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Contemporary Art

It is the art that springs out of the present-day events and passions of the society. It is the newest form of art, amusing people from the middle to the late 20th century up to this time (Perez, 2016).

Contemporary Art Statement

It is a statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other things that define human life (Ramirez, 2016).

Characteristics of Contemporary Art

Features that define contemporary art, including its accessibility and methods of creation.

Non-confined Artworks

The artworks from this genre can also be found in galleries, art schools, side streets, and public spaces like train or bus stations, and even shopping centers or parks.

Online Art Sales

Due to the increase in internet and social media usage, people who sell artworks also went 'online' to increase their sales, allowing individuals to view and purchase the artwork regardless of their location.

Self-taught Artists

Many contemporary artists are self-taught and did not have formal education, focusing on the development of their talent and skills in art-making.

Variety of Materials

Access to different kinds of materials has expanded the choice of artists, allowing them to combine art materials with found objects.

Collaboration with Fabricators

Artists sometimes employ the help of fabricators, carpenters, electricians, or welders in 'constructing' artworks, especially in conceptual art.

Originality in Contemporary Art

Originality is not an issue; an artist can redesign another artist's work using different materials.

Process over Sale

It is the process, rather than sale, which is essential in contemporary art-making, valuing the experience over monetary compensation.

Subject Matter

A subject is any person, animal, thing, or issue that is described or represented in a work, generating the question, 'What is it?'

Subject Matter Diversity

The subject matter is not confined to representation of human figures and landscapes; it includes children, women, the environment, or a combination of these.

Technique as Subject Matter

If an artwork is an experiment on technique, the subject matter is the technique itself, requiring viewer engagement in conceptual arts.

Abstract Expressionism

It is a painting style in which the artist applies paint in a manner that expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way.

Kinetic art

It is a sculpture that moves with the wind or with the help of a machine or electricity.

Op art

It uses lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion.

Performance art

Consists of a variety of media and human body to execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live audience.

Environment art

Involves artistic creation and manipulation of space such as landscape or architectural design that may enclose its audience.

Feminist art

It tackles issues of identity, sexuality, gender roles, equality, and the ways in which the female is treated in society.

Minimalism

It shows a stripped-down, pre-fabricated look, free of details, and often with flat surface but expresses a specific content or statement.

Video art

It consists of images that are recorded through a video and viewed through television, computer, or projection screen.

Graffiti art

It is a drawing, inscription or sketch done hastily on a wall or other surface made to be seen by the public.

Postmodern art

It carries modern styles to extreme practices, often expressing an idea through a mix of materials such as found objects welded together.

Body art

It is an art form that uses body as the medium or main material. It can be painted or clothed and used to perform artistic act in public. Tattooing and piercing are also examples of body art.

Digital art

It is done with the aid of computer to create an image or design composed of bits and bytes. The image can be printed on paper, tarpaulin, or other mediums.

Collage

A piece of art made by sticking various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing.

Decalcomania

The art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass).

Decoupage

The art of decorating surfaces by applying cutouts (as of paper) and then coating with usually several layers of finish (such as lacquer or varnish).

Frottage

The technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper.

Montage

The production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas.

Trapunto

A decorative quilted design in high relief worked through at least two (2) layers of cloth by outlining the design in running stitch and padding it from the underside.

Digital applications

Any application software that can be used by a computer, mobile device, or tablet to make and/or display a work of art.