Forms of multiculturalism in art: Hybridization and transculturation

Abstract

The present article considers that concepts of hybridization and transculturation are embodied in the form of interculturality, due to both respond to encounters and confrontations between social groups, these processes have been studied on several occasions to realize their influence in social sciences and humanities. On this basis, this text establishes their differences in the artistic production as an intercultural expression in which certain values and qualities such as change and mobility are implicit in the work and thought of their authors. Moreover, characteristics of contemporary art are the process as an important form of knowledge and the ability to join shape and thought in art from previous, undetermined and uncertain mixtures to achieve useful and verifiable results commonly used in science.

Keywords

• Interculturality
• Hybridization
• Transculturation
• Art