Postmodern?

So what does the term postmodern actually stand for? What does it represent? The definition given to postmodernism in the American Heritage Dictionary describes the term as "Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes." So now how does this relate to our project? Well, the postmodernist movement began with architecture as a reactionary movement opposing the modern movement. Modern architecture was focused on "the pursuit of ideal perfection, harmony of form and function, and dismissal of frivolous ornament," and critics questioned the benefits of it's philosophy. Postmodern architecture rejects the notion of a "pure" form and gains inspiration from all methods, materials, forms, and colors available to the architects. While some our project may include architectural aspects the majority has to do with postmodern art. Postmodern art includes movements such as intermedia, multimedia, conceptual art, and installation art, which usually involve some sort of video. Installation art, which will be the focus of our project, uses devices of art to convey specific messages and create environmental effects, and often times contains moving parts and lights.

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