Author(s)

Bokumoni Akonga Jonas Theodore

Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

Contemporary art is an art of everyday life. It is an art of current reality. It exposes people’s daily life experiences and transgresses aesthetic rules for more freedom, not for libertinage (Sevanen, 2008). It advocates the conceptual idea. Is there any hope of making a career out of it? What is its real place in this rapidly changing society? Can we resolve current environmental problems by referring to contemporary art? Problems such as the economic crisis, global warming, environmental protection, and sustainable development. Would it be controversial to elevate art to the rank of choices to be made to resolve problems relating to peace, development, and the well-being of all humankind? Contemporary art with a new policy and new perspectives would make its element the actual wake-up call to this declining world. However, the question is whether, in the twenty-first century, there can still be another form of art that would meet the demands of modern (contemporary) society. Since museums and galleries of so-called contemporary arts only offer the public what has already been seen; a severe marketing problem arises, so much so that only some are those who make a profession out of it (Tobelem, 2007). The innovation proclaimed in the precursor era is only a current utopia. The mirror of everyday life we refer to is this art of experience and reality. In this way, the culture and history of the society cannot experience transgressions. On the contrary, they (culture and history) remain inexhaustible sources of inspiration. This dissertation is intended to analyse artistic production in D.R. Congo and criticism of many artists who create various artworks. In this dissertation, we highlight the problem of creating contemporary artworks and the dialectic of the philosophy of art and aesthetics issues.

Contemporary Art, Artwork, Work of Art, Object, Element, Utopia, Mirror, Content, Beauty, True, Virtue, Concept, Conceptual, Analysis, Understanding, Value

Theodore, B. (2024) Contemporary Art, Twenty-First Century Utopia or Mirror of Everyday Life. Art and Design Review, 12, 73-94. doi: 10.4236/adr.2024.121006.