Elements of Contemporary Art

Study Notes

Integrative Art brings together various art elements to create a unique expression.
Integrative Art combines different art forms for specific audiences. It can be found in diverse locations, especially urban areas.
Appropriation involves modifications made by the artist to an existing artwork.
Hybridity combines multiple art mediums into one artwork.
Technology showcases the artist's innovative use of technology in their art.
Performance art is created for direct experience and interaction with the audience.
Space utilizes space as a significant element in the artwork, often in an intricate way.

Still Life at the Cane Chair is an example of a contemporary art piece.
The artwork depicts a still life scene, likely featuring objects on a table with a cane chair. Understanding the specific objects depicted and their arrangement within the composition will provide deeper insight into the artwork.
The relevance of the artwork lies in its commentary on everyday life, the use of space, and the artist's unique approach to creating a visual experience.

Tempera: Water-based paint with an egg binder, popular before 1400s, colors cannot be mixed, narrow range, fast-drying
Oil (Oil Pastel): Easily mixed, permanent, used after 1400s, slow-drying, can be used in thin glazes or thick impasto
Watercolor (Aquarelle): Most common water-based paint, transparent, seldom uses white, light colors applied first, then dark, background to foreground
Gouache: Opaque, water-based paint with more body than watercolor, similar to tempera and dries slower
Acrylic: Synthetic paint with plastic binder, developed in the 20th century, versatile, similar to oil but dries faster, not as shiny
Encaustic: Ancient technique using pigments mixed with wax and ironed to a surface
Casein: Uses milk protein as a binder, glue-like consistency, too brittle for canvas
Fresco: Mixing pigments with plaster (walls and ceilings)
- Buon Fresco: Paint is bound into wet plaster
- Fresco Secco: Paint is applied to dry plaster

Pigment: Natural or synthetic colored materials, ground into powder, such as clay, gemstones, minerals, plants, and insects

Angular: Precise strokes, lines, curves, fills small spaces and corners
Bright: Short, controlled strokes, better up close than far away
Fan: Smoothing, blending, feathering, special effect and textures
Filbert (Oval): Blending, details and large areas
Flat: Bold, sweeping strokes, fine lines, lots of coverage, easy maneuverability, impasto and varnishing
Round: Sketching, outlining, detailed work, filling small areas
Pointed Round: Fine detailing and lines, delicate areas, spotting and retouching
Detail Round: Details and short strokes
Egbert: Soft, rounded edges, blending, figurative work (Oil and acrylic)