New figurative art
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Figurative painting is now slowly becoming accepted again in the contemporary art world from artists such as John Currin, Lisa Yuskavage and Odd Nerdrum.
In Belgium this trend is exeplified by the work of Luc Tuymans and Michaël Borremans.
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