{"title":"The Birth of Large-Scale Contemporary Art: From Technological Advances to Spatial Expansion","authors":"","doi":"10.25236/far.2023.051305","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The article attempts to analyse the factors behind the rise of 'large-scale' artworks in contemporary art, considering both the 'technical environment' and the 'display environment.' Regarding the technical environment, industrial production has progressively become a facilitator of artistic creation, enabling the realization of large-scale works through advancements in techniques and materials. Simultaneously, the advent of digital technology has expanded the scale standards for artworks, transitioning from 'physical scale' to 'virtual scale,' granting artworks the freedom to extend without constraints. Concerning the exhibition environment, the spaces dedicated to displaying artworks have undergone expansion since the mid-20th century. This expansion encompasses two aspects: firstly, the venues for showcasing artworks have broadened from indoor settings to encompass urban and natural environments. Secondly, the emergence of modern art museums and the repurposing of industrial spaces have created favourable spatial conditions for exhibiting large-scale contemporary artworks.","PeriodicalId":483327,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in art research","volume":"232 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Frontiers in art research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.25236/far.2023.051305","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The article attempts to analyse the factors behind the rise of 'large-scale' artworks in contemporary art, considering both the 'technical environment' and the 'display environment.' Regarding the technical environment, industrial production has progressively become a facilitator of artistic creation, enabling the realization of large-scale works through advancements in techniques and materials. Simultaneously, the advent of digital technology has expanded the scale standards for artworks, transitioning from 'physical scale' to 'virtual scale,' granting artworks the freedom to extend without constraints. Concerning the exhibition environment, the spaces dedicated to displaying artworks have undergone expansion since the mid-20th century. This expansion encompasses two aspects: firstly, the venues for showcasing artworks have broadened from indoor settings to encompass urban and natural environments. Secondly, the emergence of modern art museums and the repurposing of industrial spaces have created favourable spatial conditions for exhibiting large-scale contemporary artworks.