AP Contemporary artists

This L.A. artist creates large-scale collages saying that paper is like his paint. He was inspired by billboard signs and his mother's beauty shop.

• Mark Bradford

• Brad Corvette

• Marky Mark

• Mark Cordfeldt

She used art as therapy to calm her anxiety and reduce stress.

• Dottie MacBey

• Jaloise Krikoria

• Yayoi Kasuma

• Sun Young Lee

This street artist started Obey and he is still known for the Andre the Giant image.

• Baa Baa Sheep

• Shepard Fairey

• Steven Holmes

• Banksy

This husband and wife team reside in Mexico. They are known for their 3-d sculptures and fashion design.

• Pedro Reyes & Carla Fernandez

• Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera

• Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball

• Juan Carlos & Patricia Valdez

His specializes in installation art. Black Cloud is an immersive installation that portrays a dark, fanciful underworld of thirty thousand black paper moths.

• Jack Johnson

• Pablo Picasso

• Amador Corazon

• Carlos Amorales

He painted Obama's official portrait and uses common people in historical poses.

• Kiley Westerbrook

• Kayne West

• Kehinde Wiley

• Kevin Jones

Using found materials in the environment, his work is meant to be enjoyed in nature.

• Andy Goldsworthy

• Andrew Wyeth

• Ann Arbor

• George Leaf

This Orange County artist enjoys playing with scale and size and has a dream-like, surreal style.

• Shawn Sessions

• Paul Bond

• James Bond

• Salvador Dali

Her creative collages filled with colorful patterns use a variety of materials including magazines, wall-paper, paint and rhinestones.

• Greta Green

• Tweeta Tondera

• Laura Nickols

• Mickalene Thomas

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, his canvas are the walls where he puts static images into motion.

• Nelson Mandela

• Rocky Road

• Robin Rhode

• Jon Bon Jovi