Automatism Art (Greek automatos: 'acting of itself')

• The process, or product, of writing material that does not come from the conscious thoughts of the writer.
• An act performed unconsciously,such as breathing
• Surrealism

Representation Art  

• The work depicts something easily recognized by most people
• Higher degree of comfort with art when something recognizable catches the eye and registers.
• Something the owner wants to look at on a daily basis and  present a second time to re-present

First lesson

When contemporary art this word comes to my mind,i am afraid that i need to memorize the whole art history.

But thats not truth.When Linda gave us many examples in the class, and i realised that a whole lot of art from the last 30 years has been connected with one issue or another: feminism, multiculturalism, globalization, bio-engineering and AIDS awareness all come readily to mind as subject matter.

Contemporary just means "art that has been and continues to be created during our lifetimes". In other words, contemporary to us.

After the class, i know more about what contemporary art is and won't worry about anymore shifting an arbitrary point on the art timeline for another decade, at least. Go, fear not the term "Contemporary Art".