Post modernism was a movement in the last 20th
century, around the years of 1970 – 1990. It heavily affected art, music and
architecture. Instead of Modernism transitioning off into another movement,
Post Modernism totally split off from Modernism, and went in its own direction.
It was very controversial and provocative, which made sense considering it was
a time of rebellion.
Post Modernism was almost like doing the complete opposite
of what movements in the past had done. It was all about taking ideas and
turning them upside down, which is why a lot of it was controversial. It took a
very unique take on society, and was something anyone could join in on.
Something I earlier researched last year was the punk
movement, which was also in the Post Modernism movement. Punk was all about
expressing yourself as an individual and doing what you want, rejecting what
society wants and desires you to do. It was a massive part of culture and made
a huge effect on almost everything. Music was affected greatly by the Punk
movement, and bands such as The Sex Pistols made a great impact on society and
the news. It was a time of social upheaving and political debate.
The entire mood of Punk was a rebellious nation who wanted to
freely express themselves without fear of rejection. This is why dark colours
were used and black was used in many creations. The art of the Punk movement
was all about criticism of the past and almost a mockery of what used to be important.
A famous piece of art created in the Punk movement was the poster for God Save
The Queen, by the Sex Pistols, and shows the Queen with the words ‘God Save The
Queen’ and ‘Sex Pistols’ stuck along her eyes and mouth. It is a form of
collage but this is the sort of art that was very popular in that time. The
queen and the text in this are black and white, whereas the Union Jack in the
background is in full colour. There is no specific font in this poster, as
another popular aspect of art during the Punk movement was the ransom note
style effect. The ransom note effect was just plastering many different letters
or words together to create a collage of text which can be used as art.
When the Punk movement died down, the design part of Post modernism
went in a different direction, and the art went into a more commercial design
sector. This meant that bright colours were being used constantly, and
everything had become vivid and bright.
