Manifestation of Nature

Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era (Atkins 1990, p. 102). The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation (Gombrich, 1958; p. 419). Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and have fresh ideas about STEdex ‘13 the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency away from the narrative, which was characteristic for the traditional arts, toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art. Movements associated with Modern art include Expressionism, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Pop Art Abstract Expressionism. One way to express the modern art is through painting. Painting is a mode of creative expression and the forms are numerous. Drawing, composition or abstraction and other aesthetics may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner. Paintings can be naturalistic and representational according to the artist expression be loaded with abstraction, symbolism and emotion in nature. Besides, painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, colour or other medium in two dimensional artworks.

 

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