| The term ‘contemporary art’ denotes | | | | help of a single brush stroke, help to complete the |
| art that are current or produced in recent times. | | | | artwork in a much lesser time. Speed is the prime |
| Art from the post World War II is often | | | | factor that helped this contemporary artwork |
| considered contemporary art. However, as an | | | | technique to become popular. Newer technologies |
| artwork stands through the test of time, it does | | | | are often used to create 2D and 3D models |
| not remain contemporary any more. It is then | | | | which are more defined than the traditional ones. |
| known as historical art. Generally, works of art | | | | Acrylic paints, which are water-based, non-toxic |
| are considered contemporary if they are | | | | and fast drying, are the contemporary choice of |
| produced from 20th Century onwards. However, | | | | paint medium for many artists in the present |
| it should not ideally always be the case. How | | | | times. |
| would piece of art, which was produced well after | | | | All these examples prove only one thing. The |
| the 20th Century, be considered an instance of | | | | three main factors that contribute towards coining |
| contemporary art if it has an ancient theme and | | | | art as contemporary are simplicity, speed and |
| originated via orthodox methods? Well, it would be | | | | convenience. However, when it comes to |
| hardly considered a piece of contemporary art. | | | | concepts, the contemporary sense becomes a |
| In order to consider an art as contemporary, a | | | | little confusing. “Contemporary concepts” |
| few factors have to be kept in mind. The first | | | | is a relative term. What seems to be |
| one of them is of course the idea or theme of | | | | contemporary to some might not be the same |
| the art. The idea of art needs to be | | | | for others. In order to remove this confusion, the |
| contemporary in order to get it recognized as | | | | date and age of the artwork are taken into |
| contemporary. A study of the evolution and | | | | consideration. This provides the line that |
| history of art would reveal much about how the | | | | distinguishes contemporary artworks from the |
| idea of contemporary art came about. The | | | | traditional. |
| technology, techniques, concepts and media | | | | So we can see, it’s not only the timeline that |
| adopted for producing art largely defines if an art | | | | is considered while coining a work of art as |
| is contemporary or not. | | | | contemporary, rather contemporary art is a |
| Contemporary techniques like single brush | | | | combination of modern techniques, choice of |
| strokes, that is, producing a form of art with the | | | | medium, simplicity, speed and convenience. |