Question

Modern art, in particular, tends to be extremely confusing. As compared to the earlier eras of art, does the relaxation of how art is defined contribute to this confusion? How so? Explain using specific examples. (480 words)

Answer 1

Modern art is confusing because of few reasons : Modern Art normally uses symbolic shapes and relationships to the thoughts and feelings of viewers in different ways the artist sees as amazing. Modern art is the creative world's response to the rationalist practices and perspectives of the new lives and ideas provided by the technological advances of the industrial age that caused contemporary society to manifest itself in new ways compared to the past. Modern art is mainly based of mental state of mind conceptual and for most of the people it would be a little confusing as it is the artists mental thinking put into art. This art was there around in the 1860's till 1970's. Some of the modern art includes different colorful shapes or figures. Modern art can be reduced to three solids whic is cube,sphere,and cone,so Modern art has different styles like analytic cubism and synthetic cubism. This kind of art is made up of different textures, surfaces,collage elements, paper and a large variety of merged subject matter based on the artists mental thinking so it would be a little difficult for anybody to completely understand modern art and it tends to get confusing. Whereas traditional art or early era art is cultural art. Traditional art is folk art and also like a painting. Traditional art focuses mainly on realistic things and at times mythical. This kind of Traditional art can also focus on religious things and idols. It has always remained natural and understandable kind of art so this can make a person relaxed thinking its not as confusing as modern art.. Its very clear and natural.It is within a traditional community. art based on a traditional community and easy to grasp the meaning of it comparing to modern art. It can be anything including paintings, carvings, any form of art 1. Eg. Traditional art is more of carvings on stone or painting...but modern art is a picture or art that is the thinking of an artist put it a colourful way. 2.Modern art example : the two paintings by Henri Matisse titled The Dance. Both versions are portraying five dancing nudes the first, which is a preliminary study for the second, has less detail and less intense colors. The first version which was painted in 1909 is on display at the Moma, the second version that was created one year later is owned by The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.3. Traditional art example
: Blombos cave engravings : The discovery of the arts suggests that pre human of that time were capable of generating and understanding symbols also this was an african art.