Definition, characteristics, functions and styles of contemporary art

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Period of art production that began in the late 1940s and extends through to the present day

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Contemporary art

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responds to a global environment that is culturally diverse, technologically advancing, and multifaceted

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Contemporary art

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explore themes of social commentary, politics, and identity and their work can be found in a variety of settings, including galleries museums private collections, ad public spaces

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Contemporary art

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Characteristics of contemporary arts

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A rejection of traditional values and norms

an embrace of experimentation and innovation

A focus on abstraction

A commitment to progressivism

Integrative free to integrate any medium and any form or style in order to express their artistic expression

Collaborative end product is created with incovement of two or more artist

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Art can provide escape from everyday concerns and satisfy yearning for pleasurable experiences

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Contemporary art for pleasure

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Artists earn a living though their art

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Contemporary art as profession

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Art has been used to answer our need for information

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Contemporary arts as commentarty

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Create art to express spiritual beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by the force of a higher power.

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Contemporary art in spirituality

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Commemorate events and people that have shaped our history

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Contemporary art as remembrance

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Spur political change or modify the behavior and thinking of large groups of people

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Contemporary art for persuasion

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When an artist conveys information about his or her personality, feelings, or worldview

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Contemporary art as self-expression

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What you see depicted in the artwork

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Subject matter

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Artists unique combination of techniques, processes and decisions.

help the viewers to understand the meaning of the work

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Style

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artist applies paint in a manner that expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way

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Abstract Expressionism

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Sculpture that moves with the wind or powered by a machine or electricity

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Kinetic art

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Use lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion

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Op art

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Combines a variety of media and the human body to execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live audiene

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Performance art

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Artistic creation or manipulation of space such as landscape or architectural design

earthworks or works using natural objects like stones, leaves trees,grass

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Environmental art

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tackle issues of identity,sexuality, gender roles, equality, and the ways, which the female is treated in society, among others.

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Feminist Art

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Stripped-down,pre-fabricated look, free of details and often with flat surface

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Minimalism

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Design of time and 3d space into 2d image with sound

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Video art

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A drawing, inscription or sketch done hastily on a wall or other surfaces that are to be seen by the public

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Graffiti Art

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

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Post-modern Art

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The body may be painted or clothed and used to perform an artistic art in public

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Body art

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Aid of computer and computer to create an image of design

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Digital art