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Principles of… Postmodern Art
Source: Olivia Gude in “Postmodern Principles: In Search of a 21st Century Art Education” vol. 57, no.1, Reston, VA: NAEA Principles of… Postmodern Art
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1. Appropriation The removal of images or material from one context and its reuse in another very different context, in order to change meaning. Copyright often is a concern. Purpose: Raise ideas about originality / authorship Exposes unrecognized irony in the original
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2. Gazing More than just looking with intent…”gazing” in post-modern art is about who is being looked at and who is doing the looking. Purpose: Concerned with social issues of knowledge, pleasure, power, etc. Controlling perception of what is “real” or “natural”
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3. Hybridity Refers to the mixing of media in many contemporary art works (e.g. sound, animation, video in a sculptural installation). Can also refer to cultural blending.
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4. Interaction of Text & Image
An action that creates a deliberate disjuncture between the meanings of an image and the text when they are combined. Purpose: To create new meaning through association / synectic thought.
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5. Juxtaposition The seemingly random placement or situating of images or objects in an art work. Purpose: To cause a reaction / shock / surprise in the viewer of the work.
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6. Layering A strategy of piling images on top of one another to mirror the complexity of the world and unconscious mind. Purpose: Ideas of simultaneity, coincidence, and ambiguity.
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7. Recontextualization The placement of a familiar image in relation to pictures, symbols or texts with which it is not usually associated, in order to create new meanings.
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8. Representin’ Locating one’s artistic voice within one’s own personal history and culture of origin. Purpose: Meaningful and authentic form of self-expression
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