Filmmakers Contemporary art
Herbert Ritts Jr. was an American fashion photographer and director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on black and white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture, which emphasized the human shape.
Marina Abramović is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. Being active for over four decades, Abramović refers to herself as the "grandmother of performance art". She pioneered a new notion of identity by bringing in the participation of observers, focusing on "confronting pain, blood, and physical limits of the body". In 2007, she founded the Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), a non-profit foundation for performance art.
Marc Adrian is an Austrian conceptual artist and filmmaker.
Adrian studied sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, from 1953 he became interested in cinema, kinetics, rhythmic interference, problems of optical structures, etc. Adrian is considered one of the pioneers of film-oriented media art. He specialized in kinetic objects, anti-cinema and computer art.
Marc Adrian has taught at various universities in Europe and lectured to American students.
Christian Ludwig Attersee, born Christian Ludwig, is an Austrian media artist living in Vienna and Semmering in Lower Austria.
The artist took his middle name, Attersee, from the area where he spent his youth. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Applied Arts and his work was characterized early on by flamboyant sexualization. He is known not only as a visual artist, but also as a musician, writer, object artist, designer, stage designer and film director. In the 1960s and 1970s he also created series on themes of food, everyday objects, beauty and cosmetics.
Attersee is known above all as one of the leading representatives of objective painting in Europe in the last 50 years. In the second half of the seventies he became the founder of the "New Austrian Painting". From 1990 to 2009, Atterse held a chair at the Vienna University of Applied Arts.
Margit Balla is a Hungarian artist, graphic artist, illustrator, director, stage designer and costume designer.
She studied typography at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest, mainly making posters, book illustrations, later working more and more with pictorial graphics. In her posters Margit Balla combines impressions from old prints with contemporary trends such as pop art. Her figurative compositions are easily recognizable by her special surrealistic drawing style.
Since 2000, Margit Balla has been working as a production designer for the Budapest Puppet Theater.
Thomas Baumann is an Austrian artist and filmmaker living and working in Vienna.
Baumann studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, but is engaged in a wide range of creative endeavors. He mixes categories of art and challenges values and forms. Through his electronic sculptures, machine paintings, films and installations that give visitors their own freedom of action, Baumann searches for structural connections between material and mental spaces.
For example, one of his spatial sculptures with a pre-programmed score: silver foil moves in a certain rhythm, it straightens, contracts or expands. The sculpture is constantly changing its form - it destroys the shape it has just taken to create a new one. Baumann also constructs artworks from floor ropes, swings, doors, organ pipes and other objects. Many of his works contain acoustic elements. Since 1990, Bauman has also made films and videos.
Miguel Rio Branco, full name Miguel da Silva Paranhos do Rio Branco, is a Brazilian photographer, artist, director and creator of multimedia installations.
His father was a diplomat and as a child Miguel lived in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA, now living and working in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After earning a degree in photography from the New York Institute of Photography, Miguel first worked as a cameraman and then worked with the Magnum agency. Miguel is known for exploring and crossing two different art forms: painting and photography. He has also shot 14 short films and eight long films, he is recognized in the world as one of the best color photojournalists.
Miguel Rio Branco's photographs are part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Silvano Bussotti is an Italian composer, painter and opera director, set and costume designer.
Silvano learned to play the violin at an early age, studied harmony and counterpoint at the Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, and studied with various teachers. In addition to music, he was fond of drawing and painting. His first works, influenced by Luigi Dallapiccola and Roberto Lupi, were written in the avant-garde dodecaphonic technique, and he also made extensive use of the aleatoric method. Bussotti was a participant in "anti-music" concerts, for which he created works without any sounds at all.
Bussotti's compositions include numerous pieces for various vocal, instrumental and mixed ensembles. In 1963 he co-founded the Group of 70 (Florence). Between 1968 and 2001 he worked as a director, costume designer and stage designer at the leading opera houses in Italy, La Scala, La Fenice; Massimo (Palermo), Reggio (Turin) and others. In total, he created about 40 opera productions.
Bussotti's art exhibitions are held in various countries around the world. Bussotti is also known for his extravagant graphic scores, in which he found self-expression as an artist, but this hides the meaningful nature of his musical achievements.
Anton Corbijn is a renowned Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director, born on May 20, 1955, in Strijen, the Netherlands. His career took off photographing musicians like Herman Brood, eventually leading to international acclaim. Known for his long-standing collaborations with bands Depeche Mode and U2, Corbijn has creatively directed their visual outputs for over three decades.
Corbijn's artistic prowess extends to directing critically acclaimed films such as "Control" about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, which garnered multiple awards, including the Michael Powell award for best new British feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. His other directorial works include "The American" and "A Most Wanted Man". In photography, his portraits span icons like Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Bob Dylan, with his pieces often gracing album covers for many influential music acts.
Collectors and experts recognize Corbijn for his distinctive style that captures the essence of his subjects, making his work highly sought after in the art and music worlds. His notable works are displayed in museums and form an integral part of music history, as seen in his album covers for Metallica, Nick Cave, and others.
Elsa and Johanna are a creative duo of photographic artists and filmmakers.
They were finalists for Prix HSBC pour la photographie 2016 and won the second Prix Picto de la mode 2017.
The duo's clients include well-known publications such as Le Temps, Boycott Magazine, L'Express 10, Crash Magazine, Etro, Boucheron and Apple.
Elliott Erwitt is a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings. He has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1953.
Francis Giacobetti is a French photographer and filmmaker.
In 1984 he began a series of celebrity photographs that included Federico Fellini, Stephen Hawking, Françoise Sagan, Philippe Starck, Yehudi Menuhin and others, over 200 in all. Known for being on the border between photography and painting, between craft and art, Francis Giacobetti has puzzled and delighted art masters with his series (Zebras, Iris, Anthem, numerous Bacon portraits). Like many photographers, he celebrates the beauty and perfection of the human body.
Giacobetti is also the director of the film Emmanuelle l'Antivierge (1975).
Dennis Lee Hopper was not only a prominent figure in the American film industry but also an accomplished photographer whose work captured the essence of a transformative era in the United States. Hopper's artistic journey spanned various mediums, with photography holding a special place in his array of talents. His photographic career, which began in earnest during the 1960s, offers a compelling glimpse into the cultural and social landscapes of the time.
Dennis Lee Hopper's photography is celebrated for its raw, candid portrayal of his surroundings, capturing moments that range from the intimate to the chaotic. His images provide a personal narrative of his life and times, reflecting his connections with key cultural and artistic figures of the era. His work is not just a collection of images but a visual diary, chronicling the vibrant and often tumultuous world he inhabited.
Notably, Dennis Lee Hopper's photographic portfolio offers an invaluable perspective on the American counterculture movement, showcasing his keen eye for composition and his ability to capture the spirit of the moment. His photographs, including portraits of famous contemporaries and snapshots of street scenes, resonate with authenticity and artistic integrity.
For collectors and enthusiasts in the realms of art and antiques, Dennis Lee Hopper's photographs represent a unique convergence of cinematic and photographic artistry. His works not only capture moments in time but also evoke the broader cultural shifts of his era. For those interested in exploring Hopper's photographic legacy, staying informed about exhibitions and auctions can provide opportunities to engage with his work more deeply and appreciate his contribution to the art of photography.
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Rebecca Horn is a German visual artist, who is best known for her installation art, film directing, and her body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn projecting vertically from the headpiece. She directed the films Der Eintänzer (1978), La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1982) and Buster's Bedroom (1990). Horn presently lives and works in Paris and Berlin.
Pieter Hugo is a South African portrait and documentary photographer recognized for capturing the marginalized peoples of the continent. He lives and works in Cape Town.
Hugo is a self-taught photographer, primarily because there was nowhere to get an education in photography theory and history in Cape Town. After graduating from high school, he immediately became a practicing photographer. He subsequently participated in many exhibitions and published four monographs.
Eva Kot'átková is a Czech installation artist and filmmaker living and working in Prague.
Eva studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts, the Prague Academy of Applied Arts, the San Francisco Art Institute and the Vienna Academy of Art. The artist's work combines sculpture, text and performance. Her installations usually consist of multiple objects, drawings, photographs, models, and sometimes videos. Her aim is to show how much our personal lives are influenced by our social environment. In her ongoing series "Theater of Talking Objects", Eva Kot'átková tries to find alternative ways of self-expression for those who cannot communicate and integrate in a standard way.
She is co-founder of the Anxiety Institute platform, which examines anxiety as a result of social, political, economic and environmental forces.
David LaChapelle is an American photographer, music video director and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion, photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "kitsch pop surrealism". Once called the Fellini of photography, LaChapelle has worked for international publications and has had his work exhibited in commercial galleries and institutions around the world.
Robert Longo is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician.
Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series, which depict sharply dressed men and women writhing in contorted emotion. He lives in New York and East Hampton.
Danny Lyon is an American photographer and filmmaker.
All of Lyon's publications work in the style of photographic New Journalism, meaning that the photographer has become immersed in with, and is a participant of, the documented subject. He is the founding member of the publishing group Bleak Beauty.
After being accepted as the photographer for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Lyon was present at almost all of the major historical events during the Civil Rights Movement.
Steve Rodney McQueen is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2014 Academy Awards for his work on 12 Years a Slave. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design, Goldsmiths College in London and Tisch School in New York. In 1999, he received a grant from the Berlin Artist Program of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). In 1999 he received the Turner Prize for his photography and installations. His first films are experimental, minimalist, black-and-white and silent films (Buster Keaton). In 2003, the British Imperial War Museum named McQueen the official war artist of the Iraq War. Following his time in Iraq in 2006, the Queen and Country Project was created, featuring portraits of fallen British soldiers on a sheet of stamps.
Thierry Guetta, better known as Mr Brainwash, is a French-born American street artist and filmmaker known for his unique and unconventional approach to art.
Thierry Guetta is recognised for his collaborations with renowned street artist Banksy. His works combine elements of pop art, street art and graffiti, resulting in colourful and visually impressive works. Getty's work often features cultural icons, famous personalities and popular images, creating a distinctive and recognisable style. With his playful and thought-provoking works, Mr Brainwash continues to push the boundaries of contemporary art and challenge traditional notions of artistic expression.
James (Jamie) Nares is a British transgender woman artist living and working in New York City since 1974. Nares makes paintings and films (most notably the no wave film Rome 78); played guitar in the no wave groups James Chance and the Contortions and the Del-Byzanteens (the latter also including Jim Jarmusch); and was a founding member of Colab.
Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, painter, performance artist, and theorist, best known for his participation in the Neo-Concrete Movement, for his innovative use of color, and for what he later termed "environmental art", which included Parangolés and Penetrables, like the famous Tropicália. Oiticica was also a filmmaker and writer.
Jacques Olivar is a Moroccan fashion and advertising photographer and filmmaker.
In his youth he worked as a pilot of passenger air transport, but by the age of 40 he finally realized that photography is his vocation. And he became successful quite quickly. Since 1987, fashion photography has become his main profession. Jacques Olivar works for leading fashion magazines and has won many awards.
Emotion, elegance and beauty are the invariable key elements underlying Jacques Olivar's photographic works. The black and white images create an atmosphere of neorealism, while the color images seem to reference the heyday of cinema and build on the idea of the "American Dream".
JR (French: Jean René) is the pseudonym of a French photographer and artist who does not give his full name. He lives and works in Paris and New York.
He describes himself as a "photograffeur" (photographer and graffiti artist in one word) and claims that the street is "the biggest gallery in the world". His work is flyposting large black and white images in public spaces. JR works at the intersection of photography, street art, filmmaking and social activism. Over the past two decades he has developed many public projects in cities around the world, from buildings in the slums of Paris to walls in the Middle East and Africa or favelas in Brazil.
JR places large-scale photographic images in public spaces. He started creating graffiti as a teenager on the streets and rooftops of Paris and on the subway. In 2007, he gained worldwide attention by placing huge photographs of Israelis and Palestinians face to face in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities on both sides of the separation barrier. In his works, the photographer always addresses current political and social issues in the world. For example, in 2019, JR worked with a group of inmates of a maximum security prison in California and created a large format piece with portraits of the inmates.
JR has traveled to many cities with his work, participating in exhibitions, he has collaborated with magazines and created films about his work. JR has also directed three feature-length documentaries, one of which, Women Are Heroes (2011) was nominated for an Oscar. At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, he won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary.
Larry Rivers (born Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg) was an American artist, musician, filmmaker, and occasional actor. Considered by many scholars to be the "Godfather" and "Grandfather" of Pop art, he was one of the first artists to merge non-objective, non-narrative art with narrative and objective abstraction.
Wilhelm Sasnal is a Polish painter, photographer, poster artist, illustrator and filmmaker.
Sasnal graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, specializing in painting. Besides painting, he creates drawings in pencil and ink. The artist takes his subjects from everyday life, using images from media, propaganda and pop culture. Sasnal often paints from photographs and moves freely from figurative painting to abstraction.
Wilhelm Sasnal is considered one of the most prominent and internationally successful Polish contemporary artists.
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been a proponent of independent arthouse cinema. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. For the latter, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, as well as receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the César Award for Best Director.
Frances Scholz is a vibrant figure in contemporary art and cinema. Scholz's education at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin from 1982 to 1988 laid the groundwork for a career that spans painting, video art, and filmmaking. She is known for her conceptual approach to art, often blending narrative and abstraction to explore themes of memory, perception, and the construction of reality.
One of Frances Scholz's significant contributions to the art world is her film "Amboy," co-written and produced with science fiction writer Mark von Schlegell. Premiered in 2015, "Amboy" delves into the cultural mythologies and hallucinatory fabric of Los Angeles through a series of interconnected, unscripted encounters. The film is notable for its exploration of identity and the elusive nature of artistic legacy, set against the backdrop of the Mojave Desert's ghost towns. Scholz's work in "Amboy" exemplifies her interest in the intersection of narrative and visual art, utilizing a collaborative and open form of production that features contributions from notable figures in the art and entertainment industry.
Frances Scholz's artistry extends beyond filmmaking. She has exhibited widely, with notable shows at institutions such as the Chinati Foundation, where she held an open studio and screened "Amboy" in 2016, and solo exhibitions across the United States and Germany. Her work in group shows and solo exhibitions often reflects her multifaceted approach to media, including painting, video art, and installations, which are treated with the same editorial eye as her film material.
Currently living and working in Cologne, Frances Scholz continues to influence both the art and film worlds with her innovative projects. Her extensive body of work, including video art pieces like "The Moon" and "Awakening," and her involvement in collaborative projects, underscores her role as a dynamic force in contemporary culture.
For collectors and experts in art and antiques, Frances Scholz represents a unique investment in the overlap of visual art and cinema. Her ability to navigate and blend these worlds offers a rich tapestry of works that are both intellectually stimulating and visually compelling.
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Hussein Shariffe was a Sudanese filmmaker, painter, poet and university lecturer at the University of Khartoum.[1] After years of schooling in Khartoum and in Alexandria, Egypt, he studied modern history and fine arts in England, where he had his first exhibition in London's Gallery One in 1957. Back in Sudan in the 1970s, he worked both at the Ministry of Culture and at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Khartoum. In 1973 he began a second artistic career as filmmaker, producing several documentary films and cinematographic essays on subjects such as traditional rites or history in Sudan, as well as on life in exile during his later years in Cairo. In his lifetime, he have painted more than 500 paintings, but only few of them have been documented.
David John Shrigley is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly humorous subject matter and are rendered in a rough, almost childlike style. Alongside his illustration work, Shrigley is also a noted painter, sculptor, filmmaker and photographer, and has recorded spoken word albums of his writing and poetry.
Laurie Simmons is an American artist, photographer and filmmaker. Since the mid-1970s, Simmons has staged scenes for her camera with dolls, ventriloquist dummies, objects on legs, and people, to create photographs that reference domestic scenes. She is part of The Pictures Generation, a name given to a group of artists who came to prominence in the 1970s. The Pictures Generation also includes Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, and Louise Lawler.
Jakob Sollberger is a Swiss painter and graphic artist, sculptor, photographer and video director.
Initially Jakob was very interested in video and photography, and at the age of 26 he founded his own studio for advertising photography and production of industrial films and TV commercials. A few years later he took up other art forms as well.
Since the early 1990s, Sollberger has taught photography courses at the Zurich Education Center and has created many photographic portraits. In recent years, Jakob Sollberger has also worked on short films on various subjects.
Daniel Spoerri was a Swiss artist of Romanian-Jewish descent, renowned for his contributions to the art world as a key figure in the Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism) movement. Born in Romania in 1930, Spoerri made significant strides in visual art, particularly in his development of "snare-pictures," a method where he captured a group of objects, such as table settings and the remnants of meals, in a state of apparent disorder yet meticulously fixed to the tabletop.
His works are celebrated for turning ordinary moments into a tableau of frozen time, capturing life's ephemeral qualities through the permanence of art. Notably, his piece "Tableau piège" involves the fixation of objects to a board or table, which is then displayed vertically, challenging traditional art display norms and viewer perceptions. This innovative approach allowed him to explore themes of consumption, waste, and the mundane, making the everyday profound.
Daniel Spoerri's art is housed in many esteemed institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His work continues to influence contemporary art, offering a unique perspective on the art of assemblage and the beauty in the banal.
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Bert Stern, real name Bertram Stern, is an American fashion photographer and documentary filmmaker.
His career began with the iconic and legendary Smirnoff Vodka advertising campaign in 1955. Using a well-equipped studio, Stern experimented with many of the latest techniques, including videotaping, screen printing, photo offset combinations and computer prints. His brilliant work made him a star in the advertising world, photographing advertising campaigns for Canon, Dupont, Pepsi-Cola, US Steel and Volkswagen brands. One of the high points of Bert Stern's career was working for Vogue in the 1960s.
Despite his drug addiction, the fashion photographer was sought after by Madison Avenue, Hollywood and the international fashion scene for decades.
Stern was one of the last photographers to shoot Marilyn Monroe in June and July 1962, six months before her death. Some of these photographs were published in Vogue magazine. In 1982, Bert Stern published The Last Sitting, a book that includes many of his more than 2,500 images, including those that Monroe did not like and were crossed out.
Stern directed and cinematographed the films Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959), A Date with an Angel (1987), and The Unknown Marilyn (2012).
Ellen von Unwerth is a German photographer, director, and model.
She began her career as a photo model and later became a fashion and advertising photographer. Unwerth's work has been published in many fashion magazines, and she is best known for her playfully erotic shots of female pop musicians and models.
Otto Gerhard Waalkes is a German comedian, cartoonist, actor (including voice actor), musician, director and screenwriter. He has won many prizes and awards, among them the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The little elephant Ottifant, which he invented, became the symbol of Otto Walkes' art and also the character for a series of comics and cartoons.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Valckes turned his attention to comedy, appearing on stage and on television. He became known for his wry humour and his ability to create humorous characters and voices. His performances often include a mixture of stand-up comedy, skits and musical numbers.
Wallkes has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in numerous German films. He also provided the voice for several animated films.
Otto Gerhard Wallkes is a well-known philanthropist, supporting various charities in Germany and around the world.
John Rankin Waddell, known as Rankin, is a British portrait photographer, fashion photographer, director, and publisher.
He works in fashion and portrait photography and has created portraits of many famous personalities of the world. Rankin also shoots music videos, documentaries, feature films, and commercials. He publishes his own photography magazines and books.
Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes. Walker was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 1997, at the age of 28, becoming one of the youngest ever recipients of the award. She has been the Tepper Chair in Visual Arts at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University since 2015.
Walker is regarded as among the most prominent and acclaimed Black American artists working today.
Charles Paul Wilp is a German media artist, designer, photographer, and film maker.
He received a broad education at TH Aachen in synaesthesia, journalism, art and psychology. Wilp attracted attention early on with his groundbreaking photographs and television films. And he became widely known in the 1960s and '70s for his provocative advertising campaigns for such products as Pushkin vodka, Pirelli and Volkswagen. He was also an image consultant to major politicians.
Wilp has been fascinated by the cosmos since his youth, and this theme is vividly reflected in his art: "ARTonaut" even placed a UFO on the roof of his house and was called the "space artist".
David Wojnarowicz was an American artist known for his multifaceted work, which included painting, film, video, performance, writing, and music. His art often addressed themes such as society's fragmentation, consumerism, and the juxtaposition of natural and industrial landscapes. After being diagnosed with AIDS at 33, Wojnarowicz's work became more activist-oriented, focusing on his sexuality and his illness, as exemplified in his piece "Untitled," also known as "One Day This Kid".
David Wojnarowicz's childhood was tumultuous, marked by abuse and neglect, which profoundly influenced his later work. Despite dropping out, he eventually completed his high school education and immersed himself in New York's underground art scene. His art from the 1980s, particularly after the death of his mentor and close friend Peter Hujar, increasingly addressed AIDS and became more politically charged.
His legacy includes notable works like "A Fire in My Belly," which sparked controversy and highlighted the ongoing struggles of the LGBTQ+ community and those affected by AIDS. Wojnarowicz's work continues to inspire and provoke, as seen in exhibitions like the Whitney Museum's retrospective, "David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night," and his influence on various artists and cultural movements.
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Cerith Wyn Evans is a Welsh conceptual artist, sculptor and film-maker. In 2018 he won the £30,000 Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.
Although Wyn Evans moved to sculpture and installation in the early 1990s. Most of the artist's work stems from his strong interest in language and communication, often using found or remembered texts from film, philosophy or literature combined with a clean aesthetic.
