How Does Modern vs Contemporary Art, let's learn how to recognize them Work?

Modern and Contemporary art are two types of art that help us see how people express their ideas over time.

Imagine you're drawing pictures with crayons. Modern art is like the drawings your older brother makes, it’s from about 100 years ago, and he uses bold colors and big shapes to show feelings. Think of a picture where the sky is purple and the sun is a yellow circle, that's modern!

Now, Contemporary art is more like what you might draw today, maybe with markers or even using your phone! It’s from now or recently, and it can be anything: a painting, a video, even something made out of trash. Like if you made a robot out of cardboard boxes and bottle caps, that's contemporary!

• Modern art is like a fun game with rules, it uses shapes and colors in cool new ways.
• Contemporary art is more like free play, you can use anything, anywhere, anytime.

Both kinds of art are exciting because they help us see the world through someone else’s eyes, just like when you draw your favorite toy!