In this study, instead of considering the concept of tradition in art as a timeframe stuck in a certain period, it has been argued that this concept feeds each other by considering its opposite relationship with the concepts of contemporary and tradition. Likewise, it has been suggested that the concept of contemporary positions itself in the concept of tradition in the time-space plane. In this context, traditional images in artworks are defined as images; those reproduced from these images are defined as modern images. In light of these definitions, the concepts of new and modern have also been discussed; and the concept of new has been proposed, which requires a dialectical process, can negate the previous one, and can cause breakinterruption. The concept of contemporary is defined as an active moment in a particular present. Therefore, while modern can be seen as the will and process of transcending the routine process in a certain way, tradition can be associated with continuity up to the present. Alternative reproduction trends such as appropriation art in today's contemporary art are preferred by many artists such as Cindy Sherman, Ai Weiwei, and Marina Abramovic. These artists tendencies can be associated with a new and modern attitude by reproducing traditional images. However, this approach for new and modern brings along some contradictions, reinforces the traditional, and the dependence of the current image to the traditional image can be detected. Consequently, this study aims to decipher the assumed determinations by analyzing the representations of traditional and modern images with a comparative method.