Nostalgia in contemporary American painting

The new in art does not sprout suddenly without influences, roots, or introductions. Since their introduction, even the arts have structures upon which they are based in formulating their works since man, since ancient times, was born imitating nature and what is in it with what he believes is helpful in his struggle for survival. It was accompanied by nostalgia in later times, especially within modern and contemporary art trends, with a cultural pattern resulting from acculturation processes. Therefore, this research is concerned with studying nostalgia and its application in contemporary American painting, which falls into four chapters. The first chapter presented the research problem, which is defined by the question: Is nostalgia in contemporary American painting? How is it achieved in the American formation of artists? The importance of the research and its need came in terms of shedding light on the essential contemporary artistic trends that followed that concept at the technical and formative levels and to benefit primary and postgraduate students in explaining the importance of nostalgia in creative work. The study aims to: (define nostalgia in contemporary American painting). The research was limited to studying the products of contemporary painting in the United States of America within the specified period between (1990-2005). The theoretical framework included previous studies, which contained two sections: the first dealt with nostalgia, and the second dealt with the constructivism of form in American painting (postmodern artistic trends). The third chapter deals with the research procedures that include defining the research community, selecting the research sample of (3) as a formative work, and describing and analyzing the sample. The fourth included the research results and conclusions, as well as recommendations and proposals