2.Nara is considered one of the most essential contemporary popartist of Japan, whose works are exhibited in galleries and exhibitions of an international scale.
6.American artist. A leader of the pop art movement, he produced paintings and silk-screen prints of commonplace images, such as soup cans and photographs of celebrities.
7.In the best male artist category, Tao faces stiff competition in the likes of Hong Kong pop king Jacky Cheung, Taiwanese vocalist Terry Lin, formerly of the pop duo Ukulele, as well as Taiwanese singer-songwriter Leehom Wang.
