Kher Bee A.

Pingol October 27, 2021

BSME 1ST YEAR Art Appreciation HUM101 12:00-1:30 PM (TTH)

Activity 2.0 New Trends or Practices in Art

According to Ruth Millington in riseart.com In the early years of the twenty-first

century, new art trends are already forming. Curators, journalists, collectors, and the
general public – all involved in the art world – have begun to rethink established ways of
displaying, seeing, and thinking about art.

The art world in 2021 will be considerably different from the one we knew last year
at this time. As a result of the epidemic, the art world's environment has changed to
accommodate it. As a result, there has been an increase in virtual involvement to meet
everyone's artistic demands. Along with this, we've witnessed a rise in the appeal of many
creative themes, as well as a more adventurous attitude toward artists and creativity.
Online exhibits are on the rise, as are virtual installations and a growing appreciation for
nature, among other things. So, this are the current trend in art in 2021:

• More Virtual Art Exhibitions

Link: https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/jordan-casteel-within-reach
 Museums and galleries immediately embraced internet platforms in 2020 to
provide individuals with creative experiences from the comfort of their own homes. Jordan
Casteel's work is included in his first solo museum show in New York City (b. 1989,
Denver, Colorado).
Casteel depicts individuals from the places where she lives and works, including
old classmates at Yale, where she got an MFA; street sellers and neighbors near her
Harlem home; and her own students at Rutgers University-Newark in New Jersey.
Casteel relies on continuing dialogues about portraiture that include race, gender, and
subjectivity in these vibrant pieces, connecting her work to the heritage of artists such as
Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold, and Bob Thompson, among others.

• A Continued Increase in Street Art

It's no secret that street art has long been popular. In light of the pandemic, however,
there has been an undeniable increase in the use of street art in direct response to the
pandemic. It's been used to thank, congratulate, and encourage people from many walks
of life all across the world.

A street art piece by artist Pony Wave depicts two people kissing while wearing face masks on Venice
Beach in Venice, California
 A mural by artist FAKE pays tribute to health care workers during the pandemic in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Paulo
Amorim/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A man takes a photo in front of a coronavirus mural created by Yaya and Tio in Depok, Indonesia,

April 16, 2020. Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This isn't a leveling crisis. This entire crisis concept does not, in fact, attack
everyone equally. The virus is exacerbating all of our problems. Our capacity to assemble,
protest, and join together gives rise to discourse. It's even more crucial that we have that
room for debate at a time when our capacity to be in public is dwindling, when public
space is vanishing and being displaced. Nonetheless, we're in a position where we can't
be in that location. When one's voice has to be heard in public, and public becomes a
threat in and of itself, the ability to articulate critique and dissent becomes even more
crucial. Graffiti is a place where people may express their dissatisfaction and
conversation. And, despite the fact that it's more difficult to produce because you can't be
in public, the attention on it gets even more intense since everything else is so empty
around it.
References:

https://www.riseart.com/guide/2332/art-world-news-5-big-art-trends-for-the-2020s

https://blog.artsper.com/en/lifestyle/5-art-trends-to-look-out-for-in-the-2021-art-market/

https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/jordan-casteel-within-reach
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-street-artists-around-world-are-reacting-to-
life-with-covid-19-180974712/
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/11/19/the-best-virtual-art-exhibitions-on-view-right-
now/