Contemporary Art WWII devastation became the backdrop for

Contemporary Art WWII devastation became the backdrop for the rest of the 20 th entury. eplaced Fascism with smaller and hotter conflicts. Invention of V brought the conflicts into the living room for all to see: acism, the environment, Weapons of mass destruction. All of his was and has been picked up by artists and become omewhat of a theme. Technology and social media have ecome part of the artistic world. Video projections, computer raphics, sound installations, fiberglass and lasers all have ecome tools to use.

Modern Architecture Everything since 1980 s has changed b/c of the computer and computer designing. Auto. Cad and Micro. Stations are doing the work of the hand drawn blue print. They check for errors and make building design completely unique. Frank Gehry draws on the computer and puts the drawing through the Auto. Cad to get a design usable for Architecture. This makes buildings lighter, greener and cheaper to build. No pediments, no columns, no buttresses. However titanium and unusual shapes are trending. No dark interiors- natural lighting and glass have become the norm.

Painting and sculpture in 20 -21 st Centuries 1950 - Acrylic comes into its own– a material from WWII. Do not change colors, dry quickly- does crack easier and Faster than oils. Computer screens and photoshops and other new Forms of representation. Marble carving is non-existant; porcelains and fabrics, Beeswax and anything moldable. Assemblages with many Materials, and installations within an entire room.