Postmodernism

Modernity came up as a result of increasing industrialism in the late 19th and early 20th century and amidst thoughts that the traditional forms of religion, art, architecture, literature and society were becoming outdated. Its main principle in planning was to improve the problems in society and thus ultimately benefit society as a whole (Hobson, 1999). Gottdiener and Budd (2005) explain these principles as, ‘encouraging the zoning of like functions in to segregated districts’ as well as…

The Expression of Architecture The language is the capacity of transmit and receive some information and understand this message, giving it a signification. It is the base of all communication and exchange in human being interaction. This pattern is not only speaking or texting, all human act have meaning and can transfer some idea – architecture, by it forms and shapes, can express a lot. After The Second Word War a new aesthetic, called Modernism, made architecture and all society to change…

By championing modernity, Tanizaki’s Joji also facetiously contradicts the heroic subject invented by modernity. The conventional narrative wherein the protagonist rejects the modern world he was born into in favour of an identification with the past is transposed by Tanizaki who portrays Joji choosing to engage with the spaces of modernisation, by frequenting the cafes, dance halls and department stores with Naomi. In doing so, Tanizaki has created an embodiment of the restless youth of Japan,…

A political allegory is when a book or a work of art, tells one story but actually is using that story as a metaphor to hide a political meaning underneath. A political allegory could be found in fiction, drama, paintings, films and music. The dictionary states that an allegory is a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one, it is derived from the Latin and Greek word ‘Allegoria’ “meaning ‘veiled language’ or ‘figurative.’…

Intelligent Architecture In her book The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand portrays the protagonist, Howard Roark, as an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in unimportance rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book follows his fight to practice what the public sees as modern architecture, which he considers to be superior, despite an establishment focused on tradition-worship. In the book Architecture's New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of…

Thus, in such case, postcolonial writers are thought of as agents who seek hardly to perpetuate the division of the globe that is governed by unfair and unjust power relations. The functionality of the colonizer’s language is considered as a form of affiliation and adherence to the western standards which implies hierarchy and gives acquiescence to the Western supremacy. The works of postcolonial/feminist writers should be positioned in the third space, to use Bhabha’s term, in where there is…

Pop Art versus Abtract Expressionism The Pop Art movement can be considered as a rejection or critique on it’s predecessor Abstract Expressionism. It differs both conceptually, and in its subject matter; and just like most art movements, it borrows and expands on all previous movements, creating its own path and style. While the the one evoked emotion simply with color and very little subject matter, the other veered away from the personal feeling but rather commented on the societal…

Prolific French philosopher Henri Lefebvre once wrote that the tendency to reduce space ‘to parcels, to images, to facades that are made to be seen and to be seen from’, is a tendency that degrades the very notion of it. Architecture inhabits space, the concept of which, albeit difficult to grasp is made possible through the interpretations of those who populate it. It is even possible to say that there are as many places as people in a space. This concept is central to the discourse of…

The Counterculture “The postmodern shift involves an intergenerational change in a wide variety of basic social norms from cultural norms linked with ensuring survival of the species to norms linked with the pursuit of individual well-being.” (Inglehart. 2). In everyone, a personal shadow forms. Within that shadow a person buries the qualities that don’t fit their self-image. Morals are instilled from people in the environment, and a person then learns what is proper behavior according to…

How does Her display and relate to ideas of convergent media? This essay will examine the various types of convergent media found within the film Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) and attempt to evaluate its take a close future version of convergence. Firstly the essay explain Her in full detail by giving an outline of the plot and highlighting key moments or features that are important to the film. Secondly it will go on to describe the various types of convergent media and attempt to understand the…