Social participation in contemporary art jewellery: An.
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The terms modernism and modern art are generally used to describe the succession of art movements that critics and historians have identified since the realism of Gustav Courbet and culminating in abstract art and its developments in the 1960s. Although many different styles are encompassed by the term, there are certain underlying principles that define modernist art: A rejection of history.
Contemporary art encompasses a wide range of artistic styles and has impacted our world in very different ways. Use these essay topics to help students learn about contemporary art and its importance.
Within the field, opinions differ between art historians as well as makers; it seems that the framework of contemporary art jewellery provides the medium, on one side, with great potential to speak of issues within society, although, on the other side, the same frame work commonly hinders the medium’s ability to reach out to the general public, in order to generate a wider discussion.
On the basis of this point of view, it could certainly be argued that Jeff Koons’s series Made In Heaven 1989, is not art, but porn, since it leaves nothing to the imagination. Yet, as is the nature of the debate, Koons himself would not agree: I’m not interested in pornography, I’m interested in the spiritual, to be able to show people that they can have impact, to achieve their desires.
This essay provides an overview of Modern and Contemporary Art, identifying some of the challenges that arise when attempting to define this complex and contested sphere of theory and practice. Their essay includes examples of modern and contemporary artists and artworks, some of which are included in IMMA’s Collection.
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