The Impact of Modern and Contemporary Art on the Canon of Aesthetics

Modern art was initiated by Edouard Manet in the 1870s and ended in the mid-1950s. It was marked by Impressionism Realism Fauvism Expressionism Dadaism Cubism and Surrealism. Modern artists such as Claude Monet Marcel Duchamp Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali and René Magritte are key figures.Contemporary art dates back to the 1940s when the Second World War shook the world and technology was booming. Pop art conceptual art and street art are all part of a new artistic world that is full of freedom and creativity. Contemporary artists such as Paul McCarthy Jeff Koons and Banksy embody these characteristics.Exhibitions are deconstructed to meet the needs of artists gallery owners speculators and art lovers. At the same time they are becoming more and more modern thanks to the high technologies used. It is therefore undeniable that modern art and contemporary art differ from classical art on different levels and that they have an impact on the latter.