Monday 7 February 2011

Postmodernist Lecture

  • modernism. Born out of optimism an aspirational reaction to ww1 to improve lives
  • removes humanity and individuality. almost blind to rules.
  • Experimentation - innovative progress
  • building the future
  • Postmodern reacts to modern
  • Exhaustion, pessimism, disillusion with idea of absolute knowledge
  • Anti aesthetic anti modern
  • The end point of modernism is thought to be the demolition of the Pruitt housing building 20 year after been built.
  • postmodernism celebrates difference, disbelief and rejection of the current version of the world
  • Expression of modern life/technology/communication with postmodernism go against
  • Pop art is the post modern reaction to fine art

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