firstly you must have an understanding of modernism
- initially born out of optimism, aspirational reaction to WW1
- form follows function
associated with
- experimentation
- innovation
- individualism
- progress
- purity
- originality
- seriousness
in contrast the postmodern condition is characterised by
- exhaustion
- pluralism
- pessimism
- disillusionment
Modernism = expression of modern life, technology, new materials, communication - modernity
Postmodernism = reaction to modern life, technology, new materials, communication - postmodernity
equivalent of the term "late capitalism" coined by Jameson
Postmodernism has an attitude of questioning conventions, however surely this can become a convention itself?
celebrates what otherwise may be known as kitsch
AT&T building - perfect example of postmodern architecture
Postmodern ethics
- complexity
- chaos
- mix of materials and styles
- reproduction of imagery ironically
high art/low art divide
Roy Lichenstein, Andy Warhol, David Shrigley, Piero Manzini ( Artist's Shit)
"Advertising is the greatest artform of the 20thC" - Marshall McLuhan
Crisis in confidence, but also freedom, questioning old conventions, women, sexual diversity and multiculturalism
Inconclusion
- vague debatable term
- attitude of questioning conventions
- postmodern aesthetic - multiplicity of styles and approaches
- shift in thought - crisis in confidence
- space for new voices
- rejection of technological determinism?
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