Post Modern Art Principles

Appropriation- borrowing images from historical and or mass media( such as photos and advertising)

Coping/ using someone else’s ideas. It is not plagiarism, because you want the viewer to know the original source.

Juxtaposition- placing two contrasting things side by side. Makes each thing stand out.

Recontextualization- placing a familiar image with things it is not normally associated with

Example- giant sculpture in the middle of the road

Layering- collaging/ layering many pieces of material such as paper on top of each other

Interaction of Text and Image-using both text and images to describe a piece of art. You need both to understand what the art is about.

Hybridity- blending of two cultures* together into one work of art

Culture- Culture is a pattern of behavior shared by a society, or group of people. Many different things make up a society’s culture.

Representing- using one’s own culture, history, and voice in art. Basically creating art for yourself and what you like. This will be different for each person.

Gazing-changing and or drawing attention to who is doing the looking and who is being looked at

Example- picture within a picture