Below is a glossary article post in the category C which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Conceptual Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Conceptual Art
So, what is actually meant by Conceptual Art?
Conceptual art is the art of ideas (or concepts) behind this work is more important than ready -made art objects. This emerged as an art movement in the 1960s and this term usually refers to art made from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
Explanation of Conceptual Art
Although the term ‘art concept’ was used in the early 1960s (Henry Flynt of Fluxus Group described the works of his appearance as ‘the concept of art’ in 1961), not until the end of six density of conceptual arts as a determined movement emerged. Joseph Kosuth series titled (US Idea US Idea) 1966-7; Proposal for Air Show Air/Conditioning 1966-7 by British artists Terry Atkinson and Michael Baldwin (Member of the Founder of the Art & Language Group); The word painting John Baldessari was exhibited in LA in 1968; and important group exhibitions as organized by the Seth Siegelaub art dealer in New York in 1969, 1-31 January: 0 Objects, 0 Painters, 0 Pemungan reflect an idea-based approach to this developing idea for making art. The term conceptual art is first used to refer to this different movement in an article written by Sol Lewitt in 1967:
In conceptual art, ideas or concepts are the most important aspects of this work. When an artist uses a conceptual art form, it means that all planning and decisions are made beforehand and execution is a matter of origin.
Lewitt, ‘Paragraph About Conceptual Arts’, Artforum Vol.5, no. 10, Summer 1967, p. 79-83
In 1973, the pioneering record from the early years of this movement emerged in the form of a book, six years, by American critic Lucy Lippard. ‘Six years’ is 1966-72. The long subtitles of this book are called ‘called conceptuals or information or art of ideas’.
Conceptual artwork
Conceptual art can – and can look like – almost everything. This is because, unlike a painter or sculptor who will think of how they can express their ideas to use ideas and paints or sculptures, a conceptual artist uses any material and whatever form is most appropriate to put their ideas – this could be what only from performance to written description. Although there is no one style or form used by conceptual artists, from the late 1960s certain trends emerged.
When, why and where conceptual arts occur?
As a conceptual movement of movement that can be defined associated with the 1960s and 1970s, but its origin reaches more than two decades. Marcel Duchamp is often seen as an important ancestor of conceptual arts, and the 1917 Readymade fountain is called the first conceptual artwork.
The movement that emerged in the mid -1960s and continued to the mid -1970s was international, there was more or less simultaneously throughout Europe, North America and South America.
Artists associated with this movement try to cut the world of art that is increasingly commercialized by emphasizing the process of thought and production methods as the value of the work. The form of art they use often deliberately are those who do not produce objects so like a statue or painting. This means that their work cannot be easily purchased and sold and does not need to be seen in a formal gallery situation.
Not only the structure of the world of art that is questioned by many conceptual artists, often there is a strong socio-political dimension for most of the work they produce, which reflects the dissatisfaction of society and government policy. (See for example the social statue of Joseph beuys).
Although as a conceptual art of the art movement that can be defined associated with the 1960s, many artists continue to make conceptual arts in the twenty-first century (such as Martin Creed and Simon Starling).
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix C, as well as terms associated with C.
Meaning of Conceptual Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Conceptual Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni Konseptual (Indonesian), Seni konsep (Java), and Sapertos Konsep in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni konseptual.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix C. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=conceptual-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=conceptual-art
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