So what exactly are modernism and post-modernism…and what is the difference? In Featherstone’s piece, he explains the emergence and transition of modernism to post-modernism and highlights the difference of these two trends. In society, we can see these two trends through art, culture, literature, and anything that enables an individual to express. Featherstone starts with the trend of modernity. It was generally associated with the Renaissance era and “is contrasted to the traditional order and implies the progressive economic and administrative rationalization and difference of the social world” (Featherstone 425). Basically, modernity defines the process that society underwent when it transitioned into the modern capitalist-industrial state. Post modernity refers to a shift away from modernity which involved the emergence of a new cultural period that allowed for a whole new way of thinking. Featherstone describes how it became an “epochal shift or break from modernity involving the emergence of a new social totality with its own distinct organizing principles. Featherstone mentions how this is apparent in the writings of Baudrillard and Lyotard and I liked how Baudrillard called it a shift from the productive to the reproductive social order.
Modernism deals with styles that associate with the self-conscious or a rejection of the narrative structures. A common theme of modern art is the individuality of the artists and the expression of freedom. There are many famous artists that I know we heard of: Georgia O’ Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gough is just a few of the famous artists that have influenced and inspired many with their beautiful pieces. When I saw some of their pieces I kept thinking that their work was so abstract, they manipulated images to become something that didn’t reflect reality yet still was able to tell a story. It was an expression that didn’t rely so heavily on realistic images. The link below provides some great images of famous pieces of modern art and also provides images of artwork that transitioned into post modern art.
http://artsconnected.org/collection/142161/modern-and-postmodern-art?print=true
Under modernism, society developed economically on the traditional social structures and values of the “old white man” ideals. Then, society had changed from emphasizing on things like science, grand narratives, mass production, technological advancement, and urbanization to being more central to things like globalization, de-industrialization, the idea of ambivalence/ambiguity, and etc.
In Featherstone’s piece, he describes two different distinctions of post modernity: that it is the transformation of reality into images and that it is a fragmentation of time into a series of perpetual presents. Under post-modernity, we see this new expression in which we as a society connect and communicate with images. The post modern trend of having art express the transformation of reality into images became very popular. I think one of the most popular and famous post-modern artist was Andy Warhol. If you look at his artwork, it is definitely…different. His use of using images of reality as art definitely changed the way regular everyday images were viewed. For example, his piece on the Cambell’s tomato soup piece. Looking up some of his artwork I noticed a definite theme. He used everyday pieces or people, and presented it in a completely different way. His style has become legendary and used widely as inspiration.
http://www.artnet.com/artists/andy-warhol/artworks
If you click the link above, you will see some of his artwork. The foundation of each of his pieces are essentially images of reality, whether people or things. He takes that image and individualizes it using colors, frames, and manipulation of the image. Yet essentially, it is still images of reality.
Modernism deals with styles that associate with the self-conscious or a rejection of the narrative structures. A common theme of modern art is the individuality of the artists and the expression of freedom. There are many famous artists that I know we heard of: Georgia O’ Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gough is just a few of the famous artists that have influenced and inspired many with their beautiful pieces. When I saw some of their pieces I kept thinking that their work was so abstract, they manipulated images to become something that didn’t reflect reality yet still was able to tell a story. It was an expression that didn’t rely so heavily on realistic images. The link below provides some great images of famous pieces of modern art and also provides images of artwork that transitioned into post modern art.
http://artsconnected.org/collection/142161/modern-and-postmodern-art?print=true
Under modernism, society developed economically on the traditional social structures and values of the “old white man” ideals. Then, society had changed from emphasizing on things like science, grand narratives, mass production, technological advancement, and urbanization to being more central to things like globalization, de-industrialization, the idea of ambivalence/ambiguity, and etc.
In Featherstone’s piece, he describes two different distinctions of post modernity: that it is the transformation of reality into images and that it is a fragmentation of time into a series of perpetual presents. Under post-modernity, we see this new expression in which we as a society connect and communicate with images. The post modern trend of having art express the transformation of reality into images became very popular. I think one of the most popular and famous post-modern artist was Andy Warhol. If you look at his artwork, it is definitely…different. His use of using images of reality as art definitely changed the way regular everyday images were viewed. For example, his piece on the Cambell’s tomato soup piece. Looking up some of his artwork I noticed a definite theme. He used everyday pieces or people, and presented it in a completely different way. His style has become legendary and used widely as inspiration.
http://www.artnet.com/artists/andy-warhol/artworks
If you click the link above, you will see some of his artwork. The foundation of each of his pieces are essentially images of reality, whether people or things. He takes that image and individualizes it using colors, frames, and manipulation of the image. Yet essentially, it is still images of reality.