Context of Contemporary Art

Emerging in the second half of the 20th century, more precisely, after the Second World War, Contemporary Art, in its styles, schools and movements, is considered an action of modern rupture.

Around the 1950s, the cultural effervescence of the decade and the questions of post-war society turned against the lifestyle disseminated in cinema, fashion, television and literature.

The feeling of the moment was one of rebuilding society. Supported by the advancement of globalization, new technologies and media, artists were focused on the truth of the unconscious and, since then, they began to see new ways of expressing themselves artistically.

In a society marked by the advancement of globalization, mass culture and the development of new technologies and media, art has enabled new experiences based on artistic processes rather than the object.

In this way, the transition from the modern era to the contemporary era provided significant changes in the field of culture and arts, with the emergence of an artistic trend that prioritized the idea, concept and attitude above the final artistic object.

Science and technology have made it possible for people to realize that art made by others could be a translation of their own lives. This is how Contemporary Art was born, an artistic trend that aims to produce art, while proposing a reflection on it.