What is postmodernism in simple words?

Table of Contents:

1. What is postmodernism in simple words?
2. How long did postmodernism last?
3. What defines postmodern art?
4. What is a postmodern approach?
5. How is The Simpsons postmodernism?
6. What is postmodern fashion?

What is postmodernism in simple words?

Postmodernism is a way of thinking about culture, philosophy, art and many other things. The term has been used in many different ways at different times, but there are some things in common. Postmodernism says that there is no real truth. It says that knowledge is always made or invented and not discovered.

How long did postmodernism last?

Stretching from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, Modernism reached its peak in the 1960s; Post-modernism describes the period that followed during the 1960s and 1970s.

What defines postmodern art?

Postmodern art is a body of art movements that sought to contradict some aspects of modernism or some aspects that emerged or developed in its aftermath. In general, movements such as intermedia, installation art, conceptual art and multimedia, particularly involving video are described as postmodern.

What is a postmodern approach?

A postmodern approach requires that a scholar trace particular meanings or interpretations through their relationships with other meanings and interpretations. In other words, what occurs in a particular scene or organizational context is shaped and informed by the scenes that preceded it.

How is The Simpsons postmodernism?

Given that art of the 20th century has redefined visual art form The Simpsons is postmodern art because it rejected the traditional values and politically conservative assumptions of its predecessors and utilizes postmodernist techniques such as intertextuality and metafiction.

What is postmodern fashion?

Alongside the development of global corporations, the term 'postmodernism' was applied to fashion and design movements that emerged from the 1960s to the present day. Personally, I believe that fashion has (incorrectly) been regarded as feminine and therefore for some bizarre reason classed in the 'low' art form.