Top 50 Contemporary Artists: Michaël Borremans #50

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What is Contemporary Art?

Contemporary art or modern art is the art of today and is produced by artists living in this era of the twenty-first century. It is a reflection of society and issues relevant to ourselves, and the world around us. Contemporary art is a dynamic combination of concepts that challenge traditional boundaries and is a part of a cultural dialogue that concerns larger contextual frameworks such as personal and cultural identity, family, community, and nationality.

The purpose of this article is to educate and inform about the most famous works of the author below, which deals mainly with modern art.


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Michaël Borremans


Michaël Borremans is a Belgian painter and filmmaker born in 1963 that lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. In recent years, he has been using his photographs or made-to-order sculptures as the basis for his paintings. His seductive works contain timeless images of inner drive and external force, of the latent pressure involved in being human. Some of the most famous paintings of him are:


Red Hand, Green Hand, 2010

(40 x 60 cm, oil on canvas)

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The Son, 2013

(36 x 30 cm, oil on canvas)

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The Ear, 2011

(42 x 53 cm, oil on canvas)

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Mombakkes, 2007

(56,5 x 44,5 cm, oil on canvas)

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Weight, 2005

(35,5 x 27,5 x 4 cm, framed 15" lcd screen - 9.44 min, edition of 3 + 1 AP)

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The Consequence, 2001

(42,0 x 50,0 cm, oil on canvas)

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The Preservation, 2001

(70 x 60 cm, oil on canvas)

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