Contemporary Visual Art Flashcards
It is a contemporary visual art that has a 3d form and often identified with sculpture.
Objects were assembled together to interact with space.
Installation Art
It is a type of installation art that allows the viewer to touch, walkthrough and interact with the piece.
Interactive Instillation Art
It is a type of installation art that is made on terrestrial environment that showcases the beauty of nature.
Environmental Installation Art
It is a type of contemporary visual art that consists of art piece on which light, video or film is projected.
Technology-Aided Installation Art
It is a type of installation art that combines art with theater and dance. Lights and sound are part of the design and performance is made under a specific span of time.
Performance Installation Art
It is a type of installation art that places emphasis on an idea or concept rather than in a tangible art object. Basically, it is an art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is more important than the finished art object.
It may be written text, instruction, or a question that leads the viewer to think about idea.
Conceptual Installation Art
It is a contemporary visual art that uses public spaces, wherein it is often the reflection of the community.
It is large enough to call everyone’s attention, and has the capability “to engage audiences and create spaces where people can identify themselves by creating renewed reflection on community.”
These artworks could be created as permanent works of art or as temporary works, works which are meant to last only a certain period of time.
Public Art
A type of Public art where it is based on a community setting. (e.g. Squares or near Government buildings)
Community / Municipal Public Art
A type of public art that includes monumental earthworks that interact with nature and the environment.
Land art
A type of public art that honor heroism or for participation in historic event.
Commemorative monuments
A type of public art that is decorative and usually located in parks or commercial centers.
Design-Based Public art
A type of public art that promotes an idea by making visible reminders to the public.
Campaign-Inspired Public art
Why do artists make public art
- To make profit
- To express their art or for exposure to a larger audience
3, To educate the public - For functionality
Who pays for public art?
- Government
- Artist
- A private funder
Why is public art controversial sometimes?
- Sometimes funded with tax payer money
- Sometimes illegal
- People may not fully understand it
- Not everyone will like the art
- It takes up space
A contemporary visual art where it is a combination of photographs captured by different medium, and it may be in one’s own time or may use concepts in the past.
Photography
A type of photography where it enables us to view landscapes or places one could not easily encounter.
Nature photography
It is a type of photography where it presents reality in its true form as if it is describing a scene.
Photography and reality
It is a type of photography that offers illusions by editing out the original photograph.
Photographic Alteration
It is a type of photography where pictures are taken through mobile phones, with the usage of the available apps.
Mobile Photography
It is a type of photography where photos accompany narratives on newspapers, magazines, and on their digital platforms.
Photo Journalism
It is a contemporary visual art where an art form uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process, and distributed electronically.
Digital Art
A type of digital art where it uses electronics in the process or presentation of the artwork.
Electronic-Aided Digital art
It is a type of digital art where it disregards figures and any resemblance to naturalism and realism.
Non-Figurative Digital art
It is a type of digital art where it has many figures that are not seen on the real world.
Fantasy Digital art
It is a type of digital art where it is intended for business and commercial industry.
Digital Art as Design
Different kinds of contemporary visual arts
- Installation art
- Public art
- Photography
- Digital art
