a late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterised by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.
While encompassing a wide variety of approaches and disciplines, postmodernism is generally defined by an attitude of scepticism, irony, or rejection of the grand narratives and ideologies of modernism, often calling into question various assumptions of Enlightenment rationality. Consequently, common targets of postmodern critique include universalist notions of objective reality, morality, truth, human nature, reason, science, language, and social progress.
Postmodern thinkers frequently call attention to the contingent or socially-conditioned nature of knowledge claims and value systems, situating them as products of particular political, historical, or cultural discourses and hierarchies. Accordingly, postmodern thought is broadly characterized by tendencies to self-referentiality, epistemological and moral relativism, pluralism, and irreverence.
Han Sai Por
Born in 1943. Wow, this is the first artist in all of these movements that I’ve been looking at that is actually still alive! Yay! Anyway, Han is a Singaporean artist who probably best known for her stone sculptures with organic forms, examples of which include Growth (1985), Spirit of Nature (1988), Object C (1992) and Seeds (2006).
Her works are made up of a compact, entirely solid mass of material which she shapes but does not perforate or open up. They are the outcome of a single-minded concentration on mass and volume. This approach leads to the creation of what can be described as kernel sculpture. The works have the strength and durability of primal or elementary forms. They retain the presence and weight of the monolith and appeal to us with their provocative simplicity.
Some of the art mediums and techniques that she uses are; stone, granite, marble, sandstone, and hewing.
Her art is influenced by Post Modernism.
Some of the major world events in her lifetime were; World War 2 between 1939 and 1945. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The Vietnam War between 1955 and 1975. 9/11 in 2001.
I like her sculptures, they are very beautiful.
Don Ed Hardy
Born in 1945, Don Ed Hardy is an American tattoo artist raised in Southern California. Hardy is best known for his tattoo work and his eponymous apparel and accessories brand Ed Hardy.
His tattoo artworks are very influenced by Japanese cultural art, and often feature tigers and Japanese dragons floating around angrily.
To create these tattoos, he used, well, tattoo ink, and the technique he used to make them was tattooing. Obviously.
The artists and art movements that influenced him were; Sailor Jerry Collins, Horihide, and Japanese tattoo aesthetics.
Some of the major world events in his lifetime were; World War 2 between 1939 and 1945. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The Vietnam War between 1955 and 1975. 9/11 in 2001.
I like his tattoo designs, and seeing as I was born in the year of the dragon, I would totally get one of his designs tattoed on my skin.
Abdulnasser Gharem
Born in 1973, Abdulnasser Gharem is a Saudi Arabian artist and also a lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army. In April 2011, his installation Message/Messenger sold for a world record price at auction in Dubai
His artwork is characterized by innovative use of materials, including rubber stamps, a collapsed bridge, and an invasive tree.
Some of the mediums and techniques that he has used are; photography, sculpture, and performance art.
He is influenced by Post Modernism.
Some of the major world events in his lifetime were; The Vietnam War between 1955 and 1975. 9/11 in 2001.
His art is interesting, but it is not really my thing.
Research
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Sai_Por
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ed_Hardy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulnasser_Gharem
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