More Important Influential Artists

There are some new articles available by Allan Swinson at CAG in the Influential Artists series. Contemporary Art Gallery Magazine has been adding to the series as an overview of some of the major influences on contemporary art. Each of the artists in the original list of the Top 125 Most Influential Artists on Contemporary Art is considered for a short bio article with emphasis on that important artist’s influentuial contributions to visual art.

The most recent additions to the series are listed below. The articles are written more for information and context – there are few images included. However, as a quick reference they provide basic to intermediate level information, as well as some insightful analyses, as to why the artist is seen as important and as influential.

Hans Hofmann
Georg Baselitz
Isamu Noguchi

You can see the earlier additions to this list of articles on my earlier post, “Important & Influential Artists.”

Contemporary artists have been majorly influenced, along with art writers, gallerists, museum curators and collectors, as each of these artists essentially opened up new areas for visual art, created uniquely original styles, and generally furthered each part of the visual esthetic. This in effect tests the limits of what we as a culture can acknowledge as art, and pushes the boundaries of our perception of beauty.

Daniel Ferris