Post
moder
nism
Or
igi
nandhi
stor
yofpost
moder
nism
Alt
houghhisideaswereal
readypresenti
nthe1970s,
postmoder
nism devel
opedinthe1980sasamov ementr
eject
ing
moderni
ty.
Somehi st
ori
anspointtothefal
loftheBerli
nWalli
n1989ast
he
breaki
ngpointbet
weenoneper specti
veandt heot
her
,whi
chgav
e
ri
setoamor eindi
vidual
ist
icworl
dviewlacki
nginsoci
al
commi t
ment.
I
tisatimemar kedbyafeel
ingofdisappoint
mentand
di
senchantmentwit
htheideasofprogress,whi
chfunct
ionedas
anarchet
ypeofprevi
ousgenerat
ions.
Onthecontrar
y,whatst
andsoutinthisnewconcepti
onisanend
toi
deali
sm andutopi
as,accompani
edbyademy st
if
icat
ionof
pol
i
ticsandrel
igi
on,andademy st
if
icati
onoft
heirl
eaders.
Char
act
eri
sti
csofpost
moder
nar
t
Post
moder
nar
tischar
act
eri
zedby
:
–Sear
chf
ornewf
ormsofexpr
essi
on.
–Combinati
onoftechni
quesf
rom di
ff
erentcur
rent
s,f
rom
cl
assi
calar
ttoavant-
gar
demov ement
s.
–Useoft
echnol
ogyf
orcr
eat
ion.
–Exper
iment
ati
onwi
thcol
orsandt
ext
ures.
–Appr
eci
ati
onofpopul
arcul
tur
e.
–Recy
cli
ngofmat
eri
als.
–Fr
eechoi
ceandmani
pul
ati
onofst
yles.
–Ambi
gui
ty.Thewor
kshav
emul
ti
plemeani
ngsandeachv
iewer
canf
indt
hei
rown.
–Per
sonal
andi
ndi
vi
dual
visi
onandl
ackofsoci
alcommi
tment
.
–Pr
eemi
nenceoft
hef
ragment
sov
ert
hewhol
e.
–Cultoffor
msandsearchforcontr
astsbet
weendi
ff
erent
gener
ati
onsbutf
rom acurr
entpointofvi
ew.
Ar
tisst
il
lar
t
TheGerman-
Americanconceptualar
ti
stHansHaackedefi
ned
post
moderni
sm wit
haphr asefrom t
heGermannoveli
stGoet
he,
whobecameasy mbolofthismovement:"
arti
ssti
llar
t.
"
Withit,
shesoughttodemysti
fyhersupposedpowertotr
ansform
soci
etyandappealedtoval
ueherbeautyfrom anobj
ect
ivepoint
ofview.
I
nt hi
ssense,post
moder nworksdonotwanttochanget
hewor
ld
orfunct
ionasanav ant
-gar
de.It
ssol
epurposeistobe
appreci
atedasanimageandasanar ti
sti
cobj
ect.
Post
moder
nar
ttechni
ques
Wit
hinthepostmoder
nmovement,di
ff
erentt
echniquesand
ar
ti
sti
cexpressi
onsarei
ncl
uded,
amongwhi chthetransv
anguar
d,
neo-
expr
essioni
sm, f
reefi
gur
ati
on,si
mul
ati
oni
sm,badpaint
ing,
neopop,superf
lat
,neo-
manneri
sm andt
henewimagestandout.
JeanMi
chelBasqui
at
(1960-
1988),Ameri
can.Hewasanar ti
stwhousedgr
affi
tiasa
basetocreat
ecoll
age-st
ylepai
nti
ngsonfabri
c.Mai
nwor ks:
Ridi
ngwi t
hDeath,
InIt
ali
an,Charl
estheFir
st,
HornPl
ayers,
DustheadsandBoyanddogi naJohnnypump.
“
Unt
it
led”(
boxer
)
Thepi eceof1.
83met er
shighand1.73wide,
whichshowsa
profi
leintheshapeofaskull
,i
nacry
licpai
nt,
oil
ypenci
land
aerosol
Dav
idSal
le
(1952),Ameri
can.Heisoneoft
hemostr epresent
ati
vefi
guresof
plast
icpostmoderni
sm.Mainworks:
ToBeTi t
led,
Sator
iThree
I
ncheswi thi
nYourHeart
,DemonicRoland,
Ger i
caul
t'
sArm and
SextantinDogtown.
“
Thi
sist
heFun”
,2014-
2015.
Oi
landacr
yli
conl
inenwi
thar
chi
val
digi
tal
pri
nts,
70x96x1.
5
i
nches,
177.
8x243.8x3.
8cm.
Geor
gBasel
it
z
(1938),
German.Hei saneo-expressioni
stpainter
.Mainwor
ks:
OnkelBernhard,
Rayski-
Kopf,Ti
erstück,Waldarbei
ter
,DerWal
d
aufdem Kopf,DieÄhrenl
eseri
n,Trümmer fr
au, Adl
erand
NachtesseninDresden.
“
Bedr
oom”
,1975.
Oi
landchar
coal
oncanv
as.
Ger
har
dRi
cht
er
(1932),Ger
man.Heisamur al
istandpai
nterwhosewor ki
sbased
onphot ogr
aphs.Mai
nworks:ColorChart
s,I
npaint
ings,
Arbeit
erkampf,Gr
ayPai
nti
ngsandFor t
y-ei
ghtPort
rait
s.
“
Clouds”
,1982.
Oiloncanv
as,
twopanel
s.Di
mensi
ons6'
7"x8'
65/
8"(
200.
7x
260.7cm).
Jul
ianSchnabel
(
1951)
,Amer
ican.Hei
sapai
nterenr
oll
edi
nthebadpai
nti
ng
mov ement.Mainwor ks:Pl
atePaint
ings,Chr
ist
'sLastDay
,The
StudentofPrague,Self-
Port
rai
tinAndy'sShadowandUntitl
ed
(ViewofDawni ntheTr opi
cs).
“
Fri
daKahl
o”,
2019.
Oi
l
,pl
atesandbondoonwood,
72x60"
.
TakashiMur
akami
(1962),Japanese.Heisconsi
der
edt
hef
ounderofthesuper
fl
at
current
.Mai nworks:
MyLonesomeCowboy,Mr.Dob,TanTanBo,
Fl
owerMatango,AnHomaget
oMonopi
nk1960andEy
eLov
e
Super
fl
at(
Black)
.
“
Flower
sinHeav
en”
,2010.
Of
fsetl
i
thogr
aphi
ncol
ors.27×27i
nches|
68.
6×68.
6cm
Murakami'
sFlower
smot i
frepr
esentsthetraumaandcol
lecti
ve
darkemoti
onsJapaneselocal
ssti
ll
ar eexperi
enci
ngf
rom the
1945Hir
oshimaandNagasaki bombings.
Jef
fKoons
(1955),American.Hei
saneopopscul pt
orandpai
nter
.Mai
n
works:Ball
ongDogs, Mi
chaelJacksonandBubbl
es,St
ri
ngof
Puppies,Tul
ipsandBanali
ty.
“
Bal
loonDog”(
Red)
.
Adogmor ethantwel
vemetershigh,steel
sculpt
uresthat
si
mul atebal
loonani
mals,amongot hernolesscol
orfulworks
havemadet heAmer i
canJeffKoonst hemostsought-af
terli
vi
ng
art
istintheworl
d.
Andr
easGur
sky
(
1955),German.Hei saphotogr
apherknownforcombini
ngreal
i
mageswi t
hot her
sgeneratedbycomputer.Mai
nworks:Rhei
nII
,
OceanII
,Tokyo,Börse/TokyoStockExchangeandChi
cago
Mercant
il
eExchange.
Ti
mesSquar
e,Nuev
aYor
k1997
Thi
simageislargeforaphot ograph: si
xbyeightf
eet.He
measur
eshimsel fnotagainsthisgiganti
csubject
,butagai
nstt
he
humanviewerandagai nstotherwor ksofar
t.
Jef
fWal
l
(1946),
Canadian.Heisaphotogr
apherwhoispartoft
he
photoconcept
uali
sm movement,whi
chimit
atestheeff
ectsoff
il
m
andpainti
nginhisimages.Mainworks:
TheFloodedGrav
e,
Pict
ureforWomenandTat t
oosandShadows.
Jef
fWal
l'
TheDest
roy
edRoom'
1978
Wallcr
eatedanimageofacr imescene,showingdest
ruct
ion
aft
eraviol
entevent
.Onlytr
acesr emain:
theredwall
sare
vandal
i
zed,themattr
essisslashed,andobject
sandclot
hesare
spr
awl
edal
lar
ound.
