1. POSTMODERNISM

2. POSTMODERNISM
DEFINITIONPostmodernism is a wide-ranging term which is applied to
literature, art, philosophy, architecture, fiction and cultural
literary criticism, among others. It is associated with
deconstruction and post-structuralism because its usage as a
term gained significant popularity at the same time as the
twentieth-century post-structural thought.
Postmodernism itself had been a drastic departure from
modernism’s utopian visions based on clarity and simplicity. It
had been a way in which modernists could open a window onto
a new world. Therefore, postmodernism was a movement in
architecture that rejected the modernist, avant garde, passion
for the new.

3. POSTMODERNISM ART

4. POSTMODERNISM
SCULPTURE

5. POSTMODERNISM IN
PHOTOGRAPHY

6. GLOSSARY
Reinvent – changing something into something new and better.
Surrealism – a 20th century avant-garde movement in art and literature which
sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for
example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
Self-reflexive – containing a reflection or image of itself.
Intertextuality – one media text referring to another
Parody – mocking something in an original way
Pastiche – an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist,
or period. This is a self-conscious imiatation.
Bricolage – Mixing up and using different genres and styles
Homage – Imitation from a respectful standpoint