Creative Art! Contemporary Art!

What exactly is contemporary art? According to Websters online dictionary contemporary art is described:

"As it has done in the past, today's art both combines different traditional forms, but also pushes the boundaries of people's perception. It includes things that people consider immoral or taboo. More so than many other forms of art, contemporary art is often focused on the abstract".

I find that most contemporary artists have a lot to say and that each artist has a unique and original style. One of the most unique and delightful styles I have experienced recently is the art of Goldwoman

Goldwoman as she is called in the southwest describes herself as

"a contemporary pointillist who paints whimsical, magical interpretations of life to celebrate the human spirit.

Her contemporary art paintings are very intricate and full of color. There is no doubt when you view one of Goldwomans paintings that she loves each piece that she does. I cannot even imagine the hours that goes into the detail of each piece she creates.

Each piece takes some very real location or object and gives it color that we as the viewer never imagined was there or maybe we just didn't take that extra moment to enjoy the view and see what was really there. I am a huge lover of the southwest and its majestic saguaro. I love how they stand like giants in a low landscape that goes on for as far as my eyes can see. Goldwoman captures that essence of power and endless landscape well in her "Homage to Saguaro" and "Desert Mesa" paintings.

The paintings I have added above are also some of my favorite. I love how she captures the shear beauty of the flowers and how happy the butterfly's must be to own them in her "Butterflies on momaday" painting.

"Secret Cave" really intrigues me with all the rich earthy colors that signify each piece of landscape, each water obstacle that I would have to traverse in order to find the "secret cave entrance" where it is hidden by the trampings of color that for me must signify the many pieces of earth that have grown and accumulated year after year creating a cave roof that will last for eons brightly colored by mother nature and truly a most worthy canopy for an entrance to the unknown.

The detail is striking and it lets the imagination wonder.

I think that if you are hesitant to view and find joy in "contemporary" art, you will change your mind after viewing the spirit of Goldwoman