CON ARTS REVIEWERS

• Contemporary Art


  The art that springs out of the present-day events and passions of the society. It is the newest form of art, amusing people from the middle to the late 20th century up to this time
• Contemporary Art


  A statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other things that define human life
• Subject Matter


  Any person, animal, thing, or issue that is described or represented in a work. It usually generates the question, "What is it?"
• Abstract expressionism


  A painting style in which the artist applies paint in a manner that expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way
• Kinetic art


  A sculpture that moves with the wind or with the help of a machine or electricity
• Op art


  Uses lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion
• Performance art


  Consist of a variety of media and human body to execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live audience
• Environment art


  Involves artistic creation and manipulation of space such as landscape or architectural design that may enclose its audience
• Feminist art


  Tackles issues of identity, sexuality, gender roles, equality, and the ways in which the female is treated in society
• Minimalism


  Shows 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 a video and viewed through television, computer, or projection screen
• Graffiti art


  A drawing, inscription or sketch done hastily on a wall or other surface made to be seen by the 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


  An art form that uses body as the medium or main material. It can be painted or clothed and used to perform artistic act in public.
• Digital art


  Done with the aid of computer to create an image or design composed of bits and bytes. The image can be printed on paper, tarpaulin, or other mediums
• Collage


  Sticking various material such as photographs into backing
• Decalcomania


  Transferring pictures & design from prepared design (as to glass)
• Decoupage 


  Applying cutouts and coating with layers of finish
• Frottage


  The technique by rubbing over an object placed underneath
• Montage


  Rapid succession of images in a motion picture
• Trapunto


  A quilted design that is worked through at least 2 layers of cloth
• Digital Application


  Software that can be used by a device to display a work of art
• Its not confined in the museum


  Artworks can also be found elsewhere
• Practices a different way of selling art


  Due to the increase in internet and social media usage in our country, people who sell artworks also went “online” to increase their sales. It allows individuals, who have access to Internet, to view and purchase the artwork regardless of their location.
• Many artist are self-taught did not have formal education


  Concerned with the development of their talent and skills in art-making, thy study on their own, interact with artists and read a lot about lives of artists and their artworks. 
• Variety of materials to choose from


  Access to different kinds of materials has expanded the choice of artists.
• Artist sometimes need help


  This is practiced by conceptual artists, who use principles of physics and technology of construction to form their artworks.
• Originality is not an issue


  An artist can get another artist’s work and redesign it using different materials.
• Its the process rather than sale


  It is not how much money the artists make out of the final outwork but the experience while they are doing it that matters most.