Favourite Artists?

I'm curious to know which artists the art lovers on this site find inspirational and interesting? They can be modern or classical in any media.

Lately I have a passion for J.M.W Turner, John Singer Sargent, James MacNeil Whistler. I also find many of the Renaissance drawing masters fascinating. I find Japanese artists like Yoshitaka Amano and Otomo Katsuhiro quite inspirational as well.

 

i'm a huge yoshitaka amano fan, and it comes through in my own work. xD i also enjoy sienkewicz, menton3, stoupakis, mohrbacher, brom, takato yamamoto, and a bunch of others. ;0

 

Jean Giraud, aka "Mœbius". I loved his 80s aesthetic.
Jamie Hewlett is also very punky and fun.

 

Moebius' work is incredible. Have any of you heard of Tomi Ungerer? His work as an illustrator is excellent!

 

No I haven't. I actually only got interested in Moebius' work because of that movie Heavy Metal. Then I read the translation of Arzach and fell in love. He kinda lead me to folks like Peter Chung and Jamie Hewlett who I then fell in love with.

Edit: Just looked up some of Tomi's work. AWESOME!

 

Great! I thought that after you mentioned Moebius you might appreciate Mr. Ungerer's work. They aren't really the same at all but something about them seems oddly related.

 

Sherrilyn Kenyon has my attention lately.

 

I also love Moebius. Also another Metal Hurlant / Heavy Metal artist - Philippe Druillet I like a lot. I saw this picture in a book as a kid and it blew my mind - http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9wi5gOm1V1qhsqm1o1_1280.jpg

 

I don't often like more than one or two things from a particular artist (mainly because what I like depends on my mood) but I have a friend who goes by many names on the internet, "Mailboxed Kitten" being the first one that springs to mind. I've loved pretty much all her work. Other than her, I'm a fan of Luis Royo.

 

currently Caro Emerald

 

I actually really like both Luis Royo and Les Toil Both very talented in different ways.

 

Alphonse Mucha for sure. And Klimt. And Caravaggio. And a ton of Baroque stuff and expressionist stuff and wyfgfsfdsagya I love art.

 

GoldenWolfen and DarkNatasha.

 

Me 8D

NO NOT REALLY xD

I love the works of Leundra, Sandara, and Beastofoblivion on dA. Some of my favorite artists on that site, but I have too many to list all here!

 

Anything country, especially the classics between the 60's and early 80's. After that is has to be Aussie bands like AC/DC and Cold Chisel. I'm also a huge fan of classical music.