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INTRODUCTIONThe Post-Modernism era came after the end of the Modern era, but it’s impossible to say exactly when.
The Modern era was the time of recovery from World War II, which started globalization.
Sandy Skoglund, 1981“Revenge of the Goldfish”
Time period: From late 1970s to today
WHAT IS POST-MODERNISM?Many way’s to describe it and how it started:
Something with no absolute truth.
Depicts that reality is a social constrict and is subject to change.
Where “Breaking the Rules” is something EVERYBODY is doing and becomes common, or what’s expected (ie. Boring).
Urge to depart from the norm lost its impact when it BECAME the norm.
People give up trying to break traditions.
The era where Modern art is accepted by the public.
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The Modern era, basically, broke all the rules that
could be broken.
MORE ABOUT THE ERA
What influenced it?
Some say it was World War II that started it. The strength of unification and dying thought of objectivity brought about this era.
Other say the overuse of modern art caused it. Everybody was doing the “unique” (breaking traditional rules), which became the normal.
Where it began/spread?
Began:GermanyWestern America
Spread:Eastern AmericaEuropeIndiaAsia
Barbara Kurger
This is a difficult era to describe only
because we’re still experiencing it.
ARCHITECTURE
These buildings didn’t have any identity, purpose, meaning, or mystery.
During Post-Modern, architects created these buildings on the next slide…
These are MODERN buildings.
The best of Post-Modernism is displayed in architecture.
The utopian, International Style of buildings (refer to the left pictures) was popular back then, even during the Modern era.
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PAINTING
Pop Art(Before Post-Modern)
Post-Modern artists were known as Neo-expressionisms, whom use vivid color to express objects and human beings.
Post-Modern paintings came right after the end of Pop Art.
You can very easily tell the difference between the two.
Post-Modern Art
Elizabeth Murray
Susan Rothenberg
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Jazz
Susan Rothenberg was the first few artists in this era.
She combines minimalism with cubism, creating mystery VS material elements in her paintings.
Elizabeth Murray combines personal meaning with innovative form, especially in More than you know.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Modern Photography always had one thing in common:One subject and an objective meaning.
Post-Modern Photography has a subject and many hidden meanings, while avoiding any one objective meaning.
Modern
Trust Absolute Truth
Fact through logic and observation
Desire for an absolute doctrine
Emphasized logic proportions
―THE AIM OF EDUCATION SHOULD BE TO TEACH US RATHER HOW TO THINK, THAN WHAT TO THINK - RATHER TO IMPROVE OUR MINDS, SO AS TO ENABLE US TO THINK FOR OURSELVES, THAN TO LOAD THE MEMORY WITH THE THOUGHTS OF OTHER MEN. ‖ BILL BEATTIE.
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