Contemporary Arts

Choose a contemporary painting, sculpture, or piece of art that captures your interest. This should be a piece created between the end of World War II (about 1945) and today. You may choose one of the illustrations or color inserts in the textbook, or try a virtual museum (check the links in this week’s My Humanities Kit).

Before you begin writing your post, view the “Closer Look” art critiques from the unit My Humanities Kit resources. Consider what features are discussed in the piece you select. Aim for an evaluation that notes small details in a work, considers the purpose of various elements, and perhaps investigates the artist’s life.

In the post, begin by introducing the piece of contemporary art created between 1945 and present. What is the title? Who created it and when? What is the style? How would you describe it to someone who had not seen it? Finally, explain why viewing this work is a valuable experience. Connect the Unit 5 reading material in your response;include APA formatting.

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Introduction

Contemporary art is used in this context literally to mean the art of our time between the time the Second World War ended and the current time we are living now. Contemporary art is in many forms which include prints, drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures. This art is used in the decoration of our houses, furniture, textiles, silver and ceramics. The art which was made after the Second World War was purposely for the remembrance of our people basically the heroes and heroines and also our culture. This culture is not clearly understood by many people and therefore they may ask many questions such as the importance of these cultures (Beuys & Harlan, 2010)………………

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