10. Travis Millard

Found this guy in a book in the Hayward a coupla weeks ago. Bold, funny, like his style.

9. Claes Oldenburg

Oldenburg makes the kind of things you would see in a dream, become reality.

8. Aleksandr Rodchenko

Bit of photography. Brilliant subject and compostion.

7. Don Hertzfeldt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSb-nV8l2QY

You've probably seen it but it is so good. Such clever use of simple stop frame.

6. W. Heath Robinson.

Heath Robinson is old school, my dad showed me him first. Basically he invents all these insane inventions and fantasies in his illustrations that are so absurd, but are so funny and clever and drawn so beautifully. His observations of people is spot on too.

5. Marlene Dumas

Saw this in the MOMA. The portraits are so basic but at the same time they each have so much expression and you can spend ages trying to work out what they're thinking.

4. Run Wrake - Rabbit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Dxn3VWOws

This animation is incredible! The idea and the story are so clever and the actual production is beautiful. Wicked soundtrack.