Conceptual art
‘Conceptual art is intended to convey an idea or a concept to the perceiver, rejecting the creation or appreciation of a traditional art object such as a painting or a sculpture. ... However the conceptual artist employs a range of technologies, objects, environments, materials and natural forms to create their discourse. Conceptual art finds pleasure and complexity in thought. ... In Conceptual art it is the idea or ‘concept’ behind the artwork that is important. ... Dating from the 1960’s, conceptual art had its roots in the early 20th century European arts movement called ‘Dadaism’, conceptual art manifestations have been known to be very diverse or crude. ... Conceptual art ideas are communicated through varieties of media such as, text, film/video, maps, photographs, diagrams, performances, sculptures and in some cases the landscape its’ self becomes an integral part of the artists work. ... In the 19th Century, the art establishment was sure of it’s greatness. ‘Critics, artists, collectors and curators agreed that the standards they proclaimed ‘were of great art and would endure’ they were wrong. ... com/culture/microsiles/H/hirst) Damien Hirst was one of the many artists to change the ‘greatness of the 19th century’ and turn it into something controversial that will be debated for centuries as to what art really is. ... How can this be real art? It is only real art because he had a reason for creating this piece. Art pieces that Damien Hirst makes are meant to be in some way horrible: difficult to live with, hard to maintain, or just disgusting to look at, but this is what makes it his art conceptual, because there is more to his artwork than what you see. ... html) His most famous art piece is ‘The physical impossibility of death in the mind of someone living’ (refer to appendix 2. ... The shark was commissioned by Charles Saatchi, the creator of the ‘sensation’ art exhibition of contemporary art, which is famous for is controversy. ‘Many believe Hirst has raised the profile of contemporary art’ While critics view him as not an artist as such but as a ‘cumbersome poet with a rather excessive visual aid.