Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art

WWII devastation became the backdrop for the rest of the 20

th

century.

Replaced Fascism with smaller and hotter conflicts. Invention of TV

brought the

conflicts into the living room for all to see: racism, the environment,

Weapons of

mass destruction. All of this was and has been picked up by artists and

become somewhat

of a theme. Technology and social media have become part of

the artistic

world. Video projections, computer

graphics,sound

installations,fiberglass

and lasers

all have become tools to use.

Modern Architecture

Everything since 1980s has changed b/c of the computer and computer designing.

AutoCad

and

MicroStations

are doing the work of the hand drawn blue print.

They check for errors and make building design completely unique.

Frank

Gehry

draws on the computer and puts the drawing through the

A

utoCad

to get a design usable for Architecture.

This makes buildings lighter, greener and cheaper to build. No pediments,

no columns

, no buttresses. However titanium and unusual shapes are trending. No dark interiors- natural lighting and glass have become the norm.

Painting and sculpture in 20-21

st

Centuries

1950- Acrylic comes into its own– a material from

WWII.

Do not change colors, dry quickly- does crack easier and

Faster than oils.

Computer screens and

photoshops

and other new

Forms of representation.

Marble carving is non-

existant

; porcelains and fabrics,

Beeswax and anything moldable. Assemblages with many

Materials, and installations within an entire room.