Form & Content 3: Postmodernism
Teacher: Mr. Barry
Extra Help: Thursday: 3:00-4:00
Postmodernism was an influential period of mostly
American and European art history which spanned from the early 1960s to the
early 1990s. Postmodernism was not one consistent style or set of ideas, but
rather a period of time where artists began to rethink art on a fundamental
level. Postmodern art revolted against the traditions of Modernism and the idea
that art must present simple, moral, realistic depictions of the world. Artists
sought to create work which reflected the uncertainty, instability, and complexity
of life at the time. This new perspective was inspired by great technological,
scientific, social, and political change that impacted how people lived their
lives and saw the world. An important theme of Postmodernism was the idea that
there was not a clear progression to art, but rather many different
perspectives about the world.
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