8 Artists To Watch in 2024 (Must-Follow!)

[@ericswain4177]

As an Art Collector and researcher of 20+ years and with over 200 works of art in my collection, I was relatively unimpressed with this viewer offering of this art ! I am not too excited about and with the contemporary art world and market these days I am hoping there will be a major shift in the market and artist's creations in the future. But to each their own, Art collecting is a very subjective personal activity that collectors want to share with others but when money status and name notoriety come into play the artist's creations may end up and tend to be degraded as so many artworks are today utterly rubbish.

[@FloralShoppingCard]

Agreed! If art can hang in a hotel lobby and sucked in by the environment, its not exiting. Those art works apply to this rule.

[@quietapplause1]

Some of the most exciting stuff is happening in the digital / NFT space. No body is paying attention because of the bad reputation NFT's have. 95% of the so called art is simply crap, but in the remaining 5% the most exciting stuff in years is happening now. I would compare it with the advent of modernist art at the turn of 20th century or the 60's with the emergence of minimalism, conceptual, land art etc. Keep an eye on Shl0ms, James Bloom for example. Imo Shl0ms is the most important living artist today. The same way modern painters started to explore the meaning and role of painting and a painter 120 years ago by switching their interest from representing the outside world to what it means to paint. Shl0ms is doing similar things in the digital space. Truly fascinating especially since no one from the traditional art scene is paying any attention to it.

[@mjtheway4ward]

These artists are amazing and inspiring. Thanks you.

[@irinathomas3703]

Thank you so much for another wonderful exploration into the world of contemporary art!

[@allenvoss7977]

The second guy does shit that looks a lot like my paper towel when I wipe my pallet knife on it .

[@TBone-s7y]

I definitely agree. However CAI will continue to glorify many more talentless artists and invent false substance and essence within the work. Give CAI a used kleenex and they will define the mess as " the inbalance of society in an urban era. Masterfully rendered and brilliantly executed mucous art !! "

[@maggyfrog]

the last 2 are the best for me. #7 feels like cinema, and #8 just has such a strong sense for light and life

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for tuning and sharing some interesting thoughts here, I appreciate it. Cheers, Julien

[@williamerickson520]

I have to be honest; I never understood abstract art, likely because it was never a part of my classical education. I am, however, highly interested in ex/impressionism and symbolism in figurative art. I am particularly intrigued by Kar's work (due to my love of the macabre, no doubt) as well as Asker, Demunter and Proux. I look forward to hearing more about them and their work.

[@contemporaryartissue]

That's great to hear. Thank you so much for tuning in and wishing you all the best!

[@SJ72BE]

love it! will you make an upcoming photography artists too? would be great!

[@papaspaulding]

A truly great list, well curated

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much!

[@shaigluskin1225]

Thanks for this. I've always loved art, now at age 66, I am only two years into making my own. I'm ravenous to see more art, especially contemorary artists. Of this group Frederic Anderson is the one who speaks to me. I like how he starts with imperfect canvasses. When I started I used lots of ink and water on sketchbooks that couldn't fully handle it. My next painting started from the bleed through of the previous one. Now I'm using sturdier materials but still on the lookout for the acidental or synergistic connections between works. Love his mark making. I will definitely be following Frederic Anderson. Thanks for this chanel.

[@johnjones3714]

Also 66 and have been creating visual art for 14 years. Best Wishes

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi there, thank you for tuning in, for your interesting comment, and for following the channel. Frederic Anderson is a stunning artist-I cannot get enough of his work. Mark making is very interesting and trending indeed, and I plan to create a video for this topic specifically in the foreseeable future. Wishing you all the best with your work and stay in touch!

[@edgarblem]

Incredible Laurent Proux! The hidden sensuality and the fusion of colors, light and nature is extraordinary!

[@contemporaryartissue]

I agree 100%. Thank you for tuning in!

[@johnjones3714]

Great to know about these marvelous artists. Good job

[@contemporaryartissue]

That's great to hear, thank you 🙏

[@chrislethbridge1759]

Interesting list. Good to see the emphasis on painting and in particular gestural, painterly work. Quite at odds with what you encounter in many funded public galleries (at least here in the UK!).

[@frankreynolds3851]

Absolutely! So refreshing to see interesting new painterly languages. Love it.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Chris, thank you for tuning in. Paradoxically, institutions with public money our most often out of touch with the public. Thank you for tuning in as always!

[@frankreynolds3851]

Proux, Ahmed, Asker, Mollet & Demunter. Absolutely class ! Thanks alot. Your taste in painters has rejuvenated me after i was baffled by a recent ropey spruth magers visit last month. I could see myself liking Frederic after a viewing in person similar to how twombly worked over time.

[@contemporaryartissue]

That’s great to hear! The artists you mention really make you want to paint. As a painter myself, that’s what I love the most perhaps. Thank you for tuning in!

[@Creativeassemblages]

A wonderful selection of artists.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much!

[@MiaMaiArt]

Great overview! Thanks a lot! 🎨

[@Arateenteras]

Congratulations, some of the art works shown here bring a sparkle of hope in contemporary art.

[@TheKnightOfVenus]

Ironically, some art works shown here also have the exact OPPOSITE affect.

[@Arateenteras]

@@TheKnightOfVenus 👍🏻😅You are right, ironically ? ..I would say most of the “stuff” called art it’s simply an insult to human intelligence .I CanT remember why I made this comment ,it must have been something unusual, but I certainly agree with you .

[@khanahmed5569]

Perfect. Reliable narrative.

[@notthatbadtoday]

"To convey and communicate raw experiences on a purely emotional level." Damn I'm going to use that one.

[@contemporaryartissue]

And make it yours! Give it your own personal twist.

[@CustomFitz1]

Thank you for doing these videos, they are an inspiration to me and have helped me define who I am as an artist and who I want to be.

[@PsychicZya]

this. was such a vast array of contemporary art both the artists themselves and the art they created-thank you so much for sharing. Also did you drug the dog? I've never seen one sleep so soundly lmaooo j/k

[@chumaanagbado]

Impressive list.

[@pandianpandian4191]

I LIKE VERY MUCH--THANKYOU

[@Helium333-pj2jt]

Not into abstract work but interested to hear of Asker..... thanks

[@poetryjones7946]

Have you ever seen the pre-2000 works of abstract expressionist Elizabeth Mukerji?

[@DanielLopes-jt8yl]

Great artist all! I see in your choices the CAI path/program as described in your video’s. Being unique and descriptive of current events; personal, social-economic, political. Crafting a niche that disrobes oneself from commonality. That others know to whom the work belongs. All these artist have this. For some there are esthetic references to the past but placed in present contemporary language. The dialect well framed in thinking of the day. I think there will always be this referencing. The appropriation of themes that go unnoticed so indelible they are to our consciousness. We take from before and create after but in truth we filter everything through the 20th century. My god what and era that was!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Daniel, how have you been? Thank you for tuning in and sharing your interesting thoughts once more. You're absolutely right-this is exactly what makes great art, which will translate into great art market results as well. Wishing you a great day!

[@DanielLopes-jt8yl]

Hello Julien yes doing well thank you. I’ve been working in my art space (Benicia Historic Arsenal Park art studios) for 25 years this year. Absolutely love what your doing keeps me dialed in to current trends and events. Yes will keep posting as CAI compliments my efforts. See you in upcoming videos all best!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Wonderful, stay in touch! @@DanielLopes-jt8yl

[@claudiacantoni8701]

As an artist I am concentrating on social issues and artivism, with topics such as global warming, economic injustice, Paris UN agreement and neurodegenerative diseases with an art project uniting neuro scientific research with art. I receive a lot of public praise for my approach to art. The message can be appreciated by most,being that’s my choice rather then the aesthetic which is so individualistic. Selling and galleries is more difficult, but I can support myself and for that reason I will keep going on this controversial path. I have the privilege of affording this choice.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for tuning in and for sharing your thoughts and experiences. Wishing you the very best!

[@carlossandoval2493]

Start!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Starting very soon!

[@lindasteger7207]

Important information

[@nickrodis6862]

Salamat po

[@Schizonoise]

Francesca Mollet really like. It feels like she turns off her consciousness when she writes works.

[@TheRealNovaDead]

Kortrijk in de huis ;-) Lovely city i lived there a few years ...

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absoluut, lang leve Kortrijk!

[@toribioquintero]

exelente

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for tuning in 🙏

[@HamadAhmet]

My two year old also express his emotions through lines and curves utilising different colours to to align with his emotions could you also add him to artist to watch , just like you did with Federick

[@sjain8111]

Demunter: all those heads! your pup seems to be commenting on the art 🐶 💤🖼️

[@contemporaryartissue]

She does 😂🐶

[@weedo4269]

Demunter kind of reminds me of paula rego, great work

[@stephenadams963]

please time stamp the dogs movements. and thanks for the articulate intro

[@elvismusolola]

You forgot to mention me😊 BEST upcoming Artist from Africa (Botswana)

[@contemporaryartissue]

Go for it 💪

[@Arateenteras]

Here is a 9th artist.Not known but probably better than most here Max De Winter

[@weeverob]

do any of these sell their works by the pound?

[@Edeteem]

Everything in this word is about arts if you are about to cry that's an art the way you lough that is art also

[@m.oldani]

It would be cool if one day my name was on something like this 😊

[@m.oldani]

Peace.

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

Everyone has the right to their opinion, I suppose, with your only 8. I mean, surely you’re not thinking that we haven’t been seeing better art or artists. Will continue to be a channel lover.

[@arleighbarley]

You have the best cohost

[@lisaoloughlin6476]

love your dog!!! She's a girl right? Love the art too, thank you

[@travis10466ny]

How about Michael Godard and Ashton Howard

[@afxgiu]

this might be too egregious a request, but I'd love to see maybe a spotlight or some focus on Latin American artists if possible! you have a keen eye for new artists and I know the LatAm scene is growing a lot lately :) cheers!

[@yawner1154]

Love your videos. Just fyi Nguyen is pronounced more like “noo-win”

[@munchmunch-q2b]

It's actually pronounced 'win'

[@eugenkorolow1562]

What a shame that the success of real artists depends so much on the gabbling skills of critics who cannot draw!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Art critics can be catalysts for the career of an artists, but never make something happen out of nothing. Never underestimate the power of the public. These eight artists are lauded by small private collectors first (and most of them draw really well).

[@DanielLopes-kv4sp]

Some critics are born to an understanding. In the same way Artist are are. It’s a curious subject not only for it’s implications, which we know. Still that kind of articulation is a poetic bridge. Good or bad, right or wrong the discourse has practical purpose.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

I am one of the most important artists in history. There hasn't been a movement in over 35 years, I am the next movement.

[@frankreynolds3851]

What's your movement called?

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

@@frankreynolds3851 I don't know because it doesn't look like anything that's been done, many bodies of work. Simple too, nothing that looks like merchandise or a gimmick. Just acrylic on canvas, wood or paper. I've invented 3 elements that will change the future and past modern and post modern art. It's all in storage. I'm going through a legal action right now, when that's done I'll show what I've been keeping a secret for 15 years. NYC or Miami. I used to show 20 years ago but I stopped because this new work, 100s of pieces and an infinite number to come. I don't stare at a blank canvas and wonder what to do, I typically work on 10 pieces at a time. I don't know? Trying to explain this is like trying to explain a song you've never heard. It'll be out there in the next 24 months. Some bodies of work, the style can be used by other artists adding their own subject matter. Other bodies of work are to unique to do that.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

@@frankreynolds3851 typically the art industry comes up with the terms of what a movement is called. I have no idea what to call what I do.

[@frankreynolds3851]

@alphajava761 do you a have a link you cam attach to view any examples of your paintings ?

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

@@frankreynolds3851 I don't. These ideas are fresh and I want to keep them secret. I'm sorry if I've made this confusing. I'm subbed to over 100 art sites and comb Google for years just to see if anyone at expos or galleries or anywhere is doing anything I've done. I'm stuck in this legal action and once I'm free from that I can get this done, I'm very frustrated about not being able to move forward. I guess one thing I can say is that I've reinvented abstract expressionism, I guess that's the closest I can get to one style/body of work I have. I work in all subject matter though depending on the body of work. I can sit in a chair with my eyes closed and think of endless paintings and sculptures, this started when I was 12 years old some sort of channel where I instantly saw everything differently. I know it's weird but I like it. It's also extremely frustrating because I can't get it all done.

[@Impulseartworks]

#3 is amazing , you almost lost me at #2

[@toddaulner5393]

Tape a paintbrush to my belly button and wait for the wet dream.

[@yvesblanchard6273]

Thanks for your serious work.All ils interesting , but the mots advanced is : Alia AHMAD.

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine, thank you for watching and leaving a comment 🙏

[@thembamabona9809]

Not sure why but you forgot Sipho Mabona, Swiss-SouthAfrican abstract origami artist.

[@Isaac-MolonyBileko]

Archer defterios

[@veevajam]

Start

[@contemporaryartissue]

Very soon!

[@NnaemekaAmamasi]

Ahmad is extraordinary, the others as well. It's Anderson I can't understand what he's doing here, the man can't paint. When you have to explain the meaning of a line, then something is very, very WRONG...!!!

[@TheKnightOfVenus]

Agreed brother.

[@MannysWoodArt]

You forgot the 9th one, me 😉

[@contemporaryartissue]

Go for it 💪

[@SimonDonikian]

But where is the art ?

[@frankreynolds3851]

Proux seems to have a primitivist Rousseau influence? 🤔

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely!

[@aleksandarbasic9257]

How about creating video about 50 young painters or 50 young sculptors that are making strides in art. Or how they started their journey...

[@cchemmes-seeseeart3948]

The art world has lost its * mind. Love wins. Love you all art people. You are the best. Blessings. Peace. I've seen proof God is real!!! He intends for your life to be positive! If it's not, seek Him, & He will help make that happen, no matter the circumstances around you. LOVE sounds like a great goal. I'm going to do a painting about LOVE today... & self worth from God's LOVE... because I pray what to paint, & that is the same Word I heard 3 times.

[@Edeteem]

Even if my spelling is not correct that's the way of my expressions

[@pentakilllol1367]

You forgot me😂

[@karpadorangler361]

ye

[@ivanklymenko]

🤩

[@capslkctrldelete2055]

In 2025, can we leave these “abstract” decorative painters behind? 🙏

[@guadalupebalino8380]

ningún sudamericanx

[@MrSkosig]

Oh dear 😬

[@una2150]

While interesting none of them appeal to me. All the side talk about materials and whatnot seems pretentious and irrelevant , like most modern art. I believe art is meant to inspire awe, and wonder and a sense of beauty which is completely missing here. Sorry, not an expert so make what you want of it.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Personally, I find a lot of beauty, awe and wonder in the works of the selected artists. Thank you for tuning in and for sharing your honest thoughts here 🙏

[@satoshibitcoinsaki6532]

I agree with you. All of this is pretentious junk! There are 60 million people in the world who can painter better than these people here. I guess the secret to success is not to paint beautifully but to invent some kind of different looking crap.

[@claychains]

I should be on this list

[@Edeteem]

All people in this world is a free to become artist do you understand your not a jury regarding to the arts

[@samlyons3552]

Could do better on Ebay.

[@karpadorangler361]

why you do not do it?

[@DEI_TERRA]

You manage to say a lot of nice things about "art" that my 3 year old does a better job at creating. Modernism is the death of art.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Yet, the "art" is a lot more original than the 3 year old reference you're making. Art is a feast. If it's not your cup of tea, that's fine. But let people enjoy whatever they enjoy. Focus on what you enjoy the most without decrying others. Nevertheless, thank you for tuning in and wishing you a great day

[@cchemmes-seeseeart3948]

Do you truly enjoy it... or have you been socialized to enjoy it. I love figurative art, & paintings that look like creepy gray squashed clay as the reference--- no color... Only a socialized mind it seems could see the Emperor's New Clothes in it. Love wins. Blessings. @@contemporaryartissue

[@dan6m]

I agree with your dog on this one.

[@contemporaryartissue]

😂🐶

[@gostfalcon]

Not a fan of paint slap on canvas. It will never be art as art is on purpose not abstract. IMO

[@toddaulner5393]

Ummm, all paint is made from minerals in oil painting.

[@skhi7658]

Ist leider weitgehend uninteressant. Vielleicht mal ein bisschen weniger auf die Reputation der etablierten Galerien schauen, sondern ein bisschen mehr auf die tatsächliche Qualität der ausgestellten Kunst. Macht natürlich sehr viel mehr Arbeit ,.mal die " kleinen" Galerien zu durchforsten und kostet evt. Sponsorengelder. Sie sind nicht der Einzige, welcher den Kunstmarkt und seine Mechanismen durchschaut 😉.

[@contemporaryartissue]

CAI is independent platform and our opinion can not be bought. Not once have I accepted money to include an artist in our of our top lists or emerging lists. The selected artists are in my opinion utmost interesting and relevant, and most of them were exhibiting at smaller galleries in 2022 or 2021. Is there art no longer interesting because it is being picked up by better galleries? So I am afraid I must disagree strongly with every part of your comment. Nevertheless, thank you for tuning in!

[@nic5833]

In these times, the shit is worth millions!...

[@gabrielabigo]

Why they have to be all white? well at least we have some women in the list. For the record iam not critizing the work in general.

[@contemporaryartissue]

They don't have to be at all. When assembling this list, I never tried to tick any boxes. We have 4 male artists, 4 female artists. 2 North-African artists, 1 American artist of Asian origin, and 5 European artists-which isn't strange considering I am based in Europe and I have seen predominantly European artists in the flesh. But you're right; there are no artists of African descent besides the two North African artists. Perhaps an indirect cause for this is that I personally don't like art that focuses purely on the political, and the people of color are always expected to make political work-or at least the ones that do are the ones that become pretty successful and visible. Food for thought! Thank you for tuning in

[@gabrielabigo]

Olá, obrigada pelo retorno. Entendo que como curador, suas escolhas não devem preencher caixas. No entanto, se fizermos uma breve retrospectiva, artistas mais consagrados são homens, em sua grande maioria brancos e ricos. Até se pensarmos em mulheres artistas, quantas temos? Quantas são exaltadas? Entendo que nem tudo é político, mas tudo é político sim! São recortes, são camadas. Como disse, não estou criticando suas técnicas. Meu ponto é que também temos que levar em consideração isso também. Ana Mae Barbosa é uma estudiosa brasileira, indico a leitura. Ela fala sobre os 3 pontos pra se entender uma obra. Contexto, artista e arte *. Enfim apenas uma sugestão! ❤

[@erickortizcervantes2149]

Your dog doesn't know how to appreciate good art.

[@a.wolfgangcrowe]

Meh

[@allenvoss7977]

😂

[@legendaryjeffreyJCS]

Fucj

[@maryanac397]

Terrible, this “art” destroyed real Art

[@contemporaryartissue]

So only the art you like is real art and everything else and everyone else is wrong? Art is a feast and there is plenty out there for everyone. Focus on what you like the most without decrying others. Thank you for tuning in!

[@cookiekitty8122]

nope

[@John-l5c3l]

Too much art speak. The artist from his home city got way too much analysis for middling art. Abstract art needs too much explanation, ruins the joy of art.

[@contemporaryartissue]

We talk a lot about on this channel, so there was always going to be a lot of 'art speak.' However, I don't think these artists need it-on the contrary. Perhaps the video is as interesting, or maybe even more, when playing it on mute if you don't like art speak. Concerning abstract art, I must say I disagree, it doesn't need any explanation at all as it so has direct. Nevertheless, thank you for tuning in!

[@Majesticon]

No Black artists are emerging?

[@davidwilson1273]

Adjective spewing bullshit

[@johndoe-lw1xo]

🗑

[@byemyem]

Ugly choices😂

[@contemporaryartissue]

De gustibus... Thank you for tuning in!

[@allenvoss7977]

what a joke 😂

[@treezydcm]

None of them my taste, but I find the Belgian and French figurative painters interesting despite me not being into figurative painting. The artist with the gestural marks I find it lovely, but I like his smaller paintings, not his huge ones. I don't think the metrics in the art market help me appreciate a work more, because art appreciation is both objective and subjective. Murillo might be at the top of the game, for example, but I find his paintings anything but good and his discourse vacuous and pretentious. There is a Spanish artist that lives and works in Switzerland, Almudena Pintado, that I love, but perhaps isn't that known? Or too conventional? Or too minimal? Or not good enough? Just love looking at her work. The same, but very different style, I also love the Japanese Takahiko Hayashi for his relentless work and experimentation, and you can recognise his work at a distance. None of them emerging, I think, as they have an age. I always appreciate your insights into the art world. Always looking forward to your videos. Wishing you a happy 2024.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi there, thank you for tuning in and for sharing your honest thoughts here-they are most welcome! Two interesting lesser-known artists you mention here, and with the right venue they can also make steps in the art world, the quality is certainly there. The pleasure is all mine, happy 2024 to you too!

[@AlenIlijic]

trivial crap.

[@jvp2936]

Alia ahmd overrated please..