Contemporary Art

The keyword Contemporary Art is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Posthuman: Exploring the Obsolescence of the Corporeal Body in Contemporary Art

August 25, 2011 - 1839 words | Art » Posthumanism

As technology progresses, the rift between organic and mechanic is increasingly made more obscure. This leads one to then ask whether the corporeal body is perhaps out-dated. Is the human corporeal body “obsolete”? An artistic framework provides a site... Read Article »

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Posthumanism Posthuman Cyborg Stelarc Contemporary Art

Appropriation in Contemporary Art

June 22, 2011 - 2658 words | Art » Contemporary Art

Appropriation refers to the act of borrowing or reusing existing elements within a new work. Post-modern appropriation artists, including Barbara Kruger, are keen to deny the notion of ‘originality’.[2] They believe that in borrowing existing imagery or... Read Article »

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Contemporary Art Picasso Appropriation Duchamp Roland Barthes Sherri Irvin Photography