based upon objective data and career facts (such as shows at major institutions, auction results, biennials, collections, et cetera). Indeed, the algorithm favors a certain generation of artists as it highly rates longevity.
@amberdreams_0 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue Hmm that certainly skews the results in their favour!
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
@@amberdreams_0 I agree with you 100%. When it comes to painting, the 'oldest' living painters are born around 1935-1945 had their peak in the 70s and 80s. At this point in time, the most important tendencies were Neo Expressionism (Neue Wilden & Viennese Actionism) and New European Painting reinvigorating the public's interest in painting and figurative painting after a period of pure abstraction, minimalism and conceptual art. That makes these painters so valuable and therefore the most exhibited or 'most famous'.
@casteretpollux 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue Are you sure you understand how algorithms work?
@AndyCropperArt 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue interesting ... a suggestion .. is there a way to find out the relative worth of artists born to different decades .. you could make a top 10 of those born in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's etc.. that too might bring up a more varied list and show a shift towards more women and non-white painters .
@marklipson Жыл бұрын
I can think of almost no good reason for this video other than to give me a list of contemporary artists I might use to try to impress people who might be impressed by that sort of thing.
@albinobeach Жыл бұрын
Different strokes, id be happy with almost all of them
@sandponics 4 ай бұрын
The guy presenting the video is simply promoting his business, it is an advertisement, as most videos on KZfaq are.
@kristinamullen4066 2 жыл бұрын
I am repelled by the majority of this work with the exception of Hockney.I've always liked his work.The message conveyed is that artists must drug themselves, contort their bodies, blindfold themselves,Be male, bald or have white hair,be German, perform disgusting "rituals",use saws and humungous paintbrushes, etc,,and the result will be "ART".
@carljoseph8825 2 жыл бұрын
I think there are some amazing artists on that list. It’s just hard for me to believe that the top artist in the world are old white men from Germany.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's uncanny to see so many painters from the same generation of German painters in this top 20.
@alexerz-geholz8924 2 жыл бұрын
Why? Although the United States tried to seize the primacy in contemporary art, it is in Europe where the tradition is, and these "old white men from Germany", despite what they do, are heirs to a true Academy. While taking into account that, apart from the American mercantilist system, it is Germany who has created the "rules of the game" of contemporary art.
@sweetiegraham3090 2 жыл бұрын
You are correct in saying that the list comprises of old white men. Whether some are amazing is a matter of taste which I do not share with you.
@hudiscool4186 2 жыл бұрын
Bigazo alzo vas german ya ya!
@ojayciao9652 2 жыл бұрын
There are many others that are of other ethnicities that are more recognized for their artististry than many on this list. I can think of at least two from Asia, several in the US, and Africa.
@davidinger961 2 жыл бұрын
All I can say about this is they must be amazing sales people!
@PaTroNxMoD 2 жыл бұрын
throw a tub paint on a canvas and call it art
@keithgreenan7300 2 жыл бұрын
It's what prominent art critic promotes your work
@cibreopirate 2 жыл бұрын
And I bet your five year old could do better.
@orphansparrow2 2 жыл бұрын
We can't all be moved by beauty or interested in human experimentation and expression. I feel bad for you.
@keithgreenan7300 2 жыл бұрын
@@orphansparrow2 I am an artist and my favorite artist is vincent van gogh but when someone paints a canvas in one color like a wall that's not art.jackson pollack painted some interesting pixtures
@AL_THOMAS_777 Жыл бұрын
For all the critics here: do NOT forget, that theses dudes stated with GREAT paintngs (like Picasso too). When o l d and established, they can SMEER what they WANT ! Thats their reward. So you have to judge the WHOLE work of every artist . . . and not only the most recent one . . .
@XX-ol7lf 2 жыл бұрын
The different phases of painting, going back to the Renaissance, inspires me to paint as I feel. It may, or may not invoke reaction, nevertheless, I appreciate painters from the past. Expressing themselves. Contemporary painters approach and exert their expression from inspiration that seemingly is social and cultural abstract. This is how they are economically successful. Do they evoke a true feeling?
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
I believe they do. For instance a Mark Rothko, cultural abstract at its best and has an emotional impact as direct as hearing music. Thank you for tuning in
@ajwpowertothepeople3766 2 жыл бұрын
That the world gone mad, is beyond doubt.
@printesarazboinica4807 2 жыл бұрын
Mad,mad,mad!🙄
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
The video does prove this quite comprehensively I agree.
@ajwpowertothepeople3766 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidbloem8122 it sure does!
@temotemosal2738 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutly!!!
@bozmundarts2614 2 жыл бұрын
Well.. not really! This is just a *piece* of the art world! A market created by rich people to pass money around and keep around only "prestigious" artists around... or who will become one. Galleries manage their prices to a point that'd be illegal in most industries... everything else about it, is just a bluff! Look around the world, and people, to make a living and art in much healthier communities who just respect each other's work...
@semloclusa1630 2 жыл бұрын
These artists are famous and successful ONLY BECAUSE the “Art Establishments” i.e. the “Art Industrial Complex” tells us so; for example: Art critics, art gallery owners, art gallery reception desk worker pretending they’re doing something important on their latest Mac, art school professors, brainwashed art school students wasting their parents money, art museum curators, art auctioneers, self-important over-priced Art magazines, popular culture news/media/gossip presenters, actors, con-artists, cult leaders, liars, adulterers, pop singers, fashion models, charismatic preachers wearing skinny jeans, satan, the NY times, politicians and other “contemporary artists”. Oh, and especially Jeff Koons.
@mariaisabelgarciavazquez9675 Жыл бұрын
It's sad, cause there are real artist out there that you can't compare to these. They are really creators, pure artists. But they are so absorbed into their work, that they don't have time to sell theslmelves as Dali did, or these once are doing, they don't express nor create anything.
@user-up8jx3mt6j Жыл бұрын
Caravaggio, Boucher, Michaelangelo, or Rubens - I am grateful that I learned from the masters.
@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын
Would the old masters do just as good today?
@stanlibuda5786 2 жыл бұрын
As a German, I had no idea how many German painters/artists are famous in the world. In fact I don't know any of them. 😵💫
@pottpott7587 Жыл бұрын
Und einen der Größten, Neo Rauch, war nichtmal mit dabei.
@stanlibuda5786 Жыл бұрын
@@pottpott7587 Kenne ich auch nicht. 😁
@IAmWhatIAm7573 Жыл бұрын
You have nothing to lose. They all are execrable.
@karllieck9064 2 жыл бұрын
We live in an age where there are no famous artists.
@mytinplaterailway 2 жыл бұрын
Hockney? The exception I would say.
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
Banksy
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
But yes I agree. People are able to find in such specific detail what touches their heart, that it seems to be different people to be great for every person. A wonderful thing in my opinion.
@elephantshelf3617 2 жыл бұрын
I think the idea of fame has changed since the time of Picasso and Dali. To be famous is such a quick thing these days. One day you’re a hit, the next you could be a nobody. The world of art isn’t an exception. A quick rise or buzz is worth more these days then to be a constant ‘decent’. I don’t know, that’s just my idea on it.
@casteretpollux 2 жыл бұрын
Not true. Just not gallery painting.0
@majdavojnikovic 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at nationalities of most famous artists, it looks like the world wide fame can be achieved only in few places.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Great point! I was very surprised - and yet at the same time it is somewhat self-explanatory - to find so many artists from the three major political powers of the previous century: Germany, Great Britain and the United States. How power, politics and art are intertwined...
@rmdebora 2 жыл бұрын
And the right gender and skin color…
@okamivolgan 2 жыл бұрын
"Art" thrive in places where there are no wars ,no famine ,nor ignorance not colored skin.
@madArt1981 2 жыл бұрын
@@okamivolgan Oh, Really?
@Johnconno 2 жыл бұрын
And that place is Austria!
@MaceWinduDuHuen Жыл бұрын
if you are a modern art painter, really, you cannot compete with someone who can actually paint. its a different game today and just because art operates differently because the modern world is weirdly different, it doesnt mean that it is equally good.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
Personally, I believe painting abstract can be a lot harder than painting figuratively (from my own experience as an artist). It is not about being 'good' at painting, it's about creating compelling and intriguing art. Nevertheless, artists like David Hockney or Gerhard Richter are very skilled painters, yet as the years go by they develop towards abstraction. Why depict reality if we can depict anything we want
@aniawalczak1168 Жыл бұрын
Beauty is in the eyes of beholder...same with art.
@TheKevphil 2 жыл бұрын
Do we really need to be repeatedly reminded that *New York City* is in "the United States of America"?
@Racheldorenofficial 5 ай бұрын
They use ChatGPT to write all of their videos it seems.
@carlosmiranda2005 2 жыл бұрын
Incredibly informative and interesting. However, I can't imagine a more annoying musical background.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there Carlos, thank for you watching and for your honest feedback. It helps us a lot to improve our videos!
@jperry6779 2 жыл бұрын
I second that!
@amberdreams_0 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue I'd agree, it was dreadful. Why have music at all, especially when there are no long gaps in the narration? Oh and the closed captions were very faded into the background for some reason, which made them difficult to read, so there was no option but have the sound on.
@twicv912 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue Have you seen the paintings by Michael Lydon buffer art?
@memmu65 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more.
@reese8097 Жыл бұрын
For everyone asking something along "Why have I never heard of them?"...because they're all gimmick makers, hardly artists.
@fulippuannaghiti1965 Жыл бұрын
There's a reason why your comment in on the bottom of the comments section.. truth is always bitter.
@anripascal Жыл бұрын
For me Gerhard Richter is the freest artist because of the different styles he has chosen to create. Inspiring and liberating.
@danwilliams9606 2 жыл бұрын
A nice little compendium that unwittingly demonstrates the slight, shallow soullessness of contemporary art in a thoroughly convincing manner. I am sold. It is shit.
@jnewhouseillustration6075 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct, it is all shit. Injected false substance into garbage. An insult to true art.
@xpez9694 2 жыл бұрын
@@jnewhouseillustration6075 what is true art? Try not to sound like Adolf Hitler and his ridicule of "Modern Art"
@jnewhouseillustration6075 2 жыл бұрын
@@xpez9694 Although Hitler was a sick twisted maniac I'm sure whatever art he produced was better than anything of this modern garbage.
@jnewhouseillustration6075 2 жыл бұрын
@@xpez9694 Try not to throw around the Hitler insults which I'm sure you use often because you are an overly sensitive cry baby. Modern art of today is a scar on the face of real true art. When janitors toss modern art " exhibits " in the dumpster because they mistook that crap for actual trash you have to wonder. That's funny too!! LOL
@jnewhouseillustration6075 2 жыл бұрын
@@xpez9694 I would say true art would last the test of time like so many works in the Louvre or other renowned galleries. True art is the result of a knowledgeable and skillful artist devoted to their craft. Art that elevates and lifts the soul, inspires and exhibits beauty. Painting, sculptures, music, dance and more can be true art. Poetry another example. Done from the heart and mind using skills and thought.
@vince-1337 2 жыл бұрын
6:25 When I try a new brush on Photoshop
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
Sell that shit. Tax evaders love that stuff.
@faithexplorers1 2 жыл бұрын
And yet, interestingly, I haven't seen a single painting from any of these artists, worthy of hanging on my wall. I suppose, in the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
It certainly is! Thank you for tuning in
@sandponics 4 ай бұрын
No, it is because today we have all become idiots.
@ladidadi2054 Жыл бұрын
when art becomes politics it becomes an old mans game
@themetropolitains 2 жыл бұрын
David Hockney lives and works in Normandy, France since 2019.
@jonroads8281 2 жыл бұрын
An excellent video, showcasing just how utterly crap and pointless modern art is.
@mozdickson 2 жыл бұрын
Bravo.
@kimcooper1833 2 жыл бұрын
The first one reviewed is a Japanese woman.
@jonroads8281 2 жыл бұрын
@@kimcooper1833 what's that got to do with anything?
@DarkPirate647 2 жыл бұрын
All art is pointless by default. But only contemporary art is crap
@SeeTheWholeTruth 11 күн бұрын
Most laughs I have in forever. Better than "Award Winning Short Comedy Films". Thank you.
@robinaanstey3734 Жыл бұрын
As a visual artist myself and also a female, I know first hand just how hard it is for us women to be recognized as contemporaries with our male peers, and so again I was truly disappointed to see only 2 women made your top 20. Nothing has changed.
@pc239 Жыл бұрын
This is a ridiculous list, and this is the primary reason.
@user-kf3je9lp7o Жыл бұрын
You said something I wanted to say….
@isabellepersson9755 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! And not a single person of colour either, but a white man 'tackling sexism and racism' made the list
@qriminal1648 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously, if all of these people are “artists”, then modern art must be a joke. Most of this looks like the work of a 1st grader. There are 1 or 2 great artists here. The rest are simply framing the gullible.
@VikkehBee 2 жыл бұрын
it's all about perspectives, look beyond the spaces, notice textures, feelings within, this is what respresents good art. A painting that looks just like a photograph is wonderful don't get me wrong but where is the imagination in it, the feeling, the experience?
@tkraid2575 2 жыл бұрын
@@VikkehBee Yeah a random splatter and a chicken scratch doodle reeeeeeeeally gives me an authentic artistic experience. You can paint abstract art and yet make it aesthetic. Minimalism does this. Cubism does this. There's a reason why subjectivity in art is something joked about for years now. Modern art is colored by "creativity" but no grasp of fundamentals like color theory or basic forms.
@oblensksyddeed9581 2 жыл бұрын
The old first grade comment is everywhere. Maybe There is something the graduated smart guy is not able to grasp from the modern painters.
@ByGraceThroughFaith777 2 жыл бұрын
It's Contemporary Art, besides, art is subjective but above all a business and storage of value. Once the work of a painter gets recognition and sells for millions, it becomes something similar to a bar of gold, in that it is unique, unreplicable, and scarce.
@an882 2 жыл бұрын
Art is subjective, do you not realize that?
@berniemccabe5789 2 жыл бұрын
This list seems like it would be more accurately titled "The Most Famous Painters Today If You're Over 60." If you're younger Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, Ai Weiwei, Banksy, KAWS, Cecily Brown, Peter Doig, Yoshitomo Nara, and George Condo are more well-known and famous than 15 of the artists on your list.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there Joseph, thank you for watching and for joining the discussion. The algorithm that was used to create this listed only crawled living artists whose primary practice is painting. Kusama, Doig en Tuymans are the great absentees in my humble opinion.
@TheShaneBot 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting - and nice to see. Thank you. The exclusion of some other living artists such as Banksy (who is currently, if arguably, more famous than anyone on this list) - and Yayoi Kusama (the most highly sold, quite likely known, and wealthy female artist at the moment) - as well as a few others - is a but telling of a number of things - but list are lists - and who in the end has ever got anything right - especially with something as subjective as art.
@roxannetomlin3113 2 жыл бұрын
The key word is subjective …..
@TheShaneBot 2 жыл бұрын
@@roxannetomlin3113 You take my point.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
The key word with these lists is objective in fact... Thank you for tuning in!
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
With Banksy, the perception of fame and the reality in the art world are two differen things - especially how fame is measured with this algorithm, valueing museum retrospectives over Instagram followers for instance. The case for Kusama, which also would apply Hirst for instance, is that she isn't 'a painter' per se, although she paint, she is more a multidisciplinary artist
@liv0003 Жыл бұрын
Banksy is 🗑️
@marilynrodgerson3331 2 жыл бұрын
Some of these paintings I’m my opinion are just a load of CRAP ‼️
@printesarazboinica4807 2 жыл бұрын
Right
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
Most of them
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
Actually I didnt spot a nice one.
@davidbloem8122 2 жыл бұрын
Did you?
@jasminehasan890 2 жыл бұрын
They are
@daikayll1897 2 жыл бұрын
The con is that its virtually impossible to call ANY work of "ART" a dud. The lines have been , purposely in my view , blurred so as to exploit rich people. Who have zero artistic skill or intention other than to acquire. The fact an artist can not afford to buy his own work is very telling to me. A bit spooky too. I find none of these artists inspirational. Bring back BEAUTY.
@lcsgarcia84 2 жыл бұрын
u can find that on artstation i think
@sorincucean3307 Жыл бұрын
I know art is relative in the watcher eyes, but from number 6 to 1 I understand and see the skill others is like kinder garden shapes and expressions.
@yepar1 2 жыл бұрын
2 women 18 men the perfect exemple of equality on art
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
The list has been created by an algorithm (by Artfacts) which ranks artists based upon objective data and career facts (such as shows at major institutions, auction results, biennials, collections, et cetera). In other words, the list does not discriminate, however, it illustrates the art world still does - or certainly when it comes to this 'older generation of artists' with great longevity which is valued strongly for this list. However, I am convinced the list will be much more diverse within 10 or 20 years. For instance, our video on the top artists born after 1970 was much more diverse, using the same algorithm. Thank you for tuning in
@clownpocket 2 жыл бұрын
I guess I just don't like art since I find much of it to be either trash, fraud, unskilled or amateurish looking.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Art is marked by subjectivity. It is its strength, yet at the same its weakness. Therefore we have used an algorithm based upon objective data the create this list
@Foxglove963 2 жыл бұрын
John Watson. It are the star makers with rotten morals that strive to make this surreptitious new for the new trash famous. There are still many honest artists whose soul is singing, but you don't get to see them. The makers of this video don't want to know about them.
@aquelpibe 2 жыл бұрын
@@Foxglove963 Surreptitious?
@Foxglove963 2 жыл бұрын
@@aquelpibe That's right, surreptitous. Art was always a song of the soul. Shamanism was part of art, and that what the modern surrepteous theorists assume to be 'new' was already used in the Neolithic, especially land art, it was even coupled to astronomy. When the theorists declared Kandinsky's black square, Mondrian's squares and Picasso's deformed female portraits the greatest of Western art they threw away the baby with the bath water.
@shaunmg190 2 жыл бұрын
Same! thought mostof it was trash. But I prefer realism so I would think that.
@mikoacaso9886 2 жыл бұрын
Undisputed gerhard richter at no. 1 no doubt. From the appearance, technique, relevance and subject matter of his works he is really the top dog.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. No. 1 painter today and no. 1 artist as well.
@joeswampdawghenry Күн бұрын
I am thee greatest living artiste'.. Thank you for not comparing me to these other artists. Cheers
@Chillton Жыл бұрын
If they were most famous they wouldn't need a showcase video listing them as most famous. And yet Hockney is the only one of this bunch I've ever even heard of.
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
They don't need this video at all, it is not the video making the artists famous, the artists are famous and as a result they were featured in this video.
@jmlfa 2 жыл бұрын
Missing Pierre Soulages. I would put him #2.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent shout! Great artist and certainly deserving of a spot in this list
@jodyharris9731 2 жыл бұрын
It's sad that the art world is still overwhelmingly white. There are alot of great artists of color in the world.
@jennyhughes4474 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, & not much real passion/emotion/'soul' (to me anyway) in most of these shown here.
@ByGraceThroughFaith777 2 жыл бұрын
idk man, Jean-Michel Basquiat is hot this days...
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
The list is based upon objective career data crawled by an algorithm. In other words, the list does not discriminate by race, ethnicity or gender but it illustrates the art world still does! I would like to see a better balance in this list in a few years.
@shaunshelly3314 2 жыл бұрын
I think this list meets the mandate: The most famous painters ALIVE TODAY - as calculated y an algorithm using measurable career facts. It would be interesting to see the measures the algorithm uses. I would imagine it would include: Solo Exhibitions in major galleries with weighted scores for the galleries, cumulative values on auction sales, number of works held by major collections, current price trends, number of academic articles about the artist in peer-reviewed journals, mentions in traditional, social and web media etc. These will be weighted, so there will be some bias, but there will also be consistency. Interesting that the value of sales is not dominant, otherwise Jeff Koontz would be right up there. I think that is right. Nice job. Good to see Kentridge up at number four.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Shaun, thank you for tuning in and for your excellent analysis in your comment. You are right when it comes to the algorithm as it measures not only the number of solo and group exhibitions, but also the quality of the shows in relation to the galleries or institutions in question. Also, price trends, auction results, public and private collections, participations in fairs or at major art events. Concerning Koons, we have included him in our video on the top 20 sculptors in the world.
@rumo8811 2 жыл бұрын
So glad about Kentridge being way up there and he is not 90yrs old yet !
@rumo8811 2 жыл бұрын
And Kentridge is also not bald and he creates his masterpieces 10 000 km away from the Germans and Austrians ranked here
@liv0003 Жыл бұрын
Jeff Koons isn't a painter
@wp5224 2 жыл бұрын
I think this review helps to explain why very few people care about modern painters. There is no there there.
@ericswain4177 2 жыл бұрын
A significant part of contemporary art is Rubbish ! I am an Art Collector of nearly 20+ years
@oblensksyddeed9581 2 жыл бұрын
Why do you say so?
@ericswain4177 2 жыл бұрын
@@oblensksyddeed9581 Evidence !
@draganbabovic1337 2 жыл бұрын
You made excellent presentation. The music overpowers the voice.
@janismacolley2395 Жыл бұрын
I realize that he is gone now but I especially enjoyed Keith Haring's animated imagery! So full of life!!
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
I agree 100%!
@mcflypainter7212 Жыл бұрын
did you? yuk
@janismacolley2395 Жыл бұрын
@@mcflypainter7212 we're all entitled to our own opinions - even you and even if it is wrong! 🙄
@luigiididnothither8910 2 жыл бұрын
Great, just awesome. Pure craftsmanship and devotion to the visual arts.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for tuning in! Have a great day
@katemetten5468 2 жыл бұрын
I would like to see more women and people of colour represented...
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%! The list is based upon objective career data crawled by an algorithm. In other words, the list does not discriminate by race or gender but it illustrates the art world still does! I would like to see a better balance in this list in a few years.
@alejandroperezrey6390 2 жыл бұрын
Cualquier cosa de cualquier manera.....son muy pocos los que logran una mirada contemporánea intreresante e inspiradora
@lizhymans7720 2 жыл бұрын
I am disappointed about the lack of female artists on this list.
@nh0522 2 жыл бұрын
yeah, sometimes these kinds of videos only display old white guys unfortunately
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
So are we... The list is based upon objective career data crawled by an algorithm. In other words, the list does not discriminate by race, ethnicity or gender but it illustrates the art world still does! I would like to see a better balance in this list in a few years.
@ByGraceThroughFaith777 2 жыл бұрын
maybe you are the sex-conscious one... Imagine if you were also mad because the top-selling hip-hop artists are all black... or the fastest humans on the planet are all males... or the most famous gymnasts are all women.
@charlesheyen6151 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue as you are being kinda cagey about what 'objective career data' means, lets point out it's really just subjective sales and re-sales of works programmed into your algorithm.
@charlesheyen6151 2 жыл бұрын
@@ByGraceThroughFaith777 your statement assumes males are better painters by your examples which are racist, sexist and just dumb.
@higanoquinn4777 2 жыл бұрын
Wait.. these are not (BY FAR) the most famous contemporary artists living today. What happened to Murakami, Condo, Koons, Hirst, Kaws, Jenny Saville, Yayoi Kusama, Aya Takani, Gottfried Helnwein and others?
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
The list has been created using an algorithm by Artfacts. The algorithm is able to provide interesting results, but they still need to be interpreted with a critical pair of eyes and mind of course. The main reason why we adore to use the Artfacts algorithm is because it enables us to approach fame/popularity/pertinence in an objective manner. Otherwise, depending on the person who creates the list, it would be entirely different. If I would make them, I would be imposing my personal opinion to you, which I don't feel comfortable with. Instead, with this algorithm, we can create these rankings in a very coherent and consistent manner. It crawls all artists in the world, so every artist is considered, and it can often show a discrepancy between our perception of fame of specific artist versus reality. To conclude, it is a very interesting discussion and yes the algorithm is not perfect as we still need to interpret the results critically. But I strongly believe this is a great tool for art scientific insights, which is exactly what we aim to achieve with these results.
@TomHendricksMusea 3 ай бұрын
Graceful? Elegant? Beautiful? Charming? Enchanting? Warm? Loving? Attractive?
@oama2009 2 жыл бұрын
Good list for you, i'll make my own list.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Of course! Feel free to share here
@jan-martinulvag1953 2 жыл бұрын
Very sad
@giulias.5104 Жыл бұрын
The question of who became influential in Art was really interesting to me growing up as an artist, and I observed that those who became famous are people who have a strong practice AND who have strong connections. Both the two are necessary to make it. More often than not, in addiction, males are more predominant than female artists, and masculine way of making art seen as more significant than practices that express more soft and feminine qualities. Another aspect I noticed is how involved is the artist in his/her craft. I have my own list of who is great and why for me, and I let others have other opinions as well. 🕉☮
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
Interesting remarks for sure. But I do believe the tide has been turning the past two decades. Feel free to share you list here as well, I am curious!
@cowboybeboop9420 Жыл бұрын
Honestly as a normal person I have no idea who these people are. I really don`t think this stuff is what the normal person wants. I think this appeals more to some snobby intellectuals somewhere that I can`t fully know. As for their art judging by the video I`m actually positively surprised. Their art is not as horrible as I thought. Some of it is garbage obviously but there were some pieces that were ok. Can`t say I`d be dying to have them but they were ok.
@beckbabej Жыл бұрын
@@cowboybeboop9420"Normal people", listen to Cardi B, wear t-shirts from Walmart, and eat McDonald's.
@cowboybeboop9420 Жыл бұрын
@@beckbabej I`m from Eastern Europe so we don`t have Cardi B or Walmart here and there is McDonald`s only in a few big cities and mostly tourists eat there because.... well idk why but they do. That being said this stuff is literally of the same value as those things it`s a bunch of ugly stuff maybe slightly less ugly than I imagined that is bought for tons of money by a bunch of rich snobs so they pretend to look intelligent. We don`t really see great art like the one before WW1 or beautiful architecture or high literature or good music and movies. I`m an engineer and I work in the construction industry and the biggest enemy to architecture are architects. What is considered great architecture today is just shocking kind like porn but it`s not beautiful.
@beckbabej Жыл бұрын
@@cowboybeboop9420 I totally agree with you that much of what's in this video isn't equal to the great masters and some of it is garbage. Some is masterful though, and like the works of Jackson Pollock, many people say it's just thrown paint, but the composition and the color is carefully thought out. In architecture it's easier to see that classic beauty standards are better than shiny boxes. Frank Lloyd Wright who you sort of quoted, refused accolades from "big architecture" of the time as they were making everything ugly. As an American, I must say your standards are well above what is "normal" here. It's interesting that you equate the bad but expensive art to porn, because many rich people are quite perverted in many ways here. The disgusting "art" of Marina Abramovic is a perfect example of your point. Some people say if art evokes a feeling (even nausea?) then it is successful. Empirically, some part of everyone knows that it's ugly. I think I misunderstood your original comment to mean that if the masses didn't appreciate art then it was garbage. I realize now that's not what you meant.
@astroboy3720 Жыл бұрын
Marlene Dumas's works are great, reminds me of Toprak Bek's paintings, he mostly work on Modern Art and Child Figures in his own style, about topics of inner journey through existence. I've seen his Missing Child Murders exhibition a few years ago and it was amazing. Another promising artist, I believe he will do well in the future like Marlene Dumas.
@garyreams8123 9 ай бұрын
Marlene Dumas. What absolute crap.
@artsenyc 2 жыл бұрын
The problem with most of this art work is that it can only be displayed in some giant Mac mansion compound of the lobby of a building with 30 feet walls.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in and for sharing your interesting thoughts. Many of these artworks are indeed monumental in seize. However, almost every artist takes on different sizes too I believe
@rumo8811 2 жыл бұрын
Ja, lots of monumental works there, small works are also very beautiful - Mona Lisa for eg…. Know that Richter also does small works
@dadlvr1088 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone who is familiar with the New York school of painting knows that the largest complaint among those painters in the 1940s was the fact that galleries and collectors at the time only paid attention to the work of European Modernists. The young American painters who were doing all of the most innovative works were being completely ignored. Look at this list, these are mostly old, white men from the 20th century, who paint in 20th century post war styles. Where are all the young, 21st century painters and painters of color? This just confirms my suspicion that the “art world” (art popular among the most wealthy collectors) is stuck in the 20th century. There are many young painters out there doing completely innovative work that owes little to the 20th century. I’m not saying these weren’t innovative and noteworthy painters in their time but none of this work is contemporary. I hate to break it to you guys but the 70s were half a century ago. I’m sure no one in the art world would want to admit that they are making the same mistakes that the art world made in the late 19th century or mid 20th century. I’m sure I’ll get comments on how bad and unoriginal painters are today and this is the reason we still refer to Jasper Johns as contemporary art. Anyone who believes that is probably not even trying to explore truly contemporary art. They’re reading all of these big budget art world publications and think that’s all there is. These are the same types who have been proclaiming that painting is dead for the past century. Guess what, most of those people are dead and painting is still here, even in the digital age. Don’t trust publications like this who judge the validity of art by how much the wealthy are willing to spend on it.
@pepepepereypepito9530 2 жыл бұрын
This is the best comentary
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thank you for joining our lively discussion with a great comment. I strongly agree with many things you have pointed out. The reason why we see so many artists from the 70s and 80s is because the algorithm strongly values longevity. However, it also indicates that indeed, as you have pointed out, the art world still lives in the past, with these artists being the main figures for institutional shows whereas younger artists who are much more contemporary, innovative and relevant, remain under the radar.
@charmerci 2 жыл бұрын
And yet you list not a single one. How about your list of top 10 innovative, famous, recent primarily painters.
@FLSharkdiver 2 жыл бұрын
Jean Michel Basquiat is my favorite artist of the 20 th century!
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
An icon for sure! Thank you for tuning in
@texasred2702 Жыл бұрын
He's also been dead for over 30 years.
@mialisoarakotonirina5089 Жыл бұрын
some people here complaining that it’s all about marketing. Of course it is. And I don’t see any problem with that. Nowadays, having marketing skills or working with people who knows about marketing is essential. It does not deny the talent of the artist. It’ s just a way how the artistic industry works nowaday.
@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын
So if you are a really good artist but are behind in your marketing, you may not be famous?
@ghost21501 2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited for the day when the old guard of abstract Expressionism dies out and makes room for beautiful art again.
@carlosio5 2 жыл бұрын
Art is deep & wide and international and it has many functions in modern life. What's "Beautiful" art?? (In YOUR corner of the world.....)🌺🦋🌺
@3dEmil 2 жыл бұрын
I guess the Artfacts algorithm was programed to find the painters with the best skills to sell their art. Otherwise I doubt these painters stand out in any way from all other abstract and modern artists today.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
The algorithm was designed to find 'the most famous' painters. Wether they are 'the best' is open for interpretation.
@Foxglove963 2 жыл бұрын
3dEmil. That crap is pushed by the starmakers of the new for the new theorists of the art world.
@PBodytko 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue Really? In which language?
@TheHighlanderprime 2 жыл бұрын
Their longevity seem to be a common theme in this presentation.
@okamivolgan 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheHighlanderprime I've noticed that as well .
@NurHidayah-te2wq Жыл бұрын
The more rubbishy the artwork, the more intellectual+creative+fantastic the artist. Phooey! Alexander Averin and Vincente Romero Redondo are still my fav painters!
@carlweeks539 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, watching this top 20 I found myself saying I may actually be interested in maybe two of the artist mentioned works and could respect maybe three more the rest are dust bin for me. I looked up your two and vastly prefer them. Thank you for introducing me to them.
@mundomanual7308 Жыл бұрын
These is not deep art, mostly rubbish, yeah
@Romel-qg4qs 8 ай бұрын
Where's the trash can??😂
@TomHendricksMusea 8 ай бұрын
Most modern art substitutes weird for quality, narrow isms for scope, and trendy for depth. It also refuses to change or even talk about progressive ideas in art like those that follow Too many treat art as a marketing scheme. Modern art has become a trendy clique and the art now is mostly over promoted footnotes to greater art that was done 100 years ago. But art is too important to be reduced to a trendy clique. Post-ism, is art for a new century, not a continuation of last century trends. 1 Mass Market Paintings like Prints. When any art form is mass marketed it enters a golden age. This has happened with books, records, and film. Let's add paintings. Most art is in storage in museum basements. Mass Marketing allows art to tour in copies and allows artists to make royalties on copies. Why do you think the world gets so excited about a new great book, record, or film; but no one cares about a new great painting? All are mass produced except the painting. 2. End a Century of Isms. Dump the genres and formulas and let all kinds of art be a part of the art world. 3. Shift Emphasis From Trendy to Quality. Shift emphasis from the latest trendy art, to quality art in any style. Just because art is weird does not mean it is great art. 4. Free the Art From Museums and Galleries. Get the art out of the ivory elitist museum and gallery towers and back into the world. Have city art centers open to all artists. Make art that is relevant and communicates with people. Start with the first generation of artists online. 5. Postism is Part of a Bigger Revolution. Postism is part of the bigger art and media revolution out of Dallas, that includes art, music, lit, film, media, and a lot more. 6. Postism online: Online artists are the new wave of art. We had all the isms of last century. Now we have a free for all, of all kinds of artists, that are not sanctioned by any museum or gallery, displaying their work. Out of that comes the next wave and revolution of artists. Last century the goal was to fit the ism. This century the goal is to do great art - no ism, no boundaries. Fractionalized art then, synchronized art now. Even calling something modern art is a type of ism that separates that art from the art of the past. The 20th century was a century of experimentation in art. Now in the 21st we can choose from all those styles and / or start one of our own. Then too if someone devises a way to charge and collect a penny per view on a webpage, that would allow any great artist to get money for their art and have a career without any middlemen. Duchamp broke ground 100 years ago - but now his clones are just shoveling dirt. Weird art is easy, you put a strip of raw bacon across an expensive violin, but it's not good art. Join the art revolution and pull the art world out of last century. Musea since 1992.
@Glenn-F-Rice 8 ай бұрын
Hello Mr. Musea, Im doing my best to keep an open mind in all areas of the Art World. A banana duct taped to the wall still puzzles me.
@TomHendricksMusea 8 ай бұрын
@@Glenn-F-Rice Me too! Further if it was 100 years ago it might have a chance of being original. My extremely talented friend said What's most annoying to me about all of this is that work of this sort has been around for over a century now. There is nothing challenging, cutting edge or avant garde about any of it. From the the absurdism of the Dadaists to Claes Oldenberg's soft sculptures, and Jean Tinguely's self-destructive pieces - among countless others who did it much better - these artists are simply regurgitating well trodden grounds that anyone with a first year college course in art history should be embarrased to repeat for being so obviously, naively and slavishly imitative. Gregory K H Bryant
@Glenn-F-Rice 8 ай бұрын
@@TomHendricksMusea in the destructive category. The Banksy that gained value after being partially shredded. Even the Eco-activists think they are trending. The statue of David has a little toe that says different.
@Glenn-F-Rice 8 ай бұрын
@@TomHendricksMusea Oldenberg is new to me. This is going to be interesting.
@VikkehBee 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see more women in this, It's been dominated by males since the beginning, would be cool to witness the works of female artists , so many go to male perspective, where female has vast experiences in life including giving life via her own vessel, yet nada
@tkraid2575 2 жыл бұрын
If you wanna see them, they are present in so many social media pages. You'd be surprised about the amount of girls in the art community than guys.
@Loffacius_XVI 2 жыл бұрын
Not exactly like women are being held back from being artsy.
@smvml89 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for Jenny Saville to show up but no :(
@arricamartin2045 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly... this was a very limited representation!
@Artandmetalstudio 2 жыл бұрын
Kiki smith
@charlyroussel 2 жыл бұрын
Its a nice list but I feel like you've taken mostly the old white male guard, I would have included, Stanley Whitney, Maria Lassnig, Chris Ofili, Mary Heilman and Dana Schutz to name a few.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions one by one, terrific painters. When it comes to the selection, he list is based upon objective career data crawled by an algorithm. It is clear to say the algorithm values longevity strongly, which can be a bit problematic too. However, it was and is the ideal way to create these lists in the most objective manner I believe
@dadlvr1088 2 жыл бұрын
But most of those people aren’t old, male and white.
@charlyroussel 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue intresting, sounds like the algorithm is checking out European auction houses:)
@Racheldorenofficial 5 ай бұрын
I disagree. Algorithms are written predominantly by white men. Therefore algorithms are built to be racist, sexist, and biased in favor of a white man's perspective. Algorithms do not have a mind of their own, their decision-making logic is written by and decided on by the VALUES of a person or a small group of people. In the case of technology, 9/10 are white men. Technology, much like art, unfortunately suffers from a lot of racist and sexist gatekeeping.@@contemporaryartissue
@Racheldorenofficial 5 ай бұрын
18/20 were old, male, and white. I counted.@@dadlvr1088
@FadingVitals Жыл бұрын
I know all of them, and there are good reasons why they are on this list. People who comment that this painters aren‘t good or something, have no clue of Art!
@onemorechris 2 жыл бұрын
what 20th century artistic success look like: Be born before 1945, be from Austria or Germany, be white, a man, work in New York. I wonder how this will differ in the future
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
The list has been created by an algorithm (by Artfacts) which ranks artists based upon objective data and career facts (such as shows at major institutions, auction results, biennials, collections, et cetera). In other words, the list does not discriminate, however, it illustrates the art world still does - or certainly when it comes to this 'older generation of artists' with great longevity which is valued strongly for this list. However, I am convinced the list will be much more diverse within 10 or 20 years. For instance, our video on the top artists born after 1970 was much more diverse, using the same algorithm. Thank you for tuning in
@onemorechris 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue an observation rather than a criticism of the content. Also a nice example of how an objective system can create non objective results. i’ll take a look at the video you mentioned 👍
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
@@onemorechris Of course, and an accurate observation for sure!
@lisengel2498 2 жыл бұрын
I find it very interesting but also very understandable that Contemporary art seems to move between the explosive and the very minimalistisk searching for some calm and maybe even beauty. But all art must be Rosted in experience - and human experiences truly limitless - andso is Contemporary art 😊
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Lis Engel, thank you for putting this to words so beautifully and accurately. I agree, the Appolonian versus Dionysian forces are as ubiquitous as ever.
@notnek202 2 жыл бұрын
The academic artists of the 19th century are artists. Today we have frauds
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
@@notnek202 The 19th century academics all painted the same things in exactly the same way. So I am most grateful for the arrival of Modern Art at the end of the same century, and the copernican revolution in art at the start at the following century.
@notnek202 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue no they didn’t see even you don’t know. For that matter you could say the same thing about 20th & 21st cen painters. Today just throw some paint on the canvas, something any child could do, then you need a so called art snob to tell you what it’s all about. Art is now more for the elites even more so then in the 19th cen. In the 19th century at the Paris Salon millions of people of all classes flocked to that great art exhibition. In this day and age only the educated elites with money attend such events. Art of the 20th & 22st cen really about ugly and lowest common Denominator. In the past art was about beauty and lifting you up not bringing you down. Modern art was based in one thing & one thing only money. You don’t need talent just be able to produce it fast enough to turn a profit for the dealers. Modern & contemporary is about one & one thing a only 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
@ErikBongers 2 жыл бұрын
That music is way too loud. I can hardly hear you.
@coz_DS 4 ай бұрын
I agree with the poater, "how you market your paintings" I like Hockney and a few others on this video, however, if I compare my work with many of these artis, I must be a genius!!
@nileshnikaljeart 9 ай бұрын
After watching this video. I confirmed myself that, "I can't. My works can't."
@lesvoutesparis1351 2 жыл бұрын
It seems that painting is an obsolete art from the 20th century made by a bunch of (very) old people !
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Clearly longevity plays an important role in the algorithm, good point!
@eduardoegea6008 2 жыл бұрын
I think it is a great omission not to have included Frank Auerbach, not only because his extraordinary painting, but also he was part of a type of painters who transformed pictorial materiality in relation to figurative representation, such as Lucian Freud, Leon Kossof, Eugene Leroy... today you can see their heritage in artist like Allison Schulnik and others... In short, the "natural" insensitivity of the algorithm...
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Eduardo for watching and for adding this great point to your discussion. In fact, Auerbach was sitting in spot 26 when we crawled the algorithm. I agree when it comes to the insensitivity of the algorithm. It's a bit 'too ruthless' for sure!
@colinleahy9918 2 жыл бұрын
Frank Auerbach really deserves to be right up near the top. Legend.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
@@colinleahy9918 Agreed!
@mamamia6925 2 жыл бұрын
@@contemporaryartissue Disagreed!
@DakkaDakkaboy 4 ай бұрын
David Hockney is the only good one I respect. Not extremely technically skilled, but after I read a book about him, I understand he has no pretentiousness. He just wants to paint the beauty he sees in the world, and make pretty artworks. His paintings are also very unique and are still beautiful. He says that there should always be some form of pleasure derived from looking at art. I can't say that many contemporary artists adhere to the "pleasure" aspect much.
@Vinterbukser Жыл бұрын
The "I don't know art but Banksy is the best artist EVER!" mob has turned up to dismiss every other painter because they haven't personally heard of them. I suspect most of these comments are borne of their disappointment that Banksy isn't included. Maybe it's a good idea to finish reading the title i.e. 'A Reasoned Top 20 Using Objective Career Facts'. Many of these painters have been famous for 50 years and will still be famous in 50 years when Banksy will be vaguely remembered as "That guy who sprayed jokes about Tesco on garage walls".
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
Hi Vinterbukser, thank you so much for tuning in and for your comment-you're spot on. Fame and the perception of fame are two different things. Personally, I am not a fan of Banksy as well-but here the facts are the facts and these twenty artists have been a lot more prominent and influential than the very popular Banksy-who seems to be predominantly popular outside the art world.
@MrMaenambeach 2 жыл бұрын
Hockney is a great artist. Most of the others are just well marketed pretenders.
@Johnconno 2 жыл бұрын
Richter?
@MarkEGreen-rf4on 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. The critics, most of whom can't paint, elevate certain artists. Freud and, dare l say, Jenny Saville, are far greater painters in my humble opinion, than the majority of this lot. As Sibelius said, there's never been a statue erected to a critic.
@anthonyclegg1511 2 жыл бұрын
I disagree, Hockney paints from photographs and also paints trees, in a large format. It's no big deal. In fact all the artist's in this video, are mediocre. And the narrative is a lot of............................
@lisengel2498 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting with a presentation like this even if it seemed a little hectic in the presentation of the 10 artists. I did not know all the artists, but I know Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, David Hockney, Jasper John, Anselm Kiefer and Frank Stella, but I discovered some artists that I did not know e.g. I really liked the mystical landscapes of Ikemura and the abstract expression of beauty and freedom of Albert Oehlen and I also found Heino Zobernig interesting and the hazed beauty of the photo paintings of Gerhard Richter. - thank you for the presentation
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for tuning in. Happy to hear you discovered some new artists.
@michelbesedin7081 Жыл бұрын
Have not been familiar with most of them and I think did not miss anything. Contemporary art is more like business, not the art itself. It is nothing close to Kandinsky, who did the real impact in art.
@nz-vg2jd 2 жыл бұрын
Alle vorgestellten Kūnstler MEGA professionelle Handwerker mit absolut sauberen und durchdachten Arbeiten. Respekt.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@ivanklymenko 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and getting to know the artists.
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in, the pleasure is ours!
@emiliopoljanec9006 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent and thoughtful, Thank you
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for tuning in and for your kind words!
@sadiaawanartist Жыл бұрын
The hands of the painter speak and the eyes of the world listen. ..
@contemporaryartissue Жыл бұрын
Beautiful quote!
@Majesticon 4 ай бұрын
Prince, Hockney, kiefer, Baselitz🎉🎉🎉 but the rest are just...i dont know, man.. Also, whats the criteria? Longevity? If its just popularity why no Kahinde Wiley?
@kingarthurgames739 2 жыл бұрын
An interesting watch. I was very pleased to see Sean Scully in the list, whose body of work over the course of his career is utterly extraordinary. Marlene Dumas and Alex Katz are two other personal favorites that I was happy to see make the cut, but I am surprised not to have seen more female artists - I would have thought Bridget Riley and Julie Mehretu could warrant being included?
@contemporaryartissue 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thank you for tuning in and for joining us in the comments. Yes, I was also surprised only to find Dumas and Ikemura. Riley and Mehretu are indeed very deserving of a place in this list. Also, Yayoi Kusama is in my opinion one of the greatest absentees too.
@Eris123451 2 жыл бұрын
The same thought struck me and particularly as several of the paintings shown owe an obvious debt to Riley and of course where was Yoko Ono ?
@chivasuk 2 жыл бұрын
I came on to question the same - thank you for raising it
@mourneswanderer1767 2 жыл бұрын
Can't understand Sean Scully paintings, and being Irish, I really wish I could. I reckon they chose the number one spot (Mr Richter) well though
@liv0003 Жыл бұрын
@@Eris123451 but Yoko Ono isn't a painter
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