Chapter 1 Lesson 1 - The Characteristics of Contemporary Art

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CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1

INTEGRATIVE ART AS
APPLIES TO
CONTEMPORARY ART
The Characteristics of Contemporary Art
OBJECTIVES
POINTS FOR DISCUSSION

1. Describe the characteristics of


contemporary art;
2. Identify the subject matter and
different styles;
3. Explain how different materials
are used in art-making; and
4. Make a contemporary artwork.

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The artist experiments with medium
and form to make a statement

REGION 10 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY. Oscar Floirendo.


2009. Self-portrait. Hologram. Photo transfer on pine
wood. Coiled plastic colored rattan. Winner, Top 10
Mindanao-Philippine Art Awards.
LESSON 1
TH E CO NT E M PORARY ART

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The artist did
not feel obliged
1950s
Emotions,
to apply art
perceptions,
forms. convictions
Ideas
ideology
Deliberately
broke the rules
of traditional art
It is not restricted to
individual experiences
but it is refl ective of
CONTEMPORARY the world we live in.

ART
World view, and is
sensitive to changing
times.
DIFFERENCES
CONTEM P ORARY, CL ASSICAL , MO DE RN
ART

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL ART MODERN ART


• OPEN MINDED • INTEREST IN RE-
• BEAUTIFUL ELEMENTS
• NEEDS TO BE IMAGING,
THAT PLEASE THE EYE.
UNDERSTOOD BY REINTERPRETING, AND
• CONTROVERSELY IT
SIMPLE LOOKING EVEN REJECTING
HAS A FUNCTION TO
• AESTHETIC EMOTION TRADITIONAL AETHETIC
DEPICT SCENE.
BETTER WITH ARTISTIC VALUES STYLES.
• EXPRESSED THE
MINDS
BEAUTY OF WORLD
ANF LIFE.
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ARTS

F INE O R AE ST H E TIC U T ILITARIAN OR


ART PRACT ICAL ART
AESTHETIC ENJOYMENT POSSES ORNAMENTS OR
THROUGH THE SENSES ARTISTIC.
ESPECIALLY VISUAL ANF
AUDITORY
E LE ME NT S/PRINCIP LE S

CONTEMPORARY ART
APPROPRIATION
• Existing artworks are
appropriated to
produce another
artwork.

• Usage of prints, images,


and icons to produce
another art form.

• Combines past from the


present.

• Revives interests to
existing forms of art.
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Is ap pr o pri a t io n
s ti l l acc e pt abl e?
PERFORMANCE
• Performance evolved to
emphasized spontaneous
elements of chance.

• Interpreting various human


activities such as ordinary
activities such as chores,
routines and rituals to
socially relevant themes
such as poverty,
commercialism and war.

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SPACE
• Arts transforming space. For
example, flash mobs art
installations in malls and
parks.

• .

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HYBRIDITY
• Usage of unconventional
materials, mixing of unlikely
materials produce on
artwork.

• .

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TECHNOLOGY
• Usage of technology in the
creation and dissemination
of art works.

• .

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Promoting the Art

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CH ARACTE RIST ICS O F CONT E MP ORARY ART
Not confined to the museum
CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY
ART

Paintings also changed in


contemporary art

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CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY
ART

Self-taught and did not have formal education.


De-constructed and cannot be repeated nor sold.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
• Architecture, diff erent shapes and forms have emerged
as a result of the use of diff erent materials.

• Employ the help of fabricators, carpenters, electricians or


welding in constructing artworks.

• Originality is not an issue in contemporary art.

• Essential to contemporary artist is the process of art


making..
CONTEMPORARY ART IS
A STATEMENT THAT AN
ARTIST MAKES ABOUT…
Questions???

Sources:
http://www.artnet.com/
CPAR book

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