Modern Art

Art is based on the fact that it has accumulated for years. It also reflectes the greatness of the centures and its disasters. The art is not just a change of one culture to another, but there is a dialogue between them, according to which it does not reject the new tendency. Art is existing on equal rights with science. 21 century is the century of innovative technologies and discoveries. There are such directions of modern art as street art, avant-gardism, nanoart, kinetic art, classical realism, stuckism, op art, videogame art, VJ art, virtual art and many others.

I want to tell you about such art forms as:

1. Street painting or Madonnari in Itali (also commonly known as pavement art, chalk art, and sidewalk art) is the drawings on the pavement, the works of urban art. Street painting is one of the directions of street art, but it differs from graffiti (classical): “street painting” is made on asphalt (sidewalk), and graffiti (graffiti) – on the walls of buildings, fences and other vertical surfaces. Today this work is called 3d Street Painting, 3D Pavement Art, 3D Chalk Art,3D Illusion, etc.

    The first known street painter in the US is Sidewalk Sam, who began painting in the streets of Boston. Kurt Wenner, an American, began street painting in Rome.  He is a former employee of NASA and 3D artist. Kurt Wenner uses his math skills to create an optical illusion on the streets and sidewalks around the world. His "anamorphic" creations differ high quality and realism.  

    Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his images are drawn in such a way, which gives them three dimensionality, if you will look from the correct angle. The street painter Julian creates his paintings "by sight". It's amazing !!! It should be noted that the artists madonnari`s services are often used by the commercial companies for advertising of their products.  

Purposes of street painting: Street painting affects and reveals the urgent and social problems. It attracts  attention to the various subjects, which have a certain theme and sense. Street painting is a means of legal and illegal advertising. Also street painting helps artists to realize their creative potential and to express their thoughts. The artists try to reach a much broader audience. Street art influences the minds and moods of people. 

2. NanoArt is a new art discipline at the art - science - technology intersections. It features nanolandscapes (molecular and atomic landscapes which are natural structures of matter at molecular and atomic scales) and nanosculptures (structures created by scientists and artists by manipulating matter at molecular and atomic scales using chemical and physical processes). These structures are visualized with research tools. NanoArt is a 3D-art, which passes the atmosphere of the picture through color and size. NanoArt was founded by artist and scientist Cris Orfescu. The purpose is to promote worldwide the NanoArt as a reflection of the technological movement. NanoArt is aimed to raise the public awareness of Nanotechnology and its impact  on our lives.

3. Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in only black and white. When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping. Representatives: Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam, Josef Albers, Richard Allen, Getulio Alviani and others.