From Traditional to Trendsetting: The Rise of Contemporary Paintings

There is always a question in what is contemporary art and what is modern
art ?

Everyone wants to know the actual difference between both the art. This
article from Painting Bazaar will give some idea between contemporary and
modern paintings.

As per Painting bazaar expert team, we believe modern art was first discovered
than came contemporary art. Many historians also believe same and agree
with us. According to sources, modern art got recognition in the late 1860s up
to the mid-19th century and contemporary art is actually today’s art. The
actual date of contemporary started from the 1950s, ’60s.

With the different art forms available today, it is really difficult for a layman to
get a grip on the different aspects that are related to art. Through this article,
we try to educate art lovers on what Contemporary or Modern Art is?
So, what is Contemporary or Modern Art? Art in the current period or artist
living today. This was easy to understand, isn’t? Contemporary or Modern Art
embraces several Art forms right from Sculpture, painting, installation art,
print, performance, photography, collage, multimedia and digital art.

Modern era such as liberty, equality, fraternity and a society that had been
irrevocably transformed. Art became deemed subject like philosophy and was
open to being discussed. Artists became self-conscious and self-reliant. They
were no longer constrained by a preconceived style, subject matter or
technique. Contemporary art is simply the art created during our lifetimes.

The concept of Contemporary art also caught the fancy of artists and art lovers
alike because art made during this period celebrates experimentation and
places traditions of the past aside. Experimenting with different materials and
ways of seeing art, the functionality of art developed with the move away from
the narrative, characteristic of the traditional arts, towards abstraction. This
newfound freedom and revolutionary way of relying on the inner visions and
expression of such visions marks the biggest influence of Modern Art. This
reflected not only the move towards non-figuration but also influenced the
approach to real life, social issues and images of modern life.

The themes explored by this art are most socially conscious and may be
derived from any previous era. The techniques employed reflect the latest
variety of mediums and technology. Artists have the liberty to use video,
multimedia, photography, nature, music etc. to express their ideas. It even
finds manifestation in architecture through decorated castles, stately homes
and Churches that may portray allegorical, mythological and religious subject
matters. Contemporary Art can help enhance our home’s interior design by
adding layers and visual interest by way of a huge selection of paintings, fine
art prints, and sculpture.

Who/what is the subject of a Contemporary artist?

Gone are the days when the artists/authors used to be the only owners of the
art piece with only a subject in mind. Contemporary art has ensured that the
audience becomes an integral part of the art. The process is very important, so
are the different approaches taken to make an artwork. This helps the
outcome to be unique and full of substance.
Contemporary art is often an experiment in pushing boundaries and asking
questions about what art is and can be.

Modern art:
According to wiki sources the modern Indian art in India begun in Calcutta in
the late nineteenth century. The old traditions of painting had more or less
died out in Bengal and new schools of art were started by the British. Initially,
protagonists of Indian art such as Raja Ravi Varma drew on Western traditions
and techniques including oil paint and easel painting. A reaction to the
Western influence led to a revival in primitivism, called as the Bengal school of
art, which drew from the rich cultural heritage of India.
According to sources from many articles many say that Britain artist Édouard
Manet was the first ‘modern’ artist—specifically his painting from 1863,
Luncheon on the Grass. That painting was like watching real life, not a portray
a three-dimensional scene.
When we see printing at many places it becomes tough to imagine how art has
changed in a modern day, Modern art and ‘modernism’ was a radical
departure from the kinds of art that had gone before; its rejection of
traditional perspective and subject matter was especially innovative.

Whether modern or contemporary both art is new generation art special after
mid-18 th century and many places like Britain, India and all are used to this art.