“contemporary art: that which emerges from within the conditions of contemporaneity, including the remnants of the cultures of modernity and postmodernity, but which projects itself through and around these, as an art of that which actually is in the world, of what is to be in the world, and of that which is to come.”
Contemporary is impossible to define by definition in regard to the art period. None of the readings allowed for a concrete explanation. We know that through the definition contemporary means of the now, in the now, but that is the exact meaning of modern, in a way. The difference of these two periods is in the action from the viewer. Modern art mainly looked into the future to see the possibility for the change in art. The main emphasis modernity had on the art was that through the art we were told what the piece was and there was no other explanation of the piece. Art from this period was abstraction of form creating new energy, using extremely large pieces, more instillations. Modern art went back to the basic principles of art: form.
Contemporary art gives us a more subtle essence in a way by looking at the current time as a way to reconsider the flow and direction in which art is going. Through the use of globalization and technology we are able to see how the art is evolving and transcending all over the world. It is my understanding through these readings that the word contemporary is not defined by its art, rather by unified world’s reaction and influence on art at the current time. We are now looking at the art as a means of explanation and change in many mediums and medias. There is a connection through all mediums for this change something that I understand has never happened. Terry Smith states that contemporary art is known for posing questions and its “surety of form and uncertainty as to content.” I feel that through these two points the art in the contemporary period is not defined by any one person, no artist, critic, nor anyone can have complete say as to the meaning of any piece. That it is up to the viewer, the individual, to take away what they will from a piece.
Postmodern art is a mix of both modern and contemporary art. It looks into the future like modern, but plants itself in its current time. Allowing the potential future to affect the current time. Evidently given its time period it is full of energy and expressive meaning, and is known for creating for just that reason as to create. This art has a more unified connection to the individual viewer.
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