1. Contemporary Art & Design
Contemporary art is art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary
art includes and develops from postmodern art, which is itself a successor to
Modern art.
Favorite contemporary artist: Gottfried Helnwein
Gottfried Helnwein was born in 8 October 1948. He is an Austrian born
Austrian-Irish fine artist, painter, photographer, installation and performance
artist.
He was awarded the Master-class prize (Meisterschulpreis) of the University of
Visual Art, Vienna, the Kardinal-König prize and the Theodor-Körner prize.
He has worked as a painter, draftsman, photographer, muralist, sculptor,
installation and performance artist, using a wide variety of techniques and
media.
The Murmur of the Innocents, Oil and acrylic on
canvas, 2009-2013
Self-portrait