Contemporary Art paintings and artists that you need to know

Modern art is something that is difficult to understand, everyone sees their own symbols in every modern art installation, sculpture or painting. Modern artists prefere leaving space for the imagination of the viewers rather than giving straightforward descriptions of their works, many of them even leave their masterpieces without title, as it can also set limits to your creative perception. From the middle of 1880`s the artists started to pay attention to their personal feelings rather than to academic accuracy in their artworks. Since then artworks started to reflect artists’ inner thoughts and feelings.

In this article you will get to know some Modern paintings, and the artists who created them and will read about the way these paintings inspired TrendGallery painters to create their artworks. We asked our artists what features in these famous canvases inspired them to create their own art pieces. And you will find the answers below.

Cecily Brown Untitled 2009

Cecily Brown was born in London and has been living in New York for 25 years. In her interview she said that living in a big city left a huge mark on her outlook and as a result on her artworks. “In my world everything is splitted and shattered”. She takes inspiration in photographs and many of them are lying on the floor in her studio. The artist never has one particular reference, but uses many of the pictures to create her paintings. Many of her artworks bear strong resemblance to figurative art, as in the diversity of brushstrokes you will definitely find real people's bodies.

Her artworks contain classic images and caricature, she tries to combine different styles and erotic images are not rare in her works. Those features attract a lot of art lovers. Brown`s artworks are like theatrical performances, the images are moving and the shades of paint are dancing on canvas.

Inspiration for the artist from TrendGallery

I was in love with colors. They reminded me of fall. I also love the combination of big spots and small details and how the pure colors are mixed with complex ones. I used these combinations in my artwork as well but instead of fall motifs I chose summer ones.

Liu Wei Beyond the Sky 2012

Liu Wei is a contemporary Chinese artist who became famous as a result of his innovative approach to art. His paintings reflect genuine human's emotions immersed into the busy lifestyle of a big city. The canvas “Beyond the sky” itself shows the contest between natural and urban. The upper side reminds us about the warm summer sunset and the lower side, on the opposite, about concrete grayish and strict city buildings and skyscrapers.

Liu Wei witnessed a period of quick urbanization in China, that's why he implemented his experience in his personal art style. The artist works not only with the wall paintings but also with sculptures that embody everyday objects like books, fridges ets and are transformed into the art pieces by playing with shapes and colors.

Inspiration for the artist from TrendGallery

You feel peace and quiet when you look at this work. This is due to the combination of colors and composition. There is no randomness, there is a clear logic here - a horizontal rhythm. The colors become brighter and more defined towards the center, and the lines are narrower, so the eye tends to go there.

It is not boring either, because there are border lines that are blurred and also the ones which are well defined. I took inspiration in the story which is hidden behind the painting, but on the contrary, the grayish part of the painting was replaced to the green one in my work, as I chose “full nature motives” rather than the motives of contrasting nature and city.

Miquel Barcelo Gramatica general 2018

His Art is performance, he is a master of improvisation and one of the biggest projects created by Miquel was an “Art cave”. It was a big cave with a lot of rooms inside where the artist had been creating his art with paints and clay. He is known as a great sculptor and artist.

Despite the fact that he came from Spain, his works are inspired by his travels to different countries and reflect different features of them. The artist studied the changing colors of the sea and created a lot of navy paintings. The special feature of his artworks is a dense texture and three-dimensionality.

One of the most crucial experiences in Miquel`s life is a long term trip to Mali, where he made his own little studio without electricity and water. This experience let him refresh in his mind “ the essence of the act of painting”, as you can easily forget it while working at the same comfortable studio permanently.

Inspiration for the artist from TrendGallery

The abstract sky and clouds occupy most of the space in the artwork and they are obviously more contrasting compared to the sea, so it evokes a slight feeling of pressure. I think it's about the power of nature, but the chaotic strokes create a slightly unsettling tone.

In my artwork I depict the sky from another perspective as it was shown through a 360° camera. I use darker tones on the borders and lighter ones closer to the center. But still I decided to leave this dark motive throughout the painting, as I take great inspiration in a restless sky which I can observe before the heavy rain starts.

Sean Scully Light in August 1991

Gregory Kondos, makes the art of color. The color scheme of his artworks reflects his own perception of the colors of landscapes that surrounded him throughout his life.

After these years I realized that I`m a painter of life and mistakes

The artist believes that when making mistakes you can develop your hand art by solving them. The artist has been into the colors of water and in how it reflects the surrounding world. That's why he bought a cheap boat as a young, and was observing natural phenomena through the reflection of the water.

Some people consider him a legendary painter but the artist himself claims that being painter and beint artists are two different things.

 A painter is one who paints, and the artist is a guy who tries to do everything 

Kondos is an artist who has never chased money, but liked the idea of longevity of “what is on the walls”.

Inspiration for the artist from TrendGallery

I will be rather laconic, I love the shadows in this art piece. The way the artist made them not just gray or black, but colorful gives me a feeling of a warm summer day.

When I read about the way Kondos took inspiration from the nature sitting in his boat, I decided to feel the same experience. And it worked. The idea of the painting Stormy was born on the shore of the Black sea.

Albert Oehlen Born to Be Late 2001