difference contemporary and modern art
Contemporary art is an art produced at the present period in time. Traditional art is a folk art, which encompasses the art produced from an indigenous culture, peasants or other laboring tradeâs people. Ideas reflected. They reflect modern ideas and thoughts, which are subject to implement the change in the society.
A good rule of thumb is: 1  Modern Art: Art from the Impressionists (say, around 1880) up until the 1960s or '70s. 2  Contemporary Art: Art from the 1960s or '70s up until this very minute.
History of Modern and Contemporary Design. The Modern Style is basically the design and decor of the Modernism movement begun in the very late 1800s. Birthed by the German Bauhaus schools of design and the Scandinavian design emphasis on simplicity and function, the Modern Style is actually very old.