favorite artist.

[red]

in response to most overrated artist.

who has influenced you the most. whos your favorite.

[darkanimal]

Harry Houdini-escape artist extraordinaire

Frank Abagnale-con artist

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i'm very fond of gerard david.

lamentation

[tweeds]

banksy

renoir

alex mcqueen

i'm taking "artist" a bit loosely, sorry

[englandmj7]

Shorty Homeslice da Airbrusha; responsible for infamous works such as this:

Some contemporary artists I also like include:

- Banksy-

- Damien Hirst - he is a cocky fuck, but his shit is pretty crazy, besides that, the motherfucker lives in a castle:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4204060.stm

http://www.adam-stanford.co.uk/toddington-manor/manor/tm-history.htm

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I like Hirst, but "artist" is a stretch to me. He's more like a carnie.

[almondcrush]

jason sho green

audrey kawasaki

rinko kawauchi

[sell veg]

christian marclay

xu bing

[Westbrook]

Andy Goldsworthy

[cHr]

Federico Fellini

Adam Neate

Pete Doherty

[andewhall]

Philip Clairemont

Misery

[stillthehorror]

magritte.

godard.

borges.

if we're talking about our most obvious influences.

[minya]

Takashi Murakami

Charlie Kaufman

Autechre

[Carl]

Alex Webb

James Nachtwey

Antonin Kratochvil

[poly800rock]

Takashi Murakami

Charlie Kaufman

Autechre

i haven't heard the name autechre in fucking years.

[minya]

i haven't heard the name autechre in fucking years.

Although it's hard to decide, if I had to pin down the most important, interesting, creative and influential electronic music of the 1990s, it would be Autechre hands down.

[poly800rock]

Although it's hard to decide, if I had to pin down the most important, interesting, creative and influential electronic music of the 1990s, it would be Autechre hands down.

i'd probably agree, although my knowledge of that genre is somewhat limited. i'd say someone like aphex twin still surprise me simply because some of the stories he has behind him...like the great rock and roll swindle 20 years later...i don't know if you'd like this minya, but the only real electronic album i bought in the past few years was takashi wada's meguro. it's really fucking awesome. I don't know where they stand in the cool chart of electronic stuff though.

i'd say my bloody valentine were artists.

[minya]

yeah, Aphex is a fucking maniac. He's definitely a character. No doubt he's unbelievably influential as well -- stylistically, musically, and visually -- (see his videos, his work with the Designers Republic) -- but I think Autechre just slightly edges him out. Although it's pretty much a moot point.

haven't heard Takashi Wada, but he's part of Kompakt's "Pop Ambient" stuff. Check out the other stuff on Kompakt if you want to hear more in that vein.

[poly800rock]

yeah, Aphex is a fucking maniac. He's definitely a character. No doubt he's unbelievably influential as well -- stylistically, musically, and visually -- (see his videos, his work with the Designers Republic) -- but I think Autechre just slightly edges him out. Although it's pretty much a moot point.

haven't heard Takashi Wada, but he's part of Kompakt's "Pop Ambient" stuff. Check out the other stuff on Kompakt if you want to hear more in that vein.

cool, never knew what that style was called, will check it out.

[holeinthewall]

Ray Johnson

[Kodak]

Jun Takashi

Raf Simmons

[Icarus]

Max Ernst

..

[soultek]

-Banksy

-Brennan Green (Musically, there's too much but lately I'm finding him inspiring)

-Matthew Barney (I know this will get some sneers, but I really like him)

[cultpop 0217]

Max Ernst

..

one of my favorites.

[SpillSuppressor]

I always though Richard Serra made some interesting stuff, but one semester long elective is pretty much my entire knowledge of sculpture.

[poly800rock]

Philip Clairemont

Misery

the hardcore band misery?

[Whodinihimself]

Michael Hussar

Jeff Soto

Alex Pardee

Camille Rose Garcia

David Stoupakis

Matthew Woodson

...among others already mentioned

[artificialsky]

Michael C. Place

Evan Hecox

Geoff McFettridge

Ryan McGuiness

Charles Peterson

[tweeds]

if we include music...

thelonius monk and john coltrane

their styles couldn't be more different but more alike

[azad]

right now:

Stephen Wiltshire

Unberto Boccioni

Ron Mueck

google them, theyre all great