Western postmodern painting

Author: Sun Xinmiao
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Publish Date: 1997-07-01
Features: Postmodernism is a cultural phenomenon and trend that emerged after modernism, characterized by an anti-modernist or critical stance toward modernism. Of course, it has a close connection with modernism. Its emergence reflects the critique and reflection of post-industrial and technological era people toward modernist civilization, indicating their desire to escape the crises caused by the one-sidedness and extremism of modernist civilization. Modernism has achieved positive results and plays an undeniable role in driving social change. However, it also has negative effects on society. An excessive emphasis on development, change, and innovation has led to an imbalance between material and spiritual civilization in modern Western society, creating numerous unresolved contradictions and distresses in the spiritual realm—between humans and society, among individuals, and between humans and nature. Modernism has achieved positive results and plays an undeniable role in driving social change. However, it also has negative effects on society. An excessive emphasis on development, change, and innovation has led to an imbalance between material and spiritual civilization in modern Western society, creating numerous unresolved contradictions and distresses in the spiritual realm—between humans and society, among individuals, and between humans and nature. The main content of this book includes: Introduction: Postmodernism, a Rejection of Norms; Postmodern Art: Guardians of Western Contemporary Culture; Postmodern Landscape: Image Collage and Style Mixing; Postmodern "Aphasia": "New Realism" After Abstraction; Postmodern Novelty: Patterns and Decor; Postmodern Imagery: "New Spirit" in Painting; Postmodern Trend: Graffiti, Naive Imitation; Postmodern Catchphrase: "Anything Goes"—Anything Is Fine; Works.