TRAC 2014 - The Representational Art Conference

TRAC 2014 - The Representational Art Conference is dedicated to the aesthetic values and principles implicit in the representational art of the 21st Century, including:

• The Life and Work of Odd Nerdrum
• The Impact of Roger Scruton’s "Why Beauty Matters" and "Beauty"
• The role of beauty and/or the sublime
• How 21st Century representational art differs from earlier representational art
• Are there common principles shared by representational artists?
• What might be the aesthetics of 21st Century representational art
• The possibility of cross-cultural aesthetics in representational art
• Does the democratic popularity of representational art confer on it any unique value or potentiality?
• The internet and contemporary representational art
• Do globalization and rapid cultural change provide uniquely relevant material for representational artists?
• The aesthetic contribution of the craft aspect of representational art
• The 21st Century representational art movement as a renaissance
• Allegorical symbolism in the new millennium
• Can representational art convey truth? If so, how, and of what kind?
• Morality and politics in 21st century representational art
• Idealism, imagination and representation
• Aesthetic analyses (not autobiographical) of significant contemporary works of representational art
• What is the relation to reality of the authentic representational artist?

Who should Attend

The representational art community, including:

• Art Historians
• Academic Studio Artists
• Art Students
• Professional Studio Artists
• Gallery Professionals
• Critics
• Museum Professionals
• Art Collectors