Contemporary Art
ART ENHANCED BY TECHNOLOGY TRADITIONAL SKILLS/ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGED ARTISTS APPROPRIATE WORKS FROM THE PAST ARTISTS CAME FROM A MULTITUDE OF BACKGROUNDS, NOT JUST THE TRADITIONAL WHITE HETEROSEXUAL MALE MORE VENUES FOR DISPLAYING ART; GALLERIES, EXHIBITS INVENTION OF TELEVISION; GLOBAL ISSUES MORE KNOWN ISSUES: RACISM, THE ENVIRONMENT, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; RESULTS IN TENSE ATMOSPHERE ARTISTS QUICK TO PICK UP SOCIAL/POLITICAL ISSUES ARTISTS EXPLOIT MATERIALS VIDEO PROJECTIONS, COMPUTER GRAPHICS, SOUND INSTALLATIONS, FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, LASERS MODERN ARCHITECTURE COMPUTERS REVOLUTIONIZED THE PROCESS; DIFFICULT CONCEPTS BECAME EASIER TO ACHIEVE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS; PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURAL TRADITIONS/CONVENTIONS NEGLECTED DARK INTERIORS NO LONGER POPULAR; NATURAL LIGHT SUPPLEMENTED BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT BECAME THE STANDARD MODERN FASCINATION WITH GLASS MODERN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE OIL ON CANVAS PREFERRED MEDIUM ACRYLIC PAINT DEVELOPED TAKE LITTLE TIME TO DRY, D...