-A mixture of styles brought upon by modernism. "Instead of the reductive, minimalist style of Modernism, Postmodernism architecture is noticeable by its mixture of styles."(p.13 ALVC)
-A idea with bigger focus on decoration and variety. "it is possible to say that the ideology of Modernism was one of anonymity, of what was perceived as 'stylelessness'. The ideology of postmodern design is one of decoration and variety." (p.13 ALVC)
-New ways of thinking about art and culture. "ways of thinking that questioned long-established patterns and hierarchies.
- Expanding upon the range of contemporary arts "art practice was turned upside down by a new eclecticism which celebrated artistic and cultural diversity in contemporary art."
-Rejection of old ideology and a focus on new ones. "Postmodernism rejects the modernist ideals of rationality, virility, artistic genius, and individualism, in favor of being anti-capitalist, contemptuous of traditional morality, and committed to radical egalitarianism."
-a belief that what came before it realted to opressive ideaology."Post Modernism is an anti-Enlightenment position wherein adherents believe that what has gone before, as "Modernism", is inappropriately dependent on Reason, Rationalism, and Wisdom, and is, furthermore, inherently elitist, non-multicultural and therefore oppressive."
-A period of time after the 1980's to now that marked the end of modernism. "If Modernism is at an end, we are now facing a new period. The name given to this period is Postmodernism." (p.18 ALVC)
-A view that is seen to be Anti-Modern. "The seemingly anti-modern stance involves a basic rejection of the tenets of modernism; that is to say, a rejection of the doctrine of the supremacy of reason, the notion of truth, the belief in the perfectibility of man, and the idea that we could create a better if not perfect, society." (p.18 ALVC)
2. Use a quote by Witcombe (2000) to define the Post-Modern artist
"Whereas Modernism seeks closure in the form and is concerned with conclusions, Postmodernism is open, unbounded, and concerned with process and "becoming.""
3. Use the grid on pages 42 and 43 to summarize the list of the features of Post-
Modernity.
Modernity.
Postmodernism took what modernity taught us and rejected it in a way that brought upon new thinking and ideology. People were able to be more open about what they do and explore new nontraditional ways of doing things. social diversity was unclear and cultures adapted to many forms of media. A mixture of cultures arose and hyper-reality became more powerful than the real reality. Art could be seen as almost anything.
5. Research Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's 'Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola logo'(1994)
in order to say what features of the work are Post-Modern.
in order to say what features of the work are Post-Modern.
Weiwei's Coca-cola urn is a drastic change of an old historical urn into something new and exciting.
It breaks the boundaries of modernism by defiling a historical artifact with the well known Coca-cola symbol. By doing this he has merged together the western culture with that of ancient china. He has recycled cultural art with aspects of visual media that we can all relate to. The pop culture he has brought to this piece is what makes this work a part of post modernism.
6. Research British artist Banksy's street art, and analyze the following two works by the artist
to discuss how each work can be defined at Post-Modern.
Flower Riot by Banksy first strikes us as being unusual and out of the ordinary. We see here a determined male rioter about to throw his weapon into enemy territory. Except his choice of weapon is what has made this image so post modern. We all know how riots work, maybe from experience but mostly through the eyes of the media. Banksy is challenging this idea by allowing the male figure to be throwing something normally never thrown, and with such force too. Is he going to bring harm or joy to his target? This image can be defined as post-modern because of how it questions this idea of power.
Humans being the descendants of ape, or so some believe, is what we first see in this piece by Banksy. But wait, what is he holding? Thats right, fast food. Here we see a grown caveman-like male figure with what looks to be a fast food meal in his right hand, and a bone in his left. This piece is directly addressing the fact of human growth and how far we as a species have evolved over time. However by putting this growth into the hands of an aged caveman is how Banksy portrays the question of how far we have actually come. This unorthodox combination is why this work can be defined as post-modern.
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