Post-Modernism
This week's ALVC tutorial covers Post-Modernism. Use the ALVC texts and definitions from the internet to define the term and answer the following questions;
1. Define Post-Modernism using 8-10 bullet points that include short quotes.
This week's ALVC tutorial covers Post-Modernism. Use the ALVC texts and definitions from the internet to define the term and answer the following questions;
1. Define Post-Modernism using 8-10 bullet points that include short quotes.
l Postmodernism is a philosophical movement away from the viewpoint of modernism.
l Postmodernism is used in critical theory to refer to a point of departure for works of literature, journalism, architecture and religion in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
l It emphasizes the role of language, power relations, and motivations; in particular it attacks the use of sharp classifications such as, male versus female, straight versus gay, white versus black, and imperial versus colonial
l Three important traits in postmodernism is social constructivism, no grand narrative, relativism.
l .different postmodern thinkers may have different opinions, and people from different fields may have somewhat different definitions of “postmodernism”.
l Postmodernism is of course composed but two parts “post” and “modern”. Post is Latin for after and modernism refers to the modern period.
l It is a tendency in contemporary culture characterized by the problems of objective truth and inherent suspicion towards global cultural narrative or meta-narrative.
l Associated with relativism
2. Use a quote by Witcombe (2000) to define the Post-Modern artist.
The postmodern artist is “reflexive” in that he/she is self-aware and consciously involved in a process of thinking about him/herself and society in a deconstructive manner, “demasking” pretensions, becoming aware of his/her cultural self in history, and accelerating the process of self- consciousness.
3. Use the grid on pages 42 and 43 to summarize the list of the features of Post-
Modernity.
l Hyper-reality
l Social and cultural
l This work is ironic
l Attention to play of surfaces
l Art as process, performance, production.
4. Use this summary to answer the next two questions.
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.
Ai Weiwei (born 18 May 1957) is a Chinese artist and political activist, who is also active in architecture, curating, photography, film, and social and cultural criticism. Ai Weiwei’s work is shows ironic he printed ‘coca cola’ logo on to the pot. His works seems he is trying to show his own culture on to his work. E.g. bikes, the colour of red.
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Ai Weiwei dropping a Han Dynast Urn.    |
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.(Use your list from point 6.)
to discuss how each work can be defined at Post-Modern.(Use your list from point 6.)
Banksy is a pseudonymous England based graffiti artist, political activist, film, director and painter. The work below shows that his holding flowers it seems like his going to throw it. Different colours flowers stand out from the man.
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| 'Flower Riot', Banksy |
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| Los Angeles (2008), Banksy |
This work has ape/human look and left hand his holding bone and other hand its holding plate of fast-food (hamburger, drink, chips) I think the artist is trying to show human use to kill animals but now days the world developed and there is more things to eat.
http://theworldsbestever.com/2008/02/new_banksy_pieces_surface_in_l.php
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/03/11/how-china-conquered-the-art-world.html
For question number three, I reckon you should had added more details in your bullet points. It's good how it is short and straight forward but with more details would help the viewers to understand more of what you are trying to say. Like what I wrote for my blog , “Art is presented and formed in different ways and mostly the identity of the artist that created the work. It also challenges seriousness things but presented in a irony way. ” But I like how you have your own personal thinking about Ai WeiWei and Banksy. It let me understand their art through your point of view.
ReplyDeleteI liked your simplistic view on "Los Angeles", saying that the caveman with the fast food tray represents change over time in our access to food and ability to cultivate it. What I think might also be an underlying idea is the idea of Post-modernism. The combination of modern resources and reference to history questions the viewer with their own past and heritage.
ReplyDeleteAlso, why did Banksy stencil onto a building wall? Because he could.