Contemporary, Street and Digital Art

What this unit covers

The resources here move between artists, movements and ideas. Mind maps make up most of the page, with flashcard decks, a few quizzes and some notes alongside them. Street art is a strong thread: you will find maps on Banksy, Graffiti, Yarn Bombing and Street Art, plus a map asking how street art affects a community and notes on street art in New Zealand by Erika Pearce.

Artists and big ideas

Several resources focus on individual artists. The Chuck Close map covers his background, face blindness, influences such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, and themes like photorealism. The Marina Abramovic notes describe her as the grandmother of performance art and mention Rhythm 0 from 1974. Other maps look at William Kentridge, Louise Bourgeois and Damien Hirst.

For wider ideas, try Language of Contemporary Art, The impact of technology in Art, Installation and POST MODERNISM. The Public Art Management map is useful for the practical side, with headings such as brief, site, budget, timetable and selection.

Where to start

1. Begin with a broad map such as Street Art or Language of Contemporary Art to get the vocabulary.
2. Move to single-artist maps and the Marina Abramovic notes to attach names to ideas.
3. Use flashcard decks such as Body Art and Technology-Based Production Art to fix key terms and examples.
4. Finish with the quizzes, including STREET ART and CPAR, to see what stuck.

Using quizzes and maps together

Read a map first, then take the matching quiz without looking back. Wherever you slip, return to that branch of the map and read it again. The Duchamp, Boonma and Japar flashcards also suit comparison work, since they weigh the choice of materials and the status of an artwork.

Where it fits

This unit sits in the Art History and Movements strand of Visual arts. Pick a map that interests you, work through it, and add your own notes or flashcards where a gap remains.