Contemporary art is perhaps one of the purest art forms, some say that's what art is, and that the rest of the mimic art or abstraction in contemporary art. The art of any particular era or period is in fact only all its own. You can see the place and time of an artwork by its samples says the story, of course it often takes an expert of that period to do so.
Some can not agree but contemporary art was in fact late 80s, some of the best art ever produced. Many will point to the artisans of Italy back in the day, but there was something about the 80 that were evidence of a new age of art that has never been considered. Perhaps best illustrates this observation and see for yourself, maybe even become lost in the art of this period in the past, I would recommend a very good book art to you:
"ARTCOAST - Western contemporary art and the East" by Robert D. Cruthers, edited by Kay Larson, western art Publishers, Santa Monica, CA, 1989. ISBN: 1042-8178.
This book is the art of Asia and America, some of Europe too, and is a mixture of everything that was available. Japanese art is represented American artists and finally a style all its own. There's something different about the 80 that allowed the artists create in this style, a style that seemed to become global. Although the art in the book do something obvious which country the art wine, you can see similarities, that is all too intriguing. Of course, you will need to purchase this great book of art to understand.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
