Santa-Rita Contemporary Art



Contemporary Art

We speak of art “when something is done so superlatevily well that we all but forget to ask what the work is supposed to be, for sheer admiration of the way it is done.”

E. H. Grombrich

Indeed, we believe that contemporary art combines mastery of concept, composition, and technical execution. Painting, in particular explores the sheer use of paint regardless of any ultimate purpose. With the development of photography and the ability to capture “realistic” imagery at the click of a camera, painting has moved away from the representation of nature to explore other alternatives that combine a multiplicity of elements and themes. As for fine art photography, it reaches beyond the “captured subject” to consider composition and image manipulation, to find the hidden poetry, the subtle epic.

As we consider the ever present technical and scientific advancements, we see a new era of painting that confronts those changes, reacts to, and results from them. New themes, materials, and techniques influence society and the artist. The art world continues to follow this forward movement and looking out for its rising stars. Great art continues to enrich our lives and surprises us with its new trends.

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