David Berkowitz Chicago

Contemporary Art Movement

Contemporary art, technically explained, is a concept that is used to give a general name to the artistic expressions originated during the 20th century, that is, in a more colloquial way, we could say that contemporary art is the one that is made in our time. However, this greatly depends on the person who talks about it, since there are several ways to understand this concept. For some people this concept emerged in the last decade, for others this concept was created in World War II (1945),  and there are also those who believe that this concept was developed in the Contemporary Age (late eighteenth century). Therefore, it all depends on who uses this concept since there is a diversity of opinions about the origin of this concept. Although a more general definition of this concept is that it was born in the last century.

Contemporary painting is, in general lines, started and developed throughout the 20th century, and continued in the 21st century.  The works that are categorized as contemporary art are conceptual because in all of them ideas and discourse are the main intellectual weight they possess, and it is the concept that gives them meaning as art.

Contemporary art is art made today by living artists. As such, it reflects the complex issues that shape our diverse, global, and rapidly changing world. For example, through his work, contemporary artist David Berkowitz Chicago explores personal and cultural identity, offers critiques of social and institutional structures, and even attempts to redefine art itself. In the process, he often raises difficult and thought-provoking questions without providing easy answers.

Bellow, David Berkowitz Chicago shares his view on the meaning and significance of contemporary art.

MEANS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Contemporary art, literally, is what has been produced in our time: current art. However, the fact that the concept was fixed historically at a certain moment, the passage of time makes it move further and further away from the contemporary viewer.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Contemporary art has a great aesthetic heritage of the artistic avant-gardes, the constant search for forms of expression is one of its fundamental ranges.

Abstraction has been one of the artistic trends that has profoundly marked the development of contemporary art. Likewise, conceptual trends form a very important part of contemporary art.

This fusion of artistic currents, together with originality, artistic experimentation and the author's own mark, can be considered its main characteristics.

The medium, the instrument or the tool that the author uses in his artistic productions is in constant change, every day more and more artists are turning to the application of new technologies.