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The 10 most influential contemporary artists

Banksy

The little girl with the balloon

In a few years, the contemporary artist Banksy has become very famous.
He is now considered as one of the major artists of the 21st century. Active since 1990, he mainly produces street art with stencils. He is also a committed artist, who very often conveys a political or social message in his paintings. The real name and identity of Banksy are still unknown today.
Since the self-destruction of his work at auction in 2018, the artist continues to see his value rise. He recently sold his paintings Devolved Parliament for 11 million euros and Game Changer for 19 million euros!

Jeff Koons

Balloon Dog" sculpture

You've most likely already heard of Jeff Koons.
If you haven't, chances are you're familiar with his famous Balloon Dog, which represents a small dog created from inflatable balloons and available in many colors. Koons is now considered an icon of the 21st century, as much for his kitschy works as for his sense of commerce and communication.
Not everyone is a fan of "Jeff Koons art", but everyone is talking about him anyway! What other works does Jeff Koons do? The Tulips, The inflatable Rabbit and Puppy are iconic sculptures of the artist.

Damien Hirst

The zebra dipped in a methane box

The English artist Damien Hirst is a highly rated contemporary artist in the art market.
His works often revolve around the theme of death, as in The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of a Living Man from 1990.
The artist shows us a tiger shark immersed in a box of methanal, a blue liquid.
The work Mother and child, divided, for example, is formally similar. Damien Hirst is one of the few living artists to succeed in raising the bidding: one of his works sold for over 88 million euros at Sotheby's in 2008.

Ai Weiwei

Dragon Sculpture

Do you know the contemporary visual artist Ai Weiwei?
This Chinese artist is always mentioned in the lists of the greatest contemporary artists.
Ai Weiwei is well known all over the world. Very prolific, he produces many works of various forms: sculptures, installations, photographs, performances, architectural works, etc.
He is also a committed artist, firmly opposed to the politics of his country, and a bit provocative. His best known works are Sunflower seeds, Dropping a Han Dynasty urn and Forever Bicycle.

Yayoi Kusama

The contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama is very famous all over the world.
Her work is imbued with her intimate vision of the world. Suffering from an illness that causes her to hallucinate, Yayoi Kusama draws heavily on this and creates disturbing and unique works, where naive symbols such as polka dots and bright colors are repeated endlessly in space. Coming from a strict family and a patriarchal Japanese society, artist Yayoi Kusama is today a strong and moving figure in the contemporary art scene. Her best-known works are: Dots Obsession, Infinity Mirror and Flowers.

THE COMMITMENTS OF CARRÉ D'ARTISTES

Carré d'artistes is the emergence of an idea that will change everything: promote accessible art.
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Today, Carré d'artistes has a network of more than 600 artists exhibited in our 30 galleries around the world, and it doesn't stop there. To allow those who are not lucky enough to have one of these galleries near them, more than 20,000 of our works are for sale on the Internet for easy access.

Because we believe that everyone should be able to own art, we are committed to offering you unique and certified creations at fixed prices, regardless of the artist's reputation. Our paintings are available in square format ranging from 13x13 to 120x120, which you can decorate with a frame to your taste. As our primary mission is to offer you contemporary art at affordable prices and to embellish your interior or to start your collection.

Takashi Murakami

Portrait of Takashi Murakami Japan has many famous artists! Takashi Murakami is a contemporary visual artist very well known and highly rated in the art world. He is ranked 6th most expensive artist in the world in 2006, by Christie's. Murakami is often compared to Andy Warhol and considered his successor. His works are inspired by the manga world and Japanese cartoons. His works are inspired by the world of manga and Japanese cartoons. The colors are bright, the forms are stylized and the atmosphere is reminiscent of the kawaii style. His biggest works are Field of smiling flowers from 2010 and his personal logo Mr. Dob.

Jenny Saville

The gigantic paintings of Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville is one of the world's best known female artists.
She lives and works in Oxford, England. She is known for her paintings representing gigantic nudes.
She became in 2018, the most quoted artist (woman) in the world! It is with his painting Propped of 1992, sold 10 million euros at auction, that his rating climbs in 2018. Jenny Saville often represents very large, even obese, bodies in her paintings.
She was also part of the Young British Artists, alongside Damien Hirst...

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer is a contemporary German painter who is well known throughout the world. He creates large-scale paintings in dark, cavernous tones, accompanied by tortured and apocalyptic forms. His painted works often refer to the (dark) past of his country. His most famous paintings are Morgenthau Plan, Margarethe and Your Golden Hair, Margarethe. He is also inspired by poetry in his art.

Peter Doig

Peter Doig is a contemporary Scottish painter. He has been considered one of the most influential (and highly rated) contemporary painters of the moment for some years. Born in Edinburgh, he now lives and works in Trinidad. Today, some of his works are worth more than 10 million euros! His painting, both contemporary and classical in style, is inspired by the great masters of the genre, such as Munch and the German expressionists. His favorite theme? Abandoned landscapes, almost unreal or magical, inhabited by solitary figures