Introduction to Contemporary Arts 1

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is a human pursuit to imitate life and the world into something pleasing and beautiful

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art

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refers to the different materials or supplies that an artist utilizes

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medium

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refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork

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subject

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It is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power

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art

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This is a three-dimensional artwork that may be created using stone, marble, wood, and concrete.

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Sculpture

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This is the art form of performance. Dramatic texts are portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and are enhanced by props, lights and sounds

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drama

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This is the art form that appeals to the sense of hearing. It is composed by combining notes in harmony.

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music

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This is the art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and experience.

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Literature

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These structures are meant to be used as shelter.

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Architecture

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This is a two-dimensional image of various subjects ranging from real-life images to the visually abstract.

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picture

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This art of the human form. The body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific time, form, and space.

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Dance

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. It may be created using different media such as chalk, charcoal, graphite, ink, oil paint and watercolor.

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picture

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This art form is a technological translation of theater. In films, special effects are utilized to enhance the storytelling.

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CINEMA

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refers to art that began in the 1880s

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MODERN ART

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describes the works of artists still living and creating artworks.

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CONTEMPORARY ARTS

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revolutionary by its origin

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MODERN ART

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is revolutionary for the freedom and magnitude of experimentation by the artists

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CONTEMPORARY ARTS

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is more self-expressive

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MODERN ART

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pays attention to society, thus known for its social impact

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Contemporary Art

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primarily made on canvases,

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MODERN ART

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is on every medium that you can think of – video art, tech-enabled artworks, object design, graphical arts

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Contemporary Art

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focuses on the subjective representation of the chosen themes

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MODERN ART

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takes a strong stand on social, political and cultural aspects of the world

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Contemporary Art

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refers to the work of arts made since the aftermath of World War II and is used to describe the works of artists still living and creating artworks

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Contemporary Art

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artists used pure, brilliant colour aggressively applied straight from the paint tubes to create a sense of an explosion on the canvas.

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fAUVISM

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can simply be described as the style and philosophy of artworks produced during the 1890-1960 era.

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MODERN ART

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extremely simplified drawing and intensely

exaggerated color.

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fAUVISM

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It is an art movement inspired by scientific research, Freudian psychology, and dream interpretation.

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surrealISM

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“an absolute reality, a surreality.”

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SURREALISM

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It is chiefly characterized by a
pronounced use of geometric shapes an d by a tendency toward a
monochromatic use of color.

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Analytical cubISM

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It is a protest against the barbarism of the War and what Dadaists believed was an oppressive intellectual rigidity in both art and everyday society; its works were characterized by a deliberate irrationality and the rejection of the prevailing standards of art.

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DADAISM

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It is characterized chiefly by an increased use of color and the imitation or introduction of a wide range of textures and
material into painting.

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synthetic cubISM

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The artist tries to show all sides of an object, reduces recognizable images to geometric forms, shows objects from several positions at one time, and often makes opaque forms transparent

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CUBISM

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the contemporary artists revives interest to existing form of art.

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APPROPRIATION

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It is not restricted to individual experience but it is reflective of the world we live in.

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Contemporary Art

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An Art to express oneself as it is way to provide social and cultural commentary.

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Contemporary Art

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According to J. Paul Getty,___________

are artworks that are made and produced by artist who has influenced and lived until today.

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Contemporary Art

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It interprets various human activities, from ordinary activities such as chores, routines and rituals, to socially relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism, and war.

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Performance

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The art form is performed and positioned in specific spots, especially in public places

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space

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The mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork.

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hybridity

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The use of video and the internet as a way of propagating art

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. Technology