Top 10 Self-Taught Artists of the Contemporary Era

[@elawalentek]

It would be interesting to hear who discovered these artists or how it happened that their art became known.

[@contemporaryartissue]

A great question. Actually, the rise of self-taught artists is similar to the discovery of all artists. We created a separate video on this topic, so feel free to give it a watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKPZZIGGrJp6m68

[@ziraprod6090]

@@contemporaryartissue Rise? Since when? They have always been around.... More earlier than now.

[@zah936]

​@@ziraprod6090agreed

[@EzeICE]

Quite the insightful video and what a beautiful dog as well. Cheers.

[@loriwakefield1]

I loved Max Ernst and Basquiat thank you for showing all these great artists

[@mattpipes5106]

Fascinating, it does really strike me how innovative all these artists are in their approach to making work

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely, I was thinking the exact same thing when I was writing this article. Creative minds with a refreshing take on art-a direct result of the absence of formal art training? Possibly!

[@MrHenryshake]

Excellent as always. Your critical sense of art is nicely balanced.

[@ET-iy3nv]

Thank you. I'm so grateful for today's interesting content of your movie. I' m so happy to watch it.

[@madhavmankar1898]

अप्रतिम, विडीओ, सेल्फ डेव्हलपमेंट, सेल्फ कल्पना, विचारांचे कलाकार. लाक्षणिक अर्थाने नयन्ययुत्त सौंदर्य रुपांतर, खूपच सुंदर.आधुनिक संगणकीय युगातील चळवळ.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much for tuning in!

[@dothemostrav]

Really enjoy this content ..these artists are so inspiring and shows u can really go whatever route you choose ..hope everyone continues to build up their gifts

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely, well said! Thank you for tuning in

[@simonmultiverse6349]

The dog raised his left eyebrow in a quizzical manner at 0:20. It the dog making a subtle comment on the concept of art?

[@T.C.Bronart]

Thank you for sharing!

[@IvyRoad]

Your videos are enlightening, educational, and inspiring. Thank you for them. But what I most want to say right now is that I am completely and helplessly in love with your wonderful dog!

[@contemporaryartissue]

She is the best! 🐕 ❤️ Thank you for tuning in and greetings from us both ;-)

[@jarretttcamp]

What I see in this video is that there is room for self though artists like myself. I absolutely Basquiat artwork. However the little of me liking his work. At least the fact that he is self thaugh I can respect. But there is a comment that mentions that there should a video on who found these artists. So we can use this info toward our own careers.

[@albertoballocca]

Great, thank you for these advices 💎 they are super useful in my position, self taught and collected worldwide, sometimes its just a matter of have the right feedback on these details your are clarifying 🙏

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Alberto, that's great to hear. Wishing you all the best for your future artistic ventures!

[@albertoballocca]

@@contemporaryartissue thank you so much ! Would be great to get in contact!

[@maravilhosasanta1825]

The best one you did not show, it was Francis Bacon!

[@contemporaryartissue]

I agree!

[@AVBNOW23]

Basquiat is my favorite♥️

[@contemporaryartissue]

Wonderful artist!

[@lawrencewong8122]

mine too

[@jean-yvesgauze8024]

Can you please do a whole article about fine art photography ?

[@contemporaryartissue]

We have! www.contemporaryartissue.com/top-25-fine-art-photography-artists-in-the-world/

[@정길주-w9p]

참 멋찌고 창의적인 예술 퓸 입니다~~

[@beckynichols3832]

You make me want to move to Berlin.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Place to be!

[@mS-iz9np]

Amazing

[@elephantintheroom5678]

Oh, Max Ernst! How I LOVE his art. Especially "Europe After the Rain" !

[@contemporaryartissue]

One of the best! Thank you for tuning in

[@vicentejouclas2518]

Ontem assistia um filósofo assustado com a capacidade da IA produzir Arte e perdermos o emprego. Boa chance de estudarmos o quanto a Arte reside no apreciador.

[@kevinclarke7353]

William N Copley was self taught. Klein is one of my favorite artists

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for adding this to the discussion. Klein is a gem indeed!

[@miles1202]

What about Francis Bacon?

[@contemporaryartissue]

The biggest absentee indeed from this list!

[@georgeedward1226]

Using naked women as a brush! Brilliant! I doubt Michael's stocks this particular tool of the trade but I'll ask next time I'm there.

[@K.ART_vlog]

amazing ❤️

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thanks ❤️

[@zychios0078]

I feel like today it is more difficult to be a real self-taught artist and have some recognition in the contemporary art world. Are we lesser artist or "artiste du dimanche" ? I don't think so... But still...

[@michaelt6169]

You forgot the most important self-taught artist Francis Bacon!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Shame on me, indeed!

[@thefeelcompany]

….don’t forget Francis Bacon. EDIT: love the channel.

[@contemporaryartissue]

You're absolutely right! And thank you for your kind words!

[@igaluitchannel6644]

I think the dog understands your every word.

[@contemporaryartissue]

I also believe she does, one day she'll start talking herself 😅

[@igaluitchannel6644]

@@contemporaryartissue We like them better this way, I think.

[@BigBuddha3]

You forgot Francis Bacon! ^^

[@contemporaryartissue]

You are absolutely right! I have no clue why he wasn't among the highest-ranked artists. Major absentee!

[@AdolescentAdult]

I didn’t know he was self taught

[@PinoyAbstractArtist]

I am also a self taught Artist ❤️❤️❤️

[@angelajsacaartistaffiliatedwpl]

Interesting love thx for sharing.

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine! Thank you for tuning in

[@angelajsacaartistaffiliatedwpl]

@@contemporaryartissue welcome

[@concepcionisabelcastillo4627]

i am very intruguied with the dog😂😅just can't stop looking well behave this baby boi is😘👌

[@contemporaryartissue]

😂😂😂 Yes, she's the best!! Thank you for tuning in

[@dogfood142]

Basquiat should not be on this list. He might have dropped out of art school but he certainly did have an extensive art background, he really knew his art history thanks to his upbringing and was heavily influenced by artists like Twombly and Dubuffet.

[@contemporaryartissue]

That's the thing; self-taught. So he's a great example of a self-taught artist that did not complete formal art training but does have a strong frame of reference when it comes to art. Thank you for tuning in!

[@seinundzeiten]

actually all artists are self-taught, even if they went to some academy

[@contemporaryartissue]

They are, however the term is used to refer to artists without formal art education. But in the end, we have to figure out our art ourselves. Thank you for tuning in!

[@ahmednosseir4826]

the dog is better than art

[@contemporaryartissue]

She's the real artist!

[@linaba5834]

I was waiting for her to say something

[@rillest75]

That dog looks tight

[@clariolaelx]

Thank You 🌻

[@contemporaryartissue]

She's the best!

[@kojoman75]

So what’s happening

[@METALMARK1000]

yoko ono 😂😂 the only artist on that list is Max Ernst

[@mrpetersen7025]

[@hustle_tee]

💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@contemporaryartissue]

🙌🙌🙌

[@mathmagical]

Every artist is self taught.

[@contemporaryartissue]

👍

[@stuartday1330]

No wonder most this contemporary "art" sucks. Learn how to do it by those who know then put your individual spin on it. You'll only get one Van Gough out of a hundred.

[@myfavoriteplanet3247]

Where are today's contemporary artist? Looks like a couple of generations are missing. Seen this list a hundred times at least. Can we get a new list? Did time stop in the art world? Where are Gen X artists and beyond expressing themselves? Art galleries online also feel like libraries Where is the transition? This is Boomer art. All great in its own way

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi there, thank you for tuning in. Good question, and rightfully so. For our top lists we use an analytical research tool measuring the pertinence of artists in the art world using objective career facts and ranking them accordingly. As a result, longevity is valued strongly, artists with a long-standing track record, hence favoring the slightly older generation of artists. However, half of the list is still active today. And feel free to watch our videos where we showcase young emerging artists. Stay tuned!

[@ard52192]

Can we get 10 ST artist that are STILL ALIVE and idk have websites I can check out?! But seriously, ones that the bulk of their work is post 2000. Most them people are dead in your video. That’s a page in an art book. I want a living body of work that I could theoretically see their show one day.

[@peterdanieljakim6218]

Yoko Ono man?? Yoko Ono???

[@TerriYoung-m4c]

I kind of give up I don't know what to say but I want to watch videos on arts but I can't subscribe! It sucks please remember me when I can whenever that is

[@Lollero200q]

👍👍👍

[@isaacmolefenyokong7776]

How is Max Ernst a contemporary artist though? Sorry, but that's where we falter when it comes to attempts to understand the unfolding of art history. The 'contemporary' becomes one of the most abused and misleading concepts in art history, thanks to these kinds of talks... (and I refer to Ernst because I stopped watching once the presentation gets there...).

[@TerriYoung-m4c]

Because drawing was helping me. Anyway

[@martinapizzigoni5346]

This is ridiculous. In this video we are talking about artists born in the 1930s and 1950s! Of course in their youth the art system was completely different, the Internet had not yet been invented, for example. It would be very interesting to see the career of a self-taught artist under 40.

[@jg417]

hmmm, i disposition

[@marioguercio8722]

El último farsante es brutal.

[@sebastianfairfax2058]

Might you explore and make videos around these two truisms: 1. Warhol: "Art is what you can get away with." 2. Picasso said variously that, "Bad" and "lesser artists borrow; great artists' steal..." Similarily, Steve Jobs' version of that statement said "Good artists copy. Great artists steal." Those statements have history and relevance in most creative fields. Frankly, there is more truth than we care to admit in these statements regardless of their attribution. And in the reality that a lot of contemporary and modern art (and their artists) become (in)famous by their tacit compliance, hunger for recognition, acceptance, and greed by conspiring with "art critics" and galleries which, then as now, are pulling off immoral frauds. Thank you. P.S. Indulge me saying that the two self-taught artists utteerly undeserving of inclusion in your list are Yoko Ono and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Their works are shite; their resulting fame due entirely to statement one.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Sebastian, thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts. I must say I disagree with the overall message of your assessment. It sounds too much like an unlikely conspiracy theory and oversimplification of what we call art politics. The art world is more complex, as is the career path and work of the artists you mention and refer to.

[@rohitmadashri7250]

Basquiat is Shite? Ok, can you stretch your vocabulary and elucidate why?

[@the-andre]

Honestly, whether self-taught or MFAs or PhDs, I see some of these works and I cringe.

[@ivanklymenko]

🤩🙂🤩

[@GiuseppeAllettocontemporaryart]

great video! I've just posted a new video dealing with my own Selfportrait :) greetings from Milan

[@contemporaryartissue]

Wishing you all the best!

[@anthonyafonso3599]

Untought...what Artist has

[@Kingfrozttheartist]

People don’t even buy this kind of art anymore

[@t-bonebigears]

You can't teach art. 😮

[@artisticendeavors5076]

Yoko Ono! Seriously? 🙄

[@bagobeans]

I'm sorry..but some of these people are not artists in my opinion. Frida Kahlo is an artist. I don't consider Yoko Ono an artist. Cutting off clothing is not art. Art is beauty...it celebrates the human spirit and creativity. Some people you showed on here are not artists...that's just my opinion.

[@contemporaryartissue]

I respect your opinion 100%. There is enough versatility in art for everyone to find something they enjoy; art is a feast!

[@armandogavilan1815]

Aaaand that´s why you SHOULD go to a DECENT academy and learn the basics kids! You don´t want to end up doing crap lke these!

[@williamroberts1819]

It's so encouraging to know that the only good artist on this list has passed and the rest are total shit. This gives us all a great chance of success.

[@emamagicart]

Basquiat, or Yoko Ono, are someone else's creation. They could not create themselves by themselves with what they did

[@contemporaryartissue]

Feel free to expand on this. I believe all artists are a result of various influences, and the support of other people.

[@intothebackground3053]

she should not be in that list

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

@@contemporaryartissue You will not get a response from this bigot.

[@emamagicart]

@@heraldeventsandfilms5970 at least we've got the response of an idiot

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

@@intothebackground3053 Typical American simpleton and bigot.

[@purpleflag47]

u boring

[@renzo6490]

Basquiat…a one trick pony.

[@achimborn5850]

Apart from the fact that Basquiat has always seemed like a total joke to me, this impression is reinforced when one knows how Basquiat's career began. In the 80s painting was pronounced dead. There was a total lull in the galleries. So the big gallery owners in NY got together and then took a graffiti artist out of the gutter and made him a star with money (investment). That's all. Everyone can read about it and there is nothing ingenious or mystical behind it. Behind it is only financial strategy. So with art, this talentless child painting has absolutely nothing to do.In our modern times, the motto in art is: the more banal, the dumber, the more successful.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Dear Achim, painting was indeed proclaimed dead in the 80s, illustrated by the article by Douglas Crimp "The End of Painting" published in 1981. And that is exactly why Basquiat and consort are so popular, today, and back in the day. The Neo-Expressionists reinvigorated painting and at the root of it were not the galleries making stars out of nobodies just to annoy us-it was the people who enjoyed seeing the lust and sensual qualities of paint.

[@achimborn5850]

@@contemporaryartissue Dear CAI, I did not write that they wanted to upset us. You can read that,-I don't remember exactly, but wasn't it Gagossian and other colleagues who went looking? It was not about art or giving color to the world, as you beautifully put it, but only about how to make money. Which makes sense, considering that the galleries were pretty empty at the time, because no one bought paintings. So logically, the childish banal painting is not the background, but it was only to make someone big again, to create a direction to earn money. If that is so honest? Well.

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