week 2 - Post Modernism

In my opinion, for the postmodernists, life unfolds only in the present. The vision of the past or the future is exempt to the background, not very clear. They need to Question the high ideals of society, to start to doubt of the validity of the reason, I mean, they do not want to be the already "existing", the typical, what is right and what is wrong. What "supposedly" is art ,and what is not supposedly to be. Just decided to remake his own art. Without having to follow the canons established by modernity.They decide to say "goodbye" to the great principles that were following to modernity. And also, to say "hello" to the new time when uncertainty reigns, discontinuity and pluralism.

“will not address art directly. Rather, It attempts "to see how his forces shifts may be registered in theoretical text"  - (Critical Voices. (The myths of postmodernism Theory) – Nicholas Zurbugg feb.2000 p .57)

The postmodern critical theories that have emerged, like the technology and advances in "human". They really do not believe in the discoveries of science or reality that science can give. Postmodernism criticizes science, to the point that they argument is that technological changes have occurred depending on the perspective that an individual may have to consider anything that surrounds the world and the universe.

“Occasionally an idea with no precedent springs from prophetic brain, with no preparation and we are surprised. We do not understand it and we have difficult accepting.” - What is post-modernism? - Charles Jencks 1939 (p.22)

This post will be longer than the rest. Because within postmodernism goes one of my favorite Spanish poet, Pedro Salinas. The book I most liked about the called "The voice you due" - "La voz a ti debida" A beautiful book. Pedro Salinas was one of the proponents of postmodernism in Spain. 

"¿Fue como beso o llanto?Horizontal, sí, te quiero.Hoy son las manos la memoria.Invitación al llanto. Esto es un llanto" - Pedro Salinas - La voz a ti debida.(p.88)

"Was it like kissing or crying?
Horizontal, yes, I love you.
Today is the hands of memory.
Invitation to tears. This is a cry"




http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0242.html


http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/postmodernism.htm
http://www.abstract-art-explained.com/Post-Modernism.html