Saturday, December 24, 2011

Favorite Artists of 20th and 21st century (so far)

I have had a number of conversations recently regarding my favorite Artists (notice I did not say Fine Artists). Here are some of these Artists/Creative entities/Creative groups of the musical, performance, visual, and beyond flavors of the 20th and 21st century which I have been influenced by. Like I have said time and time again, I am influenced by these artists, but I have no interest in following their paths, replicating their work, and/or ideas. I am excluding people/entities from my links section (who are obviously included). It seems I tend to like artists that evolve over time, ones who reject style/brand, and/or are interdisciplinary (without sacrificing quality). These Artists are in no participial order or hierarchy.

Flying Lotus Glenn Gould Sonny Kay Shawn Lobb Agnes Martin Marina Rosenfeld Marcel Duchamp Blake Rayne Gravity Lygia Clark Hans Haacke Mike Kelley Hélio Oiticica Spring Heel Jack Julie Ault Lygia Pape Bruce Nauman Robert Bringhurst Cildo Meireles Dischord Gordon Matta-Clark Vito Acconci Jesús Rafael Soto Sylvia Plimack Mangold Doug Wheeler Jan Zwicky DeWain Valentine Fluxus Sia Furler MaxYawney Jonathan Lasker Fred Sandback Eva Hesse Peter Halley Michael Asher Aphex Twin Yayoi Kusama Underworld Ray Johnson Piet Mondrian Robert Irwin Piero Manzoni Chris Burden Dan Flavin Maria Nordman Tony Bechara Kenneth Noland Craig Kauffman Peter Alexander Jim Henson Bricks Avalon Sol LeWitt Alice Becker-Ho Robert Barry Mel Bochner Mary Corse Rafael Bogarin John Cage Dorothea Rockburne Hans Hofmann Janet Cardiff Al Held Sam Francis Kevin Clash Michael Lark A Tribe Called Quest John Chamberlain Gerhard Richter Josef Albers Wooster Group Allan Kaprow Anni Albers Dan Graham Midnight Movies Craig Bonich Christopher McQuarrie Tetsuya Mizuguchi Guy Debord Anna Barranca Marz One Keita Takahashi Robert Ryman Richard Tuttle David Hammons Mark Wallinger José Damasceno Jason Pierce Tom Middleton Itsuko Hasegawa  Katie Nisa Richey Edwards Keith Sonnier Alan Moore Naoyuki Tomomatsu Yoshihiro Nishimura Associated Artists for Propaganda Research Melinda Gebbie James Dean Bradfield Nicky Wire Judy Dunaway Willoughby Sharp Krzysztof Kieślowski Situationist International Steve Reich Emily Dickinson Dean Motter Todd Miller John Coltrane Nicholas Wheelwright Ed "Johnson" Shepard Rhett Mataix Joan La Barbara David Mazzucchelli Buckminster Fuller EPMD Anne Tardos Terry Riley Bill Evans Beth Gibbons John Cage etc...

Ps. Happy Yule to all those celebrating!