Post ModernismInfinite meaning

ConceptualIn the eyes of post modernism there is no right and no wrong, what we perceive as truth is only an interpretation and subjective to the person.We are stirred to believe in what the majority think is true through the power of media and propaganda.

Simulacra SimulationIn a post modern world there is a thin line between what is real and what is imagined. It is the idea that the media determines what we believe is real, for example, perceptions on some religions can be biased and we are left to believe one thing where as the truth is another. Likewise, the real world or dream world could be portrayed as reality. Our society is made up of simulations of reality which replace the pure reality.

CulturePost modernism is an era where there is no longer any new additions, instead we tend to repeat on old trends and look back on ourselves. We have lost contact with the real world and live inside of the media, for example through mobile phones.

ArtThere is the idea that everything is art, there no longer has to be a skill but an interpretation and a concept.

BricolageThe term is used to define how something could mean something in one context but mean something different in another.

NarrativeContemporary narratives will often stray away from a typical happy ending in films whereas meta narratives usually have ironic, or unfinished endings.

Dictionary DefinitionA style and concept in the arts characterised by a distrust of theories and ideologies and by the drawing of attention to conventions.

Baudrillard and LyotardBoth philosophers shared the idea that truth needs to be deconstructed so that the majority of what is perceived as truth can be challenged. This is described as ‘Grand Narratives’.

Culture eats itselfWe are in a generation where there are copies of copies. There are replicas and artificial.

MediationWe are stuck in the media world rather than the real and we have to consciously step out of this state rather than the other way round.