Contemporary art and photography

This term developed in the 1990s to describe the rising popularity that contemporary art was no longer linked by a single "modern" aesthetic, but represented a worldwide range of influences. The plurality can be partly attributed to the fact that it is engaged with concepts, principles, and customs from all over the globe. However, it could also be because artists from all over the world, as well as artists from local communities, are now regularly recycling ancient and traditional practices in new ways, sometimes in direct opposition to their initial notions, by combining them with their antitheses or dissolving their principles into new hybrid forms.


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Martin Kaninsky

Martin is the creator of About Photography Blog. With over 15 years of experience as a practicing photographer, Martin’s approach focuses on photography as an art form, emphasizing the stories behind the images rather than concentrating on gear.

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