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Erich Marx, a well-known art collector and patron whose decision in the 1990s to donate the bulk of his esteemed collection of contemporary art to the German state transformed the…
Curator José Roca, who serves as artistic director for the Bogotá-based nonprofit contemporary art space Flora Ars+Natura, has been named artistic director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney in Australia.…
After just 10 months as director, Christian Rattemeyer has departed New York’s SculptureCenter. Artforum first reported news of his departure on Friday morning. According to Artforum, SculptureCenter, which is located…
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Siah Armajani, an under-known giant of contemporary art whose work in a variety of mediums attested to the power of vernacular architecture and collaborative social spaces, has died at 81.…
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Understanding Art News And Their Role In The Modern World
Art has always played an incredibly important role in society and its development. With the classical understanding of art has been developing from the beginning of the 11-12th centuries and up to today. However, modern pieces are often criticized for being too abstract and hard to understand. Nevertheless, it is more than important to understand this kind of expression anyways. So what to do? Well, reading interesting art articles may be a decent solution.
So, apparently, here is the thing: everyone likes still lifes, straightforward portraits, impressionist color palettes as well as church-related paintings (obviously a bit less). But modern one is often heatedly debated as to its meaningless and stupidity. Rarely do common people understand that all these painters are usually skilled enough to create a taken for granted still life or a portrait. Still, they prefer to depict the world this very way and it has its own reasons.
Understanding Modern Pieces By Reading More Art News
Being a way to reflect on the world’s development works of modern artists have to be understood and correctly interpreted. It is all about knowing a why and when certain things were done, the context for it, what motivated the artist, what the point of it was, as well as considering the aesthetics of the result. This can all be achieved with the help of visual art articles explaining in greater detail what is depicted and why in such a manner.
Apart from explanatory articles, the following categories should also be considered:
To wrap things up, modern artists are not trying to scare us with their works but rather awaken a bit more curiousity to understand their emotions and feelings. This can easily be done by reading respective articles and pieces in magazines or newspapers.