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A Newer Way of Art

How thought provoking a piece of art can be depends how open you are to the message an artist is trying to tell you. The most artistic work from the 19th century to around the 1970's was called "modern art". This approach had artists displaying their emotions and abstractions on canvas as they were able to veer away from the traditional concepts of painting that had been used since the Renaissance era. During the second half of the twentieth century, modern art turned its name more towards contemporary art. Contemporary art encompasses all art being done now. It tends to include any art made from around the 1970s to the present, or after the end of the modern art period.
      When talking about art, modern is not used as a synonym for contemporary. The art that was first defined as modern was the art of the first half of the 20th century. Futurism, Cubism, Constructivism are all parts of modern art. Contemporary art is exactly what the name says, the art of today or the very recent past. Characterized by no real common ground, contemporary art offers a wide range of styles.
      Since World War Two, art movements have included Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Post-modernism, Minimalism and Feminist art. The number of art movements has grown so much that virtually every year avant-garde movements with new names have surfaced in the art world. One movement that dominated contemporary art for several decades was one of the movements I just mentioned, Abstract Expressionism. Artists in this movement felt that the expression of their feelings was the main reason for making art, and the art they made generally had no reference to anything in the external world.
      Although many people love modern and contemporary art, there are some that do not think of it as an art. These viewers think of art as being something like portraits or landscapes….something recognizable. When modern and contemporary artists create something that makes them think, something that is not easily recognizable, then these viewers reject the idea of this even being art.
      After reading through a survey concerning Contemporary art, I noted one quote regarding the matter. She states, "I just don't think it takes any great talent to spatter paint on a canvas (Jackson Pollack) or paint cubes (Various Artists). How does one discern any meaning to such things? It is like the ink blots during a psychological exam? How do tell good splattering from bad splattering? It's much easier to look at a painting that gives you some sort of idea of the message it's trying to convey." So similar to abstract art, it is more about understanding the concept and knowing about the artist and their artwork to truly grasp the meaning of what they are trying to portray.
      So for today's world, we will try to enjoy what contemporary art brings us. We will learn to interpret what contemporary artists try to portray with their work. Art is a form of expression, a mode of communication that is supposed to convey some sort of message from artist to viewer. How that is done is up to the artist, and how the message is received is up to each individual viewer.

http://www.OsnatFineArt.com

About the Author

I paint with acrylic and enjoy the contemporary, abstract and landscape but mostly enjoy the combination of these three. My work is a source of great pleasure for me and for those who have already purchased my art. I paint using only high quality
fine art materials.

Some of my accomplishments include:
• FOX TV has purchased one of my paintings for a TV series called "Prison Break".
• On October 1st 2007 I have signed a contract with a big production company ("Three Good Men LLC"). The company purchased four of my paintings that will be used in key featured areas of the set of a psychological thriller called "Root of All Evil".
• I was approached by CBC news. A crew came to my home studio and filmed me working while interviewing me.
• The “Toronto Star” – number 1 newspaper in Toronto has also written about me and my work.
• My painting "Get Wild" was chosen by Thomson Nelson Publication as the book cover for "CANADIAN POLITICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY 7/E". Pub Date: 10/15/2007
• Limited collectable edition of eight quality wines made by the "Ramim" boutique winery. The labels display my original paintings.

I sell my art through private galleries, commercial, eBay, & private commissions.

http://www.OsnatFineArt.com

Who is interested in Indian Contemporary Art ?

There is a lot of interest in Indian Contemporary Art these days, Yes that I've heard. But where are the people who are actually interested and buying this art? How does one chat/interact with them on a common platform so that the art I buy is in conjunction with what's hot and selling/invested well these days?

Dear Artists friends,

Indian Artists Network will be exhibiting award winning Indian artists paintings at Gallery Cipta II , Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) : Jl. Cikini Raya 73,Jakarta 10330. from 23rd August till 5th September 2007.This is Indonesia’s biggest and most prestigious cultural centre with continuous activities in the field of Art/Theatre/Films/Dance and Music.

Please have a look at Few of the entries received are at http://picasaweb.google.com/ajitsvahadane/IndianArtistsNetworkAtWwwIndianfineartsCom02

You can see the tentative design of the catalogues at http://www.indianfineartsnetwork.org/mywings1.asp?artistid=132 Only high-quality works will be included in the catalogues.

Most of these images are entries received this year ( Short listed only—not selected yet ) but also include many paintings that we have already exhibited in our exhibition in Jakarta last year.

This is just the beginning. Large number of entries are expected from all over India and still more than a month to go to close the acceptance of entries.

First selection list will be released in 1st week of May and second and final list will be released till end of 1st week of June 2007.All selected artists will be sent a separate letter .

It seems that this year is going to be excellent so far quality of our artworks is concerned.

Last date for sending entries by courier or email is 31st may 2007.

These are the names of artists we have short listed ( from all entries received by emails / Phone calls / Meetings etc till end of February 2007 ) for our Indian Art exhibitions abroad. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL LIST OF SELECTED ARTISTS. Actual selection list be finalized in 1st week of May and June 2007 and selected artists will be sent a separate selection letter.

1)Devdatta Padekar( Italy) 2) Vasudev Kamath ( Mumbai) 3)V Nagdas ( Khairagarh) 4) Avijit Mukerjee ( Kolkata) 5) Deepankar Chandra (Kolkata) 6) Leela Tyagi( Bangalore) 7) Arvind Patel ( Ahmedabad) S Vijay Kumar( Guntur) 9) Vipta kapadia( Mumbai)10) Chandrakant Channe(Nagpur)

We have already posted a printed invitation letter to you for sending your entries on your postal address that is with us. If you do not get the actual printed letter by post, all the pages of this letter is also loaded on our website at “Invitation to Indian Artists” on main page or you can directly go to these pages at http://www.indianfineartsnetwork.org/mywings1.asp?artistid=128

You can also read all information about exhibition at http://www.indianfineartsnetwork.org/nxt_int_exhibition.asp

Please look at the Chinese paintings on our website. Apart from highly creative Contemporary/Abstract paintings we are also looking for highly realistic figurative paintings for Indonesia/Singapore and Dubai. You can easily see the quality of paintings our artists have to face in art market.

Last date for sending entries by courier or email is 31st may 2007.

Ajit Vahadane,
Organiser,
Indian Artists network
admin@indianfinearts.com
www.indianfinearts.com
+91-9821656016

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