Contemporary Art Today

Contemporary art is produced at the present period in time, which it mainly refers to the meaning of the spirit, and have a modern art Modern language. When people are faced with a work of art, there is a complex judgment or intuition feeling which to consider about it has artistic value or not. Exposure of today's artists and cultural environment and in the face of today's reality, their work will inevitably reflect the characteristics of today. “A work of art is a tautology in that it is a presentation of the artist’s intention, that is, he is saying that a particular work of art is art, which means, is a definition of art” (Diarmuid Costello, Jonathan Vickery, pg.22, 2007). Artistic inheritance is a historical necessity of any art is constantly successor of the previous generation of art. Development of contemporary art can be said to follow the human development and growth. Of course, no matter what kind of art form, and they reflect the performance of all modern social changes which to bring the social and psychological characteristics to show the artist's exploration of artistic expression.
During the research field trip in the Downtown gallery, one of the most interesting artist which called Randi Nygård. Her works If You Imagine Cutting the Universe into Pieces, the Different Parts Can Serve as Clocks for the Others 2 (2013) which made by mirrors, digital prints, steel was really attracted attention and the size of this work was 130*50*50cm. The work was presenting the natural state of the world like mountain, cell, flower, river and clouds. She was really special to using the mirror in this art piece which people in the front side could see themselves in the mirror, but they could not see themselves very clear in the ba...

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In summary, in the process of modernization of the countries that have emerged with its own characteristics related to social development with its own cultural connotation of "modern art" in the content reflects the social modernization in the art form reflects the modern spirit. The contemporary art was continuing to show its value and letting more people and society to recognized the importance of it exited.

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Barrett Terry. Criticizing art: understanding the contemporary. (UTSC library). Imprint New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print.

Diarmuid Costello, Jonathan Vickery. Art: key contemporary thinkers. (UTSC library). Imprint Oxford: Berg, 2007. Print.

Diepeveen Leonard, Laar Timothy Van. Art and Difficult: Foucault's Nightmare. Chapter 4.

Kamhi Michelle Marder. Understanding Contemporary Art. Aristos. August 2012