Conceptual and Perceptual

    Conceptual Art is a contemporary form of artistic representation, in which a specific concept or idea, often personal, complex and inclusive, takes shape in an abstract, nonconforming manner, based upon a negation of aesthetic principles.

    Art that depicts the subject more symbolically or abstractly and conveys a concept or idea is classified Conceptual. In other words, Conceptual Art requires its audience to think in order to interpret the message that is being conveyed by the artist through his/her work. Hence, Conceptual Art is often subjective as different people have different way of interpreting art.

Examples of Conceptual Art :

Josefine Jonsson

Joseph Kosuth

Hayley Easton Street

    Art created primarily for the sensation of the eye is Perceptual. Perceptual art depicts the subject-matter realistically like a photograph or snapshot-in-time and is how we would actually perceive it in “real life.”  This art is a style of visual art that brings optical illusion into play.

  Examples of Perceptual Art :

Bridget Riley

Josef Albers