| Pluralism - The Concept | | | | elaborate works from the abstract sects like |
| Pluralism is a general term, denoting the variety of | | | | Color Field. The simplistic forms are based on the |
| accepted points of view or conventions, related | | | | theory that there can be no further simplification |
| to a subject or a period. Pluralism, in painting, | | | | possible in the structural design. |
| implies an eon on art scene, which is not | | | | The Correlations |
| specifically identified by a particular genus. The | | | | As the art community started suspecting the end |
| earlier eras in painting have been characterized by | | | | of art as a testimony of historical developments, |
| some underlying philosophies, where one artistic | | | | the painters shifted their focus to the classic art |
| mode followed the other, in succession. For | | | | and modern methodologies, at the same time. |
| instance, Medieval Painting was succeeded by | | | | Pluralism established itself as the simultaneous |
| Renaissance and Baroque Painting styles, in series. | | | | existence of Pop art, Minimalism, Photorealism, |
| Similarly, Post-Impressionism followed | | | | Conceptual art, and Pattern painting, especially in |
| Impressionism, and so on. However, the | | | | the SoHo district of New York. However, with |
| twenty-first century art is distinct, owing to the | | | | time, more styles kept coming in, such as |
| openness of form and style, so much so that | | | | Hard-edged painting, Collage, Shaped canvas |
| various genres coexist on the same ground. | | | | painting, Lyrical Abstraction, Expressionism, |
| Pluralism symbolizes the present art scene, in | | | | Neo-Expressionism, Digital painting, Monochrome |
| effect, with its multiplicity of style. The styles of | | | | painting, Intermedia painting, Graffiti, Portrait, |
| painting in the twenty-first century range from | | | | Mural, Abstract Figurative, and so on. |
| simplistic Abstract forms to core Realism. | | | | The Controversy |
| The History | | | | The main argument cited against Pluralism in art is |
| Pluralism began taking roots in the post World | | | | that these works lack the 'artistic' discipline of the |
| War II period, but actualized more prominently | | | | genre paintings. The artists do not make |
| around late 1960s and mid 1970s. This phase can | | | | conscious efforts to add imaginative excellence to |
| be regarded as the time of the institutionalization | | | | their art. On the contrary, their focus is guided |
| of Pluralism in true sense. During this phase, artists | | | | mainly towards the commercial success of their |
| tried breaking free from the philosophy of | | | | body of works. The admirers, in turn, are short in |
| rebellion against the previous movements as a | | | | the judgment of refinement and aesthetics in art. |
| foundation of new & contemporary art | | | | The critics complain that in the quest of creative |
| forms. Instead, the painters preferred to embrace | | | | assortment, Pluralism leads to degradation in the |
| the earlier and newer styles to create eclectic | | | | overall quality. |
| mixes. Pluralism came as a 'revival' of more | | | | |