"What's Inspiring Now" - Contemporary Figurative Artists

Figurative art is indeed on the rise within popular appeal, yet again, and with a bit of a reboot in creative drive.

Here's not too short (nor too long) a list of contemporary artists that I have been looking at lately, inspiring fresh verve on new art projects and coming future creative investments.

Zin Lim's drawings are an expressive, gestural draw for me, pun intended:

saatchiart.com/Zinlim

Instagram

Figure#D04 - by Zin Lim

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Vanessa Lemen, enough said:

vanessalemenart.blogspot.com

Instagram

'Lady of Mermaid Inn' - by Vanessa Lemen - 2016

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Tyler Vouros:

tylervouros.com

Instagram

'Athena Owl' - by Tyler Vouros, 2015

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Stanka Kordic's artwork visits from between worlds:

stankakordic.com

Instagram

'Leila and the Wren' - by Stanka Kordic - 2016

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I've always loved graphite - I would say it is still as yet my favorite choice medium to work with - and I have discovered Mandy Tsung feels the same - On Instagram, of course.

Here's some Mandy Tsung for you:

mandytsung.tumblr.com

Instagram

"Feral Love" - Mandy Tsung - 2015

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João Ruas:

joaoruas.com

Instagram 

'Godiva' - by Joao Ruas, 2013

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Johan Barrios:

johanbarrios.com

Instagram

'Lo Efimero' - by Johan Barrios

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Frank Top:

franktopart.com

Instagram

'Bird Watcher' - by Frank Top, 2015

I'll close this inspiration-themed post with a quote I've found through more art means, about the practice of art in lifestyle:

"To capture through art a fragment of our collective experience. To discover deep meaning and deep thought, the joy of creative expression. We move through life with grace, ethics and spirituality, and relearn daily through our art to cherish humanity and our natural world."
—Valerie Kent

Happy creating!

-Mairin-Taj