BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY

NAME: TUMWESIGYE BENON

REG NO: 17/BSU/BCIFAD/047

COURSE: BCIFAD

COURSE UNIT: MODERN ART TO CONTEMPORARY WORLD

LEXTURER: MRS FATUMAH GULOBA

Question

Briefly explain about modern art

Briefly explain characteristics of modern art

Modern art are artistic work produced during the period extending from the 1860s to the 1970s
and denotes the styles and philosophy of the art produced during that era that is from late 19th and
10 mid 20th century

The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside
in a spirit of experimentation.

Works produced during this time show case artists interest in re-imagining reinterpreting and
even rejecting traditional shetic values proceeding styles.

Modern art broke away from the traditions of the past to create art works which kept challenging
the motion of art

Realism is recognized as the first made movement in art.

It began in France in the 1850 and later spread to the other nations

Realism was followed by impressionism another French movement which focused on capturing
the momentary effects

This was followed by various innovations in the 20th Century

Artists involved included Cloude Monet, Pablo Piasco, Andy Worhol and frida Kahlo

Art works made in modern art includes Black Iris III(1926) by Georgia O Keffe, Colos skull,
Red, white and blue in 1931.

Jackson Pallock made Radiator building in new York in 1927. The kiss by Klimit Gustar
Campbell soup Cans by Andy Warhol. The starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

Responses to surroundings

This type of art commonly shows past modern buildings in contrast to modern ones post modern
art that shows these buildings usually reflects the history of the landscape and its shape
Expensive

This is characteristic that makes art look like it expands beyond the canvas. It is as if you and see
further than what is right in front of you.

Symbolism

Symbolism can be found in art style, theme or genre of art. It shows meaning in the whole
painting, a portion, here can be multiple meanings in one piece of art.

Iconography

This was the subject(s), Scenery, elements and details are depicted in the work start

Had real value

This is the artists self value of their art work in the past before modern art artist just assumed art
had value. That was worth something

This was commonly during the era before the modern era because art then just revolved around
religious. They followed the rules modern artists painted what made them happy what they liked.

Expensive use of colour.

Movements of modern art like fauvism, expressionism and colour field painting work the first to
a pilot colour in a major way

New techniques

There was introduction of automatic drawing developed by surrealist painters

Gesturalist painters invented action painting pop artists produced (Benday “dots” and silk screen
printing into fine art. Other movements and schools of modern art which introduced new
painting techniques, included neo-impressionism, synthetic, Gesturalism, kinetic art, neo-Dada
and op-Art

Use of new materials

Modern painters affixed objects to their canvas such as fragments of news papers and other
items, sculpture used found objects” like the “ready mades” of marcel Dunchamp from which
they created works of Junk art.

Assemblages were created out of the most ordinary everyday items like cars, clocks suitcases,
wooden boxes and other items.

New types of art

Modern artists were the first develop college art assorted forms of assemblage, a variety

Kinetic art (inc mobiles) a several genres of photography, animation land art of the earth works
and performance art.

Self consciousness

In this era, there was consideration of exploring dreams and the art works were depicting their
subjective experiences.

Abstract expressionism

Unconventional types of paints and ways to apply paints

Almost all of painters who later became abstract painters in New York were stamped by the
experience of the great depression influenced them to make art based on their personal
experience.

Innovation in art

There introduced new forms of art to the world different art forms have been combined or newer
ideas employed to being out new type of art college art is an example of innovation that proved
to be a great example of modern art

Use of colour

Traditionally colour was used as means to bring reality to paintings and pieces.
However, modern artists experimented with colours and used it un conventionally to make new
textures mostly based on the vibrant and expressive use of colours as a tool to innovate their
paintings
 BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY

NAME: AKANKWASA ALEX

REG NO: 17/BSU/BCIFAD/021

COURSE: BCIFAD

DEPARTMENT: HUMANITIES

COURSE UNIT: MODERN ART TO CONTEMPORARY WORLD

LEXTURER: MRS FATUMAH GULOBA

Question

Briefly explain about modern art

Briefly explain characteristics of modern art

Modern art is the art of a style by a significant departure from traditional style and values in a
particular that crated between the late 19th and the late 20th centuries.

Modern art includes artistic work produced during the style and philosophy of the 1860s to the
1970s and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era.

The term is usually associated with at I which the traditional

The most influential movements of modern art are impressionism, fauvisim, cubism, futurism,
expressionism and pot art.

Modernist art is about innovation and freedom . It’s about brining something new into the
world that is not reliant on tradition. As it emerged in the 19 th and early 20th Century,
modernists attempted to make art that spoke to modern times, rather than make are that
appeared to tradition.

In this era there were different artist like Pablo Van Gogh, Gustau Klimt, Georgia Okeette,
Wassily Kandinsky, and Frida Kahlo.

Also in this modern art works that were made includes Black Iris III (1926), Cows Skull,
Radiato, Building number 5, 1948, Dance (1910). The Joy of life (1906), The red Studio (1911)
and Marilyn Diplych (1962).

1) Abstract expression

Almost all the painters who later abstract painters in new York were stamped by the experience
of the great depression that influenced them to make art based on their personal experience.

2) Use of colours

Colours were used as way of bringing reality to paintings and art in general

However, artist used it unconventionally to make new textures and use them in their art pieces.

Also expression was mostly based on their vibrant and expressive use of colours as a tool to
innovate their paintings
3) Modern artist were the first to develop collage art assorted forms of assemblage, variety in
kinetic art, a several genres of photography, animation and performance art.
4) Self consciousness

There was consideration of exploring dreams and the art works were depicted in their subjective
experiences.

5) Innovation in art

In this era new forms of art were discovered in the world. Different form of art were combined
and new ideas of art were discovered to come up with good and pleasant art work

6) Iconography

These were the subjects, scenery, elements and details were depicted in the art work.

7) Symbolism

In modern art symbolism was also employed by different artists. It was used to show the theme
and the message in the art work. Many artist in this era preferred using symbolism because it was
liked by many.

8) New techniques

In this era new techniques were discovered for example automatic during developed by surrealist
painters. Geoturalists painters invented, achon paintings, pop artist produced “Bending doots”
and skill screen painting into the art

9) Use of materials

Modern painters fixed objects to their canvases such as fragments of newspapers and other items,
sculptures used “found objects” like the “readymade” of morel Duchamp,

10) Expansive

This era was also characterized by expansive. This makes art look like as if it expands beyond
the canvas
11) Response of surround

This type of art shows past modern building in contrast to modern ones. This effects the history
of the landscape and its shape.