IJCAS (International Journal of Creative and Arts Studies)
Vol 4, No 2 (2017): December 2017

You Selfie, Therefore We Are: Indonesian Contemporary Art Consumption, Production and It's Dynamics

Salima Hakim (Universitas Multimedia Nusantara – Tangerang)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Mar 2018

Abstract

There has been a significant growth of enthusiasm and audience in the contemporary art events in Indonesia for the past ten years. Technology today plays a big role in creating complex yet dynamic relations between the audience, the artwork and the artist. It is widely recognized that nowadays, selfies are a common ritual also seen in art exhibitions and is often at the core of how the audience consumes and interacts with the artwork and the artist. This research will seek to examine how selfie as method of art consumption changes the function, relation as well as dynamics between the audience and the artwork as a mean of identity construction. Furthermore, this article will also try to investigate how selfie, as method of contemporary art consumption, to a certain extend influence or even determine the production aspect of the artwork done by contemporary artists, particularly in the Jakarta Art Scene.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJCAS

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Recently, the value of arts studies in higher education level is often phrased in enrichment terms- helping scholars find their voices, and tapping into their undiscovered talents. IJCAS focuses on the important efforts of input and output quality rising of art education today through the ...