This unusual sculptor/painter achieved an authentically individualistic style by channeling her talents through the art of assemblage, a form of integrated mixed media. Her work is largely inspired by the earthy representations of people and animals from pre-Columbian sculpture and South American fol

Eclectic, Fantastic, Intimate, Modern sculpture, Religious, Serene

Although Ligon is famous for his text-oriented explorations of African American history, much of his recent art is like a tabloid TV show, exposing a secret world of interracial gay sex. Ligon's work, which spans several mediums, calls out the difficulties of growing up black and gay in middle-class

Composed, Deconstructive, Homoerotic, Modern sculpture, Political, Rebel

He twists common colloquial forms -- like signs, stuffed animals and felt banners -- and infuses them with the dark psychologies and hidden undercurrents (sexual, metaphysical, and otherwise) of middle-class American culture, assaulting everything that society holds dear. From his first rambling perf

Modern sculpture, Perverse, Political, Sexy, Wise assy

While critics debate whether or not Lucian Freud inherited the psychoanalytical acuity of grandfather Sigmund, a cursory study of his nudes confirms he most certainly inherited the propensity to invite pretty girls to lay down in front of him. The German-born Freud emigrated to England and attend

Agitated, Classical, Composed, Erotic, Intimate, Moody, Neo-expressionism, Neurotic, Phallic, Polychromatic, Portraiture, Saturated, School of london, Visceral