MODULE 21

CONTEMPORARY ART
PRACTICES AND PRODUCTION
 1. CHANGES TO ACCEPTED TRADITION
AND ACCEPTED TASTE

- Contemporary art tries to challenge age-old practices that hinder

personal growth and development.
- Contemporary artists are not afraid to create art that goes against
beliefs and public taste.

Facebook-Themed Painting
By Pawel Kuczynski, a Polish artist
who tries to interrogate the way people use and are used
by the social media.
 2. UNDERSTANDING OF A MULTIPLICITY
OF VIEWPOINTS

- Contemporary artists are conscious of the diverse,

multicultural nature of today’s global society.
- The artworks that they create are not anymore ignorant of
the complexities of history, politics, and economics.
- Artists are becoming more exposed to the
An Installation art interconnectedness of people and realities, and these
Armando Mariño La Patera
It shows how capitalists and former become part of their work.
colonial powers derive their wealth
and power from slavery.
 3. ISSUES AND IDEAS ABOUT THE ROLE OF
OBJECTS IN SPACE AND RELATONSHIPS
BETWEEN OBJECTS

- Contemporary art works with existing objects or structures

to maintain balance and harmony.

Space has become an integral part of

the contemporary artist’s practice.

Public Spaces are now considered by

Melted ice cream truck installation art
BY Glue Society
contemporary artists in the display and
Appropriately shows how the environmental installation of their artworks.
changes objects
 4. USE OF EVERYDAY MATERIALS
- Contemporary art transforms simple objects and brings them to life.
- Everyday objects such as furniture, car parts, electronics, and kitchen
appliances are being transformed by contemporary artist into beautiful
works. Recycle Art has become a trend for contemporary
artist.

Sculpture of a hen
A UK artist Kyle bean used eggshells to
Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew Temple in
create this sculpture.
Thailand made of recycle bottles
 5. EMPLOYMENT OF CONTEMPORARY
TECHNOLOGY

- Contemporary art makes use of available

technology in the process of creating an artwork.

Technology has revolutionized the way

the contemporary artists produce art.

The “King of Rock and Roll”

Elvis Presley with artist Celine Dion
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