SUBJECT MATTER AND

STYLE IN
CONTEMPORARY ART
Subject Matter

Subject matter is
what something is
about
Subject matter in
contemporary art is not
confined to representations
of human figures and
landscapes
There were art movements
and styles that dominated
contemporary arts through the
decades since the 1950s
ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM

•Is a painting style in which

the artist applies paint in a
manner that expresses
emotions and feelings in a
spontaneous way.
KINETIC ART

•Is a sculpture that moves

with the wind or is powered
by a machine or electricity
 OP ART

•Uses lines or images

repeatedly to create
an optical illusion
PERFORMANCE ART

•Combines a variety of media

and the human body to
execute an artistic theatrical
expression before a live
audience.
 ENVIRONMENT ART

• Involves the artistic creation or

manipulation of space such as
landscape or architectural
design that may enclose its
audience.
FEMINIST ART

• Emerged from
concerns of female
artists expressed
through art.
 MINIMALISM

• Had a stripped-down, pre-

fabricated look, free of
details, and often with flat
surface, but expresses a
specific content or
statement.
 VIDEO ART

•Consists of images that

are recorded through
video and viewed through
television, computer, or
projector screen
GRAFFITI ART

•Is a drawing, inscription or

sketch done hastily on the
wall or other surface made
to be seen by public.
POSTMODERN ART

•Carries modern styles to

extreme practices, often
expressing an idea through a
mix of materials such as found
objects welded together.
BODY ART

•Is an art form that uses

the body as the medium
or main material.
 DIGITAL ART

• Is done with the aid of

computer to create an image
or design composed of bits
and bytes.