Post Modernism is not simply defined. There are many concepts to understand because it is used in Social sciences, architecture, literature and philosophy - G.K. Chesterton
The view point of Post-Modernism . ‘Post’ is referring to afterwards. Therefore in the case of Post Modernism it is the philosophical movement after Modernism.
If Modernism is at an end, we are now facing a new period. The name given this new period is Postmodernism. It introduced fields of thought that focused more on ‘reason within thought’ and reality.
-claims to be the successor to the 17th century Enlightenment. For over four centuries, “postmodern thinkers” have promoted and defended a New Age way of conceptualizing and rationalizing human life and progress
-interpretation is everything; reality only comes into being through our interpretations of what the world means to us individually. Postmodernism relies on concrete experience over abstract principles, knowing always that the outcome of one's own experience will necessarily be fallible and relative, rather than certain and universal.
-There is a belief that is associated with ‘Relativism’. Relativism is the belief that It is the idea that ‘’anything goes’ and is the position where one has left the belief in absolute truth, and instead embraced the idea that knowledge is dependent on one’s perspective.
’ "it cannot on its own principles ultimately justify itself any more than can the various metaphysical overviews against which the postmodern mind has defined itself." -Richard Tarnas
2. Use a quote by Witcombe (2000) to define the Post-Modern artist.
"The name given to this new period is Post modernism. The Term post modernism is used in a confusing variety of ways. For some it means anti-modern; for others the revision of modernist premises" Witcombe (2000) pg. 18
3. Use the grid on pages 42 and 43 to summarize the list of the features of Post-
Modernity.
-Social and Political, in view and philosophy
-Hyper-realism has significance in current ideas for art
-Work is usually Ironic, containing an interesting twist or idea. The freedom to choose whatever subject matter is free and often based with a social-political stance.
"The name given to this new period is Post modernism. The Term post modernism is used in a confusing variety of ways. For some it means anti-modern; for others the revision of modernist premises" Witcombe (2000) pg. 18
3. Use the grid on pages 42 and 43 to summarize the list of the features of Post-
Modernity.
-Social and Political, in view and philosophy
-Hyper-realism has significance in current ideas for art
-Work is usually Ironic, containing an interesting twist or idea. The freedom to choose whatever subject matter is free and often based with a social-political stance.
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.(Use your list from point 6.)
The famously under cover street artist Banksy challenges the paridigm 'Only the future will get better' with a number of his works. He profusely looks towards the nature of politics and frequently refers to serious social-political issues. With the image of a Neanderthal clasping a representation of a fast food he undertakes the manner of society pushing its way through life with consuming. Consuming may not refer to eating in particular, but other things like money, wealth, and the economy, and consuming more than necessary. I think this image contains Post Modern value because he is trying something different by representing something Modern like fast-food and replacing a the human with a primitive version. This refers to human's being equivalent to a Neanderthal in todays form. He is basically saying that we are ignorant for what we do for ourselves. Whether it is consuming too much fast food, money, wealth, and that we just consume without thought.
REFERENCES:
http://www.kon.org/archives/forum/13-2/mcgregor.pdf
http://www.kon.org/archives/forum/13-2/mcgregor.pdf
http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/culturefashion/arts/art/banksy-a-postmodern-pioneer/
http://christopherbutler.wordpress.com/category/gk-chesterton/
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement away from the viewpoint of modernism. More specifically it is a tendency in contemporary culture characterized by the problem of objective truth and inherent suspicion towards global cultural narrative or meta -narrative.
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