Seven Major Contemporary Art Forms.docx

Contemporary Art

1. Seven Major Contemporary Art Forms
1. Visual Art - is an umbrella term for a comprehensive classification of art which consists
of several artistic disciplines.
- Are artforms that are primarily visual in nature


*Some of the contemporary art techniques are:
1. Collage - is made by pasting different materials such as pictures and pieces of paper or
textile.

2. Digital arts - describe technological arts which include digital photography and digital
painting.

3. Graffiti - are either serious, rude, political, humorous words or drawings printed on public
walls or structures.

4. Print Making - is the creation of images, typically on paper, fabric and plastic materials.

5. Mixed media - are artworks made by combining two or more art materials or medium.

2. Dance - is an instance of moving the human body to the beat of a music
choreographed in definite time, form and space.

3. Music - is an art that appeals to sense of hearing. It is composed of ordered tones or
sounds in succession


4. Architecture - is an art form of planning and erecting structures especially habitable
ones.

5. Theater - is an art form of presentation. Scripts are represented on stage by actors and
are boosted by props, lights and sounds.


6. Literature - is a written work having form or expression of thoughts of permanence or
universal interest.

7. Film/Cinema - is a technological transformation of a theater. Scripts are portrayed but
are pre-taped and edited before its showing.