3 Daring Contemporary Artists Helping to Promote the Art World

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Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul. -Wassily Kandinsky



Mankind's artistic development has come a long way. The earliest form of art dates back to the prehistoric cultures commencing in late geological history. It predates writing of any form, and encompasses the earliest forms of painting and sculpting. With time ancient art came about, due in part to the advancement of cultures and ancient societies in China, Persia, India, and Mesopotamia, to name a few.

Contemporary art, which is the art of today projects the major arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as minor arts such as ceramics, and decorative objects at an advanced stage. For one, the impact of digital technology on art is immense, allowing artists to express themselves in new ways than ever before.

Below are some of the artists breaking new ground with their work and setting artistic values for the present day.


1. Takashi Murakami

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Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist who works in the fine arts and commercial media. He is well know for his works, and has carved an artistic style often collaborating with creators from other fields such as fashion and music. He has been described as the 'Warhol of Japan', and is one of the most renowned artists to surface from post war Asia.

His art style makes use of colours, and incorporates motifs from Japanese traditional and popular culture, with content often described “cute,” “psychedelic,” or “satirical”.


2. Nick Cave

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Nick Cave is a American fabric sculptor, dancer and performance artist who is best known for his bright and whimsical wearable fabric soundsuits (sculptural costumes that covers the wearer's body in materials such as sisal, dyed human hair, beads, plastic buttons, feathers and so on). Using every day objects for his work, Cave can create an atmosphere of familiarity which he interprets into social and material culture.


3. Caroline Woolard

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Caroline Woolard is an American contemporary artist and organizer. Her style is making objects and systems at the intersection of art, the economy and technology. Working collaboratively, she pushes for ways to create sustainable working spaces for other artists. Woolard seeks to transform creativity beyond the norm is among the most compelling new voices looking to achieve that with her works.



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