Post-modernism began its rise throughout several artists, changing the way in which art is presented and exhibited. Through this development artists have begun to contest traditional values that have been upheld within the art world for centuries. Therefore, there is a continual revolution throughout the mediums, context, space, and message changing the perception of what art truly is. Artists are continually developing the use of their spaces to be able to relate their artworks thoroughly to their message, presenting it to a specific audience. Similarly, Kara Walker and Doris Salcedo are both Post-Modernist artists that use the effect of space and mediums within their artworks of “Darkytown Rebellion” and “Wooden Chairs and Rope” respectively.
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Many Post-modern devices, such as the mediums used, allow Walker to develop and produce a powerful yet intricate artwork, developing the meaning that generates an emphasis of the culture loss within society. This installation uses an overhead projector to present the altered colours throughout the artwork, including on the walls, ceiling, and the floor of the exhibition piece. This form of art is a modernised variation due to the incorporation of technological devices; therefore, this is a challenge of the traditional art formats. The main focal point of the piece are the silhouettes which presents the audience war like scenes, this development is a technique to shock the audience. These silhouettes that Walker uses are a significant individualistic element that is presented throughout most of her art, hence this develops a meaning that is personal to her experiences (White Cube, 2017). Walker’s presentation of “Darkytown Rebellion” highly develops and expands knowledge upon the audience, increasing the levels of connectiveness to the artist’s personal experiences giving her an ideal outcome of the …show more content…
Generally, in a Post-Modernists artwork they will address several issues that are currently occurring in society, which may be their personal intake of cultural or political beliefs. This approach is shown thoroughly by Walker’s art, which is generally presented in an art gallery space, to address the issues of racism and sexism (Curran, 2010). To further develop this, she has used many post-modern techniques such as the use of technological devices, installation, and the variation between different techniques and mediums within the singular artwork. This is thoroughly shown by using the projector to present shapes and colour upon the walls of the art gallery space. The use of the silhouettes as another central medium is a unique form of art that Walker has created to give the piece a personal influence (Barnett, 2017). “Silhouette cutting for me was my rebellion against high art and painting and to me a way of undermining the patriarchal tendency in western art” (Kara Walker, 2012). These techniques create and expand the audience’s knowledge allowing them to connect and understand the artist’s message, therefore it creates the Post-Modernist approach to resist the traditional elements of
Many Post-modern devices, such as the mediums used, allow Walker to develop and produce a powerful yet intricate artwork, developing the meaning that generates an emphasis of the culture loss within society. This installation uses an overhead projector to present the altered colours throughout the artwork, including on the walls, ceiling, and the floor of the exhibition piece. This form of art is a modernised variation due to the incorporation of technological devices; therefore, this is a challenge of the traditional art formats. The main focal point of the piece are the silhouettes which presents the audience war like scenes, this development is a technique to shock the audience. These silhouettes that Walker uses are a significant individualistic element that is presented throughout most of her art, hence this develops a meaning that is personal to her experiences (White Cube, 2017). Walker’s presentation of “Darkytown Rebellion” highly develops and expands knowledge upon the audience, increasing the levels of connectiveness to the artist’s personal experiences giving her an ideal outcome of the …show more content…
Generally, in a Post-Modernists artwork they will address several issues that are currently occurring in society, which may be their personal intake of cultural or political beliefs. This approach is shown thoroughly by Walker’s art, which is generally presented in an art gallery space, to address the issues of racism and sexism (Curran, 2010). To further develop this, she has used many post-modern techniques such as the use of technological devices, installation, and the variation between different techniques and mediums within the singular artwork. This is thoroughly shown by using the projector to present shapes and colour upon the walls of the art gallery space. The use of the silhouettes as another central medium is a unique form of art that Walker has created to give the piece a personal influence (Barnett, 2017). “Silhouette cutting for me was my rebellion against high art and painting and to me a way of undermining the patriarchal tendency in western art” (Kara Walker, 2012). These techniques create and expand the audience’s knowledge allowing them to connect and understand the artist’s message, therefore it creates the Post-Modernist approach to resist the traditional elements of