If you’re one of those people who like depth of thought and creativity, then you no doubt appreciate the work of contemporary artists like Damien Hirst, Fred Williams and Georg Baselitz. Contemporary art usually refers to art in one form or another created after the end of World War II and during the present time. It encompasses a lot of art styles from the expressionism of the 1950s to the 1990s digital art. It tends to be abstract and symbolic, containing a meaning with roots growing deeper than the surface of the painting.

Not everyone is interested in searching for meaning though, and there is nothing wrong with seeing something for what it is; an attractive creation to match the living room sofa and maybe, at a push, a talking piece at dinner parties. Don’t worry, there’s no shame finding pleasure in aesthetics without thinking too hard about anything deeper. After all, if you struggle to appreciate beauty, then you probably don’t appreciate art, either.