Post-Modernism, Ai Weiwei and Banksy
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.
-postmodernism is associated with relativism is the idea that anything goes.
-the period in which we now live is often called "postmodernism"
-postmodernism is something which evolved after 1968.
- Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and hybrid interregnum that might be called the last gasp of the past.
-postmodernism is not easy to define. the term is used in philosophy, literature,social sciences and architecture.
-different postmodern thinkers may have different opinions, and people from different fields may have somewaht different definitions of" postmodernism"
-postmodernism is of course composed by two parts"post" and "modern". post is latin for after, and modernism refers to the modern period.
-postmodernism as used in philosophy.
2. Use a quote by Witcombe (2000) to define the Post-Modern artist.
The post-modern artist is "reflexive" in that he/she is self-aware and consciously involved in a process of thinking about himself/herslef 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.
-postmodernity more focus on social and cultural pluralism.
-Play of surfaces, images signifiers without concern for depth.
-hyper-reality, image saturation.
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 is China's most influential artists of his Coca-Cola logo Han dynasty urn, his style of work is now displayed after the show and cultural contrast
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| 'Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola logo'(1994), Ai Weiwei |
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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 pseufonymous england based graffiti artist. polotical activist, film director and painter. his satirical street art and sbuversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid.
You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
at high speed with total clarity."
— Banksy
You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
at high speed with total clarity."
— Banksy
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| 'Flower Riot', Banksy |
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| Los Angeles (2008), Banksy |
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
Another feature of Post Modernity I summarised from the grid on pages 42 and 43 is that the whole process of thinking and creating the piece of artwork is that it is just as important as the finished product. And that popular culture is now classed as the high culture. We see this everyday when we watch TV and certain programs or reality shows give a misconception of what is the truth. We are shown hyperreality, and influenced by the media much more than we thought we were.
ReplyDeleteYou blog was create very well. But I think maybe you need more think about how the artist ideas with post-modernism. Like Banksy’s work, his work is quite interesting with post-modernism. The man hold a bunch of follows on his hand as a weapon. And another one talk about a pithecanthropus get a fast food meal on his hand. The artist lively show us how the post-modernism going. As you said: “his style of work is now displayed after the show and cultural contrast.” “Often give us unlimited imagination to think of the significance of the work.” That right, the post-modernism always looking quite deep and also put some interesting elements in the works.
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