The contributions and influence of American artist Madonna (born 1958) in the landscape of contemporary arts have been documented by a variety of sources such as art publications, mainstream media, scholars or art critics. As her footprints in the arts are lesser-known compared to her other roles, this led a contributor from W to conclude that both her impact and influence in the art world "has been made almost entirely behind the scenes". She is noted for taking inspiration from various painters in her career. Once called a "continuous multi-media art project", a panel of art critics explained that she condenses fashion, dance, photography, sculpture, music, video and painting in her own artwork.