Art in Today’s Society

Soul-Making
o In the language that refers to all
activities concerning individual
expression through the art, is the
deeper process known as “soul-
making”
oThe soul here refers to the
individual’s psyche
oIndividuals (especially artists)
have to work through disintegration
Art Fusion
o A product of industry and commercialism
oThe artist provides the vision and the
creativity, while the company provides the
production, promotion and marketing of
these fusions.
oEarly 1930’s , fine artists and fashion
designers were the first to engage in art
fusion—the first being Salvatore Dali and
Elsa Schiaparelli in 1933
o Term used in advertising and marketing
oRefers to the process of adapting a message from
one language to another while maintaining its intent,
style, tone and context.
oExamples would be changing the music to text, text
to dance, dance to visual art, text to theatre and text
to cinema
 Hybrid Art Forms
Having mixed origin or composition
that adds variety or complex o a
system.
In art forms, hybrid could mean blurring of
traditional distinct boundaries between
artistic media such a s painting, sculpture,
film, performance, architecture, and dance
Hybrid Art
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Appropriation
o Process of creating a new work by taking a
preexisting image/material from another source
oCompletely transforming the original
oA three-dimensional example is the use of found
objects in art (collage)
oSome common sources are work of art from distant
or recent past, historical, documents, and media
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Improvisation in Various Art Forms
o Improvise
-to compose, perform or deliver without preparation
-to extemporize, play, recite, and sing in spur of the
moment
Improvisation- creating or performing something
spontaneously or without preparation or making
something functional from whatever is available
 In real life , as in arts,
Improvisation there are things that
no matter what people
o In performing arts – without do, is just
specific/scripted preparation e.g.
unpredictable or
(adlib)
cannot be controlled
oCan be applied to many different
areas
 Photorealism
o refer to artists whose work depended largely on
photographs
oThe movement began on the same period as
Conceptual art, Pop art, and Minimalism
oPhotorealism complicates realism by combining
that which is real with that which is not.
oUniting the elements of light and color
oEmphasizes the value of traditional techniques of
academic art again
Photorealism
 Installation Art
o characterized by massive, immersive, and
sometimes interactive work of art.
oInstallation artwork often occupy an entire room or
gallery space
oInstallation art is different from sculpture and
other traditional art forms in the sense that its focus
is on its effect on the viewer
oInfluenced by different art movements like
Dadaism, Conceptualism and Performance Arts
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 Immersive
o a major
characteristic of
installation art is its
ability to physically
interact with viewers
oImmerse viewers in
the artistic
experience
 Large- Scale
o Installation art is
interactive in nature,
most works are
massive or large in
scale
oInstallations are so
structures that it allows
viewers to sit, stand, or
walk through
 Site-specific
o before the artists
create their massive
installations, they
usually plan it with
certain sites already in
mind
oThis areas may be
rooms in galleries,
museum or outdoor
spaces
 Applied Arts

o refers to application of artistic designs and

decorations to everyday utilitarian objects to make
them aesthetically pleasing
oIncludes industrial design, fashion design,
furniture design, and commercial art
Applied Arts: Fashion
o popular way of dressing at a
particular time and place, and
among a particular group of people
oClothes design are affected by:
trends, availability of materials and
affordability
oFashion designers are tasked to
come up with works that are
original, flattering, and comfortable
 Applied Arts: Furniture
design
o is a specialized field where
function and aesthetics are brought
together
oInterior designers believe that
furniture is one of the most important
aspects of an interior spaces
oPieces of furniture not only add
function and practicality to space,
they also add style and personality