Contemporary art

Modern Art

- starting in the middle of the 19th century till the end of the second world war

-revolutionary by origin: anti romaniticism

-self expressive art, subjective representation

-majority is made on canvas

Contemporary Art

• defined by the time it was created rather than the type it falls under

• what an artist creates if they make something that follows none of its boundaries

• often spreads to places outside a canvas or a gallery.

• found everywhere

Postmodernism

Art movement that began in the 1970s as a reaction against modernism, emphasizing that art is for everyone and often utilizing technology.

Pop Art

• simple everyday images (Ex. Advertisments, packaging, comic strips, movie stars, celebrities etc.)

• uses exciting and lively block colors

• shows strong design concept and bold shapes

• limits use of color

• often uses irony or sarcasm

Happening

An avant-garde art form combining drama and visual arts, encouraging viewer response and characterized by pre-planning yet spontaneous performance.

Performance Art

An art form that uses artists’ body and overly theatrical live actions, can be performed anywhere with live audience and can involve various media.

Installation Art

Art that involves the arrangement of objects in a space, allowing viewers to be “in” the artwork and interact with the space

Graffiti Art (Street Art)

Public art created on buildings and public spaces, often using spray paints and markers, to express the artist's frustrations.

Andy Warhol 'Soup Cans'

Allan Kaprow for creating “18 Happenings in 6 Parts”

Banksy known for provocative and socially charged graffiti, such as 'Girl with a Pierced Eardrum.'

The difference of contemporary art to modern art

- shows things that are related to this time and date

- starting after the second world war till today

- revolutionary regarding the freedom of experimentation by the artist

- focus on society, politics, culture, emphasizing social impact

- any medium including video, object design, installations, performance

Roy Lichtenstein “Blam”

Chris Burden that created “Shoot”

Walter De Maria “Earth Room”

Damien Hirst “The Miraculous Journey”

Urs Fischer “Lamp Bear”