Importance of contemporary Art
Contemporary art, as in any other period in history, is no more or less significant. "Contemporary art" means only the art which is now being made. It thus has exactly the same value as all art. It represents – a mirror – the society of today. This has been visually challenging for many people for the last few decades, as art has almost exclusively been abstract. Of course, artists have done other works, throughout, but much of the critical institution has overlooked them and in no art books can you find their work.
The recent concern for art has represented the winding down of a culture of belief that concentrates primarily on the moral part of our humanity. It was a fantastic program – it helped us to learn science. Now we reach a new belief that will hopefully allow us to become more rational human beings, and thus art begins to represent that – opening up again to the inclusion of figuration, although it is more nuanced than traditional art.
Art tells us where, as a society, we are and prefigures, often. The arts, visual and musical, provide us with a way to view facets of ourselves that can not be expressed by words and to understand them more fully. The stripped down linear terms are not enough to be completely understood such issues as devotion, religion, kindness, friendship, charity and many others. This is why the authors use the metaphor-to try and make a picture of what we mean by these words, that communicates something greater and more real.
However, visual art and music go beyond the metaphor to do what words can't do. You directly involve our deeper humanity. And that's why art has existed in history. Not only is it significant. It is a core component of our human growth, connectivity and survival.
The recent concern for art has represented the winding down of a culture of belief that concentrates primarily on the moral part of our humanity. It was a fantastic program – it helped us to learn science. Now we reach a new belief that will hopefully allow us to become more rational human beings, and thus art begins to represent that – opening up again to the inclusion of figuration, although it is more nuanced than traditional art.
Art tells us where, as a society, we are and prefigures, often. The arts, visual and musical, provide us with a way to view facets of ourselves that can not be expressed by words and to understand them more fully. The stripped down linear terms are not enough to be completely understood such issues as devotion, religion, kindness, friendship, charity and many others. This is why the authors use the metaphor-to try and make a picture of what we mean by these words, that communicates something greater and more real.
However, visual art and music go beyond the metaphor to do what words can't do. You directly involve our deeper humanity. And that's why art has existed in history. Not only is it significant. It is a core component of our human growth, connectivity and survival.
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