May 2011
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Post Modernism
Post modernism literally means ‘after modernism’; strange, because we usually use modern as a word to describe something of the now, new, and fresh. However, this is a case of capitalization; Modernism is a specifically historical period that describes a set of values – enlightenment thinking, emphasis on logic and reason, and that truth can be discovered through progress.
The modern world view...
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Minimalism
Like pop art, Minimalism critiques Abstract Expressionism, but in a very different way. It is primarily a sculptural movement. Minimalists, like Pop Artists, create objects that are crafted in such a way that they don’t make the hand of the artists present – no expressive brush marks, very smooth surfaces etc. However, they uphold the ‘Greenburgian’ idea in the purity of the medium. Abstract...
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