Contemporary art

the relationship between Architecture as an art to be interpreted in the written word. What is this 'mythology '? If it is to be understood in the contemporary sense, then this mythology can be read as a collection of symbols and stories through which contemporary culture gives meaning to itself. This creates the idea of Architectural Spaces as witnesses to this…

people walk into the San Jose Museum of Art, they immediately receive a warm welcomed by a lovely receptionist. After showing them a form of identification, such as a SJSU student ID card, and paying a 6 dollar entry fee, they provide a copy of the museum's layout in case people get lost in their spacious building. If people ask nicely, the receptionist is willing to enlighten them about the museum's exhibits. Among the various exhibits in the San Jose Museum of Art, the exhibit Covert…

Select ONE work of art that has not appeared in the course lectures or tutorials, and discuss it from THREE different methodological perspectives. Different methodological perspectives enable further examination of David with the head of Goliath (1573-1610), painting made by Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610). David with the head of Goliath can be evaluated using biographically-based art history on the life and work of Caravaggio, providing a detailed exposition of…

Contemporary artist, Tania Bruguera exemplifies what it means to use her social role to its full extent to bring awareness to issues in society. Bruguera is a “politically motivated performance artists” that analyzes society and its effects on political and economic power (Art21, 2017). In her well-known staged and participatory event called, Tatlin’s Whisper #5, Bruguera demonstrates authority and its repression throughout the performance (Figure 4). The performance included two policemen on…

While visiting the hallways of the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, one work of art by Jennifer Steinkamp stood out greatly. One projector and a small computer in a dark room presented a work of art on a white wall: Flowers. The piece of art itself was a computer generated video of flowers that endlessly swayed side to side. However, it was not the projected content that intrigued me, but the medium of the work instead. I glanced at the computer, and my mind was filled with a multitude…

The talents of Maya Lin in the field of visual arts and the built environment know no boundaries. Early on in her career, she was already able to break down the stereotypes of how architectural public spaces should be. To date, Maya Lin continues to explore different aspects of visual representation through design, architecture, sculpture, crafts and design philosophy. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio to Chinese migrant parents. Artistry, creative and deep thinking runs in…

Night and Day Hong is largely seen as a master of the essay art films. The film, Night and Day, follows an artist, Kim Seong-nam’s journey in Paris after escaping the Korean government and leaving his wife behind. The film references three common themes of Hong’s style; an artist as a protagonist, an aspect of rebellion, and travel as an excursion. In the film, the artist’s escape from Paris as a result of using Marijuana represents deviance. The film uses romance as a style to further augment…

simply with shapes, abstract shapes and/or gestural brushstrokes , to me of-course. However there’s some of his painting that may had a contemporary event with death or life, abuse , persecution. Other than that, I do not see the creativity in the art he created. I see most abstract art seems to had a greater need of algorithms than emotions. Some Abstract Art have a understanding purpose that relies om the…

collaborated with site specific contemporary artist Christo a number of times, capturing Christo's art work in a cinematic format. However, the Maysle's brother capture much more then just the artwork itself, they capture it's process which in contextualizes and immortalizes Christo's work in a contemporary format. In this essay, I will discuss the methods in which the Maysle's brothers represent Christo's art work so as to best represent Christo's contemporary approach to his art. I will…

transformation of a family man obsessed with filming every waking moment, Thierry Guetta, into a self-absorbed and self-proclaimed artist, Mr. Brainwash. In capturing this man’s journey, the documentary brings to light two significant issues in the world of art. The first being the use of assistants to create artwork and the second being the instantaneous success of an artist; whom without the endorsements of already renowned and respected street artists would have never amounted to anything…