Capstone

When most people look at modern or contemporary artworks, they will feel some of them don’t make sense at all or even question the artistic of the works. It almost becomes a common habit that people look at artworks separately and individually, thinking only about the piece of work they are looking at at the moment. The arts’ consistency and connection with history are ignored. In my project I won’t focus on the aesthetic aspect of art, instead, I want to look at art through a historical and societal perspective.

Just like music, art styles evolve and change in different historical periods. From the Baroque in the renaissance to impressionism then to the post-war surrealism, art styles slowly change as the history progresses, and artists use arts to record historical events happened around them. Especially in recent years, many artists’ focus moves towards social issues, and art becomes more and more inseparable to people’s life.

However, how does art influence the world every day? My research will focus on different art movements that occurred, and how arts that seem to be unrelated to our daily life relates and advocates for social justice.