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Top 50 Modern Art Masterpieces in Q1 2009

— April 7, 2009 — Art & Design
Balloon headed horses are just a small part of this jaw dropping countdown... This visual super gallery features to top modern art trends in Q1 2009. The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our modern art database, which now has more than 2,677 examples of modern art.

Implications - The new era of artworks is giving rise to unique pieces that are often complex and bizarre. Contemporary works are a great departure from classical paintings and, much like its predecessors, it's become influential in the artistic world. This style is representative of the modern generation and it's what consumers respond to in certain prints from businesses.
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Activity
Freshness
48
Eye-Catching Adtography
Eye-Catching Adtography
Creative Campaigns Spearheaded by Marc Paeps
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47
Paradoxical Photography
Paradoxical Photography
Gary Salter's Images of People Out of Their Element
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46
Quirky Humanimal Comparisons
Quirky Humanimal Comparisons
‘Fish and People' Photography Pairs Unusual Lookalikes
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45
Political Cartoon Ethics
Political Cartoon Ethics
Drawing Obama Without Offending Or Being Boring Proves Tough
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44
Shattered Sneakers
Shattered Sneakers
Phoks' 'NighKee Serie' of Digital Art is Explosive
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43
Masterful Retail Photography
Masterful Retail Photography
Erwin Olaf's Stellar Artistic Product Placement Work
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42
Exotic Justoposition
Exotic Justoposition
Reversing Colonial Power Thru Photography By Michael Bühler-Rose
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41
Extreme Handbag Photography
Extreme Handbag Photography
James Piatt's Pursuaders and Peace Keepers
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40
Modern Proverbs
Modern Proverbs
Nikki Farquharson's Updated Mantras for the Contemporary Connected World
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39
LEGO Inauguration Displays
LEGO Inauguration Displays
Historical Obama-Inspired Legoland Scene
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38
Biblical Balloon Art Photography
Biblical Balloon Art Photography
Paul Graves' Modern Twist on ‘The Garden of Eden'
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37
Extreme Emotion Photography
Extreme Emotion Photography
Alexandra Deshorties in W Magazine's ‘Aria'
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36
Mangatography
Mangatography
Chris Scarborough's Freaky Anime Portraits
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35
Monopoly Graffiti
Monopoly Graffiti
Classic Game-Inspired Street Art
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34
Art for Bad Breakups
Art for Bad Breakups
Handmade Goods To Inspire Torn Couples Like Chris Brown and Rihanna
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33
Laughing Rocks
Laughing Rocks
Hilarious Grinning Stone Sculptures by Hirotoshi Ito
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32
Scissor Art
Scissor Art
Amazingly Intricate Hand Cut Paper Art by Aoyama Hina
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31
Ethereal Recycled Metal
Ethereal Recycled Metal
Glittering Human Clouds by Julie Trembley Don't Look Like Scrap Metal
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30
Surreal Balloontography
Surreal Balloontography
Unusual Balloon and Smoke Photography by Andrea Galvani
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29
Illusory Shocktography
Illusory Shocktography
Twisted Art from Robert Gligorov
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28
Perversely Pretty Photography
Perversely Pretty Photography
Sarah Sitkin's 'Morbid Sense of Humor' Exhibits Just That
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27
Edible Human Hybrids
Edible Human Hybrids
Photoshop Proves Mom Was Right: You Are What You Eat
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26
Visceral Shocktography
Visceral Shocktography
Chad Ward's Twisted Digital Apocalypse Art
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25
Bursting High-Speed Photography
Bursting High-Speed Photography
The Explosive Air Rifle Images of Alan Sailer
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24
Androgynous Photo Shoots
Androgynous Photo Shoots
Hedi Slimane Photographs Jethro Cave
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23
Dresses Made of Old Shoes
Dresses Made of Old Shoes
'Remade in Chile' Turns Reclaimed Puma Sneaks Into Art
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22
Gas Mask Baby Art
Gas Mask Baby Art
Freaky Human Anatomy Sculptures by Shu Konishi
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21
Unexpected Situation Photography
Unexpected Situation Photography
Erin Wurm Captures Odd, Awkward Moments
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20
Body Fluids, Hurting Yourself & Murder
Body Fluids, Hurting Yourself & Murder
The Eccentric Photography of Christophe Gilbert (II)
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19
Shocking Animal Sculptures
Shocking Animal Sculptures
Patricia Piccinini's Frightening Hyper-Realist Artwork
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18
Tonguettoos
Tonguettoos
Permanent Lingual Ink is In Vogue
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17
Reimagined Fairytale Art
Reimagined Fairytale Art
The Fantasy-Filled Photography of Emily Nathan
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16
Futuristic Houseboats
Futuristic Houseboats
Espin Erikstad's 'Loup de Mer' is a Floating Duplex
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15
Fashionable Prosthetics
Fashionable Prosthetics
Una Burke's Constricted Creations Are Inspired by Medical Braces
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14
Playful Pin-Ups
Playful Pin-Ups
Fun and Fanciful Retro-Inspired ‘Modern Pin-Up Girls With Animals'
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13
Reverse Photoshopped Art
Reverse Photoshopped Art
Benoit David Adds Rolls of Flab and Limbs to His Photos
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12
Hallucinogenic Paintings
Hallucinogenic Paintings
The Psychedelic Vision of Alex Grey
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11
Face Corsets
Face Corsets
Paddy Hartley's Face-Altering Masks Mimic Plastic Surgery
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10
Skinny Badass Motorbikes
Skinny Badass Motorbikes
'Swordfish' is from Mars, 'Stalker' is from Venus
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9
Children as Mini Adults
Children as Mini Adults
Anna Skladmann Portrays Elite Russian Kids in Provactive Poses
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8
Photorealistic Pencil Sketches
Photorealistic Pencil Sketches
Pinched Flesh Drawings by Cath Riley Look Too Real
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7
Portraits of Crack Addicts
Portraits of Crack Addicts
USER by Tony Fouhse Finds Compassion for the Fallen
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6
Tattoos of Organs
Tattoos of Organs
Permanent Ink Fit for an Anatomy Lesson
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5
High-Fashion Asian Photography
High-Fashion Asian Photography
The Stunning Work of Chenman, A Chinese Celeb and Style Photographe
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4
Romantic Fashion Illustrations
Romantic Fashion Illustrations
Delicate Artwork Inspired by Contemporary Designers and Pop Icons
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3
Unbelievable Surrealism as Art
Unbelievable Surrealism as Art
Erik Johansson's Remarkable Photoshopping
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2
Gloomy Fashion Illustrations
Gloomy Fashion Illustrations
Cassandra Rhodin's Watercolors Mix 1920s Style and Sadness
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1
Overtly Violent Art
Overtly Violent Art
Disturbing Photography by Alison Brady Looks Murderous
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