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objectives
1. Explain the elements
and principles of
contemporary art.
2. Enumerate
contemporary art
forms based on
elements and
principles.
1. What is the main figure
of the artwork?
2. Can you consider this a
work of art ?
3. What are the dominant
elements in the
artwork?
what is art
nouveau?
Art nouveau is a French term that translates
as "new art" in English

Art Nouveau, an ornamental style of art that

flourished between about 1890 and 1910
throughout Europe and the United States.
Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a
long, sinuous, organic line and was
employed most often in architecture, interior
design, jewelry and glass design, posters, and
illustration.
Examples of art nouveau
Examples of art nouveau
 Is Art Nouveau
making a comeback
in art in
contemporary times?

Because art is produced by

people who are influenced by 1. Appropriation
time, contemporary art is a
continiung practice that has 2. Performance
evolved with the following new 3. Space
elements or principles: 4. Technology
appropriation
By appropriation, the contemporary
artist revives interest in existing forms of
art.

example:

The use of prints, images, and icons to

produce another art form, combining the
past with the present .
appropriation
appropriation
appropriation
performance
Performance of contemporary artist has
evolved to "emphasize spontaneous,
unpredictable elements of chance"
-Walker Art Center
performance

Int'l Filipino performae artist Marilyn Arsem - Dead person at

the Phil.Int'l Performance Art Festival

Yuan Moro Ocampo - The Shadow in Denmark

performance

Mona Hatoum Performance Still (1985, 1995)

Joseph Beuys performing How to explain pictures to a dead
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Space
A site-specific art forms wherein art
form is performed and positioned in a
specific spot.

examples:
Flash mobs, Sculpture installation
space

Protest art, umbrella art

space

ECLIPSE - Natasha Lisitsa and Daniel Schultz - De Young Museum in San Francisco
space

“Tie A String Around the World,” by Dr. Patrick Flores.

hybridity

Hybridity in contemporary art is the

mixing of unlikely materials to produce
an artwork.

examples:
using coffee for painting
using crayons for sculpture
hybridity

Coffee painting
hybridity

Menstrual Blood Painting

hybridity

Crayon Sculptures
hybridity

Crayon Sculptures
technology
The internet provides accessibility in
experiencing art forms . Contemporary
artists have used video and the internet
as a way of propagating art.

examples:
Youtube
Technology

Youtube
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