Contemporary Visual Arts using New Media Flashcards
It describes a vast array of contemporary artworks that engage with emerging technologies, such as virtual reality, computer animation, and the internet.
New Media
Actual objects or subjects from nature or reality are represented
Representational
The subjects are taken from reality and nature but the artist presents them in ways different for the way they are seen in everyday life
Abstract Art
This is also uses elements of art and principles of design but the artworks do not represent a person, place or thing in the natural world
Non-objective art
Consisting of 3D works that are often site-specific ad designed to transform interior to exterior spaces to achieve a certain effect
Installation Art
This installation works with the projection of light, video, or film
Technology aided
This is combined with theater and dance
Made under a specific span of time
Lights and sound are part of the design
Performance Installation
This puts emphasis on an idea or concept rather than in an art object that can be touched
Conceptual installation
This is where the viewer can touch, walk, listen or interact with the installation piece
Interactive Installations
This involves ecological concerns and it is a celebration of an artists connection with the beauty of nature, the natural world, and the environment
Environmental Installation
Artwork in any medium, planned and executed outside a gallery context and intended specifically for exhibition within public space
Public Art
refers to the artistic activity on a community setting
Community based art
Located in squares, plazas, or in front of government buildings, law courts, airports, public museums, or academic institutions.
Municipal Art
These are sculptures, whether individual or group of people, who honor people for heroism or for participation in historic events
Commemorative monuments
This is decorative and is usually located in parks or commercial centers.
Design-based public art