Instructions: Interact with an artwork of contemporary artists.

Research an artwork
made by the contemporary artists. Apply the different elements and principles of
contemporary art you have learned from this lesson.

Contemporary Art a period that is generally considered to start from 1945. Due to
this, contemporary art can be considered to be from the post-war period to present day.
Many different styles, genres and artistic approaches took place during this period. It is
therefore difficult to know where to start.

The first artwork is Balloon Dogs 1994 by Jeff Koons he use SPACE for
elements and principle of contemporary arts .Jeff Koons provides the audience a guide
for the presentation of an artwork.Ballon Dogs is a very controversial figure in the world
of art. He declared that there is no deeper meaning message behind his works. What’s
more, he uses a workshop to bring his visions to life. Therefore he does not create his
works himself. For these reasons, many question whether or not his works can
legitimately be considered art. His metallic Balloon dogs are some of his most
recognizable works. The second is Campbell’s Soup Cans 1962 by Andy Warhol he
use APPROPRIATION for elements and principle of contemporary arts .Andy Warhol
provides the repetition of one subject of his work. Campbell’s Soup Cans illustrates
consumerist culture and mass media in American society. In addition to this, Andy
Warhol’s style is visible in his work. The third The Girl Who Had Everything 1998 by
Cecily Brown she use HYBRIDITY for elements and principle of contemporary arts
.Cecily Brown provide an unconventional materials to produce an artwork. The Girl
Who Had Everything is mixes color and texture with suggestive, sexually explicit figures
and biomorphic forms that stand out among the abstract swirls that dominate her
paintings. By simply alluding to forms rather than offering a concrete representation,
the artist forces the viewer to properly examine the paintings, from which the erotic
images swim into focus. The last is Infinity Mirror Room 1965 by Yayoi Kusama she
use TECHNOLOGY for elements and principle of contemporary arts .Yayoi Kusama
using of technology in the creation and dissemination of his artwork. Infinity Mirror
Room is an immersive installation designed to engulf the viewer/ participant in an
overwhelming sense of infinity and possibility. Yayoi Kusama described her life as “a
pea lost among thousands of other peas”.
KATHRINA V. FLORENDO
OLBNH3A5 12-HUMSS
 BALLOON DOGS 1994 CAMPBELL’S SOUP CANS
BY JEFF KOONS 1962 BY ANDY WARHOL

THE GIRL WHO HAD EVERYTHING INFINITY MIRROR ROOM 1965

1998 BY CECILY BROWN BY YAYOI KUSAMA