Monday, February 13, 2006
Contemporary Art Trends
The new ARTnews magazine for February has an interesting article about the top 10 art trends in contemporary art. It mentions the similarities that contemporary art has with historical movements like Mannerism or the Baroque period (If it’s sweet and sad, sentimental and repulsive, cute and creepy, it must be postmodern mannerism).
Top Ten Trends in Contemporary Art
"whether the work our writers discuss is Baroque, Gothic, or Romantic, to name some art-historical influences they cite, it is anything but Minimal. And whether the themes are political or religious, they might also be described as earnest. Several artists we interviewed say they want to heal the world—and many others do their part by recycling." Read the full story
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Top Ten Trends in Contemporary Art
"whether the work our writers discuss is Baroque, Gothic, or Romantic, to name some art-historical influences they cite, it is anything but Minimal. And whether the themes are political or religious, they might also be described as earnest. Several artists we interviewed say they want to heal the world—and many others do their part by recycling." Read the full story
>> Art News ¶ 5:06 PM
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