Postmodern artists

As the book opens, two characters are introduced, Basil Hallward, a deeply moral man and an artist who meets Dorian at a party and becomes obsessed with his beauty, which in turn inspires his art; and Lord Henry Wotton, a man of “wrong, fascinating, poisonous, delightful theories” (Wilde 56), who possesses dry wit and often becomes a bad influence…

public. His controversial novel Jude the Obscure was banned and copies of the book were publicly burnt. After that Hardy stopped writing fiction and though he published a number of poems he certainly lost the verve and rhythm necessary for the creative artist. Despite these two sordid examples , exile literature has always evinced an immense reader interest , as there is a great challenge and a rare opportunity for the writer to stage a heroic struggle and overcome the adverse circumstances.…

fine art with the need for social utility, a topic that created the mainstay of his written correspondence with his nearest friend and poet – Arthur Hugh Clough (1819- 61). On this note, Arnold was a representative of the era in which handful of artists raised the question of the relevance of art to society; even as Victorian Britain underwent a radical social transformation, leaving behind its agricultural history in the wake of the new Industrial economy. Arnold’s thinking was precipitated by…

Meadam Kirchhoff’s “homogenisation” comment, as a visual “parody” of Thomas Hardy’s Poundbury. Therefore, the collection suggests the Modernist interpretation of “reconstruction rather than regulation” of progressive use of multiples eras making it postmodern, and even altermoden because of the rejection of “homogenisation” in consumerism (Radstone and Hodgkin 117; Allwood). The collection does not only utilise multiple eras, but also specific pop-culture reference points such as The Magic…

sometimes still seen in modern art classrooms; however as the times change, society opens itself up to the meaningful implications art education places in our lives. In addition to the previous example of Joseph Mann’s classroom, Olivia Gude author of “Postmodern Principles: In search of a 21st Century Art Education,” states that there is a lack of meaningful connection being made between the teaching of art and the art that is made by K-12 students. She mentions the piles of student art,…

Dawson, Ashley. “"Love Music, Hate Racism": The Cultural Politics of the Rock Against Racism Campaigns.” Postmodern Culture, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 12 Jan. 2006, muse.jhu.edu/article/192260. Accessed 17 Sept. 2017. In this essay, Ashley Dawson strategically analyses the way music has been used in time (specifically, 1976-1981), as a form of anti-racist speech in support of Black British pop culture. In order to achieve this feat, Dawson recalls time and researches various…

Since Darwin’s Theory first began global circulation, ongoing debate over “Creationism versus Evolutionism” has tested the minds of philosophers, theologians, and every-day people. In postmodern times, this debate is often discussed in terms of how public schools should properly approach origin in their science classrooms. When scientists can confirm a proposed hypothesis through repeated experimentation and observation, this becomes known to the scientific community as a valid theory, which is…

We asked 13 voices in fashion, including stylists, designers, performers, and academics, to share their opinions on fashion’s appropriation of urban street style. What’s at stake when Miley kicks it in Jordans? When James Franco wears rows that riff on RiFF RAFF? When Brooke Candy is photographed by Terry Richardson with a gold tooth? When Hood By Air becomes a Style.com darling? Or when Rick Owens hires an American step team to model his Paris défilé? Should anybody be allowed to wear anything…

The Enlightenment may have brought us the ideas of democracy, and the Industrial Revolution may have eventually led to the technological marvel that is the cell phone, but equally important is the movement sparked in their opposition. Through the minds of Locke, Montesquieu, Whitney and Watt, the modern ages of government and technology were born, but not all at the time were completely in favor of these ideas. In fact, there was an artistic movement that began as a response to these glorious…

necessitated by an audience that has developed “itchy ears” for anything authentic. The artistes have now become seeker-friendly; movies, music and other works of art are presented to align with the usual practice of manipulation that suits the taste of a postmodern generation. Irony and deception have been so entrenched…