It is well known that art changed a lot in the years after the famous year of 1968. But what year was that? Even if you know that it was the Summer of Love, you might not realize that this is also the birth of an important art style: postmodernism. In fact, many people don’t even know what postmodernism is.
There are many dates in history that are either crucial or at least interesting for postmodern art. There are also many people who are responsible for the development of this art genre. It will be my goal to present a list of such dates and persons in a blog. However, I am not going to do that by myself; I will do it together with my readers.
So, if you have ever wondered what happened on April 1st, 1965 or why Andy Warhol is so important for this style – or even if you haven’t – please look at my blog about the Important Dates for Postmodern Art. You can find it under http://www.postmodernartblog.com . I would appreciate a tweet about it or a recommendation to your friends and followers! Thanks!
Lets take an easy example. The impact of the postmodern art style on the most important dates on the calendar: New Year’s Eve, Christmas, Valentine Day and Halloween.
New Year’s is extremely significant in the new culture that has been created over the last few decades. Instead of passing out little gifts to one another and giving one another kisses, people would now be exchanging ideas and impressions of the time they spend together and give one another more meaningful presents. Ideas as a gift are cooler than teddy bears or funny socks; but they are also harder to wrap up.
Some people might think that this new way of celebrating New Year’s Eve is bizarre and silly, but it actually makes a lot of sense. If you spend a lot of time with someone, it would be important for you to share some cool thoughts about your life together. If you don’t do it, then you would feel like something is missing from your relationship.
And this is exactly what happens when two people exchange their presents at Christmas time. People used to give each other expensive presents, like jewelry or cars or even houses sometimes; but those presents were usually just things that they needed or wanted anyway; so instead of buying something that you want from someone else just get them a gift
Once upon a time, art was about creating objects that would last for centuries. Today, things are different.
There are several important dates in the history of postmodern art. The first is the year 1811, when George Cruikshank published his satirical take on William Hogarth’s The March of the Guards to Finchley (1809). Cruikshank’s parody showed the high-ranking officers of the Grenadier Guards on their way to a party in their nightshirts, with a monkey wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe leading them.
Titled The March of the Guards to Finchley-cum-Snorehill (1811), it was a parody of Hogarth’s depiction of the 1750s guards’ march to Finchley; however, Cruikshank changed the date to 1811 and depicted soldiers in their nightshirts and a monkey smoking a pipe. This satirical sketch was an early precursor of modern art.
The second important date is 1863, when Marcel Duchamp submitted Nude Descending Staircase (No. 2) for exhibition at the annual exhibition held by the Society of Independent Artists in New York City. Although it quickly drew criticism from art critics and patrons alike, this piece ushered in an entirely new way
Introduction
Postmodern art is a form of art that began in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and reached its peak popularity in the years from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Postmodern art was influenced by many different art genres and movements, including Dadaism and Surrealism, but it is most closely associated with art created by members of the Nouveau réalisme movement, which in turn stood in opposition to the dominant abstractionist and conceptualist movements. The term postmodern itself is controversial among artists, critics, and historians, who are divided as to what it means. It is “the most contested term in recent art history.”
Many believe that postmodernism ended by the 1980s. However, there are still artists who are described as “postmodern.” This can cause confusion, since there is no consensus on what postmodernism actually was or is. Many have tried to define it; however most have met with criticism for being too broad or vague. The term has also been used in many different ways over the past 20 years; for example, some people have applied it to buildings such as Trump Tower, whereas others have criticized this use for being nothing more than a marketing tool.
We need to understand this important art genre. Modern art is a movement which began in the late 19th century. It was concerned with aesthetics-the study of what makes things beautiful and the creation and appreciation of artistic beauty, with spirituality, with the relationships between people, and with the potential power of art to effect change.
Towards the end of the 20th century, Postmodernism emerged as an offshoot of modernism. The postmodern artist rejects modernism, as they believe that it is too constrained by rules and has not allowed enough room for art to be experimental. Postmodernism, on the other hand, is more open to different styles and ideas, including those deriving from popular culture.
The postmodern era is said to have started around 1945 when artists began revolting against modernism. The term “Postmodernism” came about in 1967 when Charles Jencks used it in a debate at a meeting of the American Association of Art Critics in New York City.[2] During postmodernism’s time period, many artists felt that they were no longer free to create art for themselves but instead had to create something that would appeal to everyone else. Postmodernism also saw a lot of experimentation with various materials such as wood, plastic and
The first Postmodernist art show took place in New York City, at the Museum of Modern Art, in 1966. It was called “The Responsive Eye” and included a piece by Robert Rauschenberg.
It was in 1962 that the first postmodern painting was created. It was called “The Smiling Pope”, and it is still to be found in the Vatican Museum.
In the early 1960’s, a young artist called Paul Klee started to paint abstracts. He wasn’t very good at it, but he did discover that the words “Apostle of Freedom” on his painting looked much better when they were squashed up like this:
In 1969, Klee was commissioned to do a painting for a cathedral. He did a really good abstract, which looked very much like one of his old paintings. But he added some words below it:
These words were also squashed up. They read “I’m Sorry”. The official explanation was that Klee had been very ill while doing the painting, and wanted to apologize for not doing better work. An alternative explanation is that Klee realized that his work had become too easy to understand, and wanted to make sure nobody thought they understood what it meant.
Klee died in 1970 (after having painted many more non-squashy paintings), and by 1974 no one would have dared tell him that his famous last painting was anything but another failed attempt at abstraction.
