The Hybrid in Contemporary Artistic Practices: A Historical and Aesthetic Perspective.

This research examines the concept of hybridity in contemporary artistic practices from a historical and aesthetic perspective, with the aim of identifying and exploring its pivotal role in shaping creative projects and influencing processes of reception. The study adopts a historical methodology to trace the concept of hybridity in the visual arts, alongside an analytical approach based on a critical examination of a selection of international artworks in which hybridity constitutes a fundamental symbolic and aesthetic dimension. The study identifies two main modes of hybridity: disciplinary hybridity, in which art intersects with external fields such as science, technology, and surgery; and artistic hybridity, where different artistic forms - such as digital painting, photography, and video art - interact to produce new and innovative works and experiences. The findings reveal that hybridity, as both a symbolic and aesthetic mechanism, prompts a rethinking of the roles of the artist, the artwork, and the viewer, while opening new intellectual and constructive horizons. It also encourages a reassessment of the conceptual frameworks and foundations of art through the formulation and development of creative practices that transcend traditional historical, technical, and classificatory boundaries. The study concludes that the concept of hybridity represents one of the most prominent characteristics of contemporary art. Despite the methodological and expressive challenges it may raise, hybridity remains, from both an operational and aesthetic perspective, a fundamental tool for experimentation and creativity, and a key indicator of the technological, cultural, and social transformations of our present time.