Instructions
Read the definition of postmodernism listed below.
The Art Story: Postmodern Art http://www.theartstory.org/definition-postmodernism.htm(Links to an external site.)
Choose one of the artists listed with the postmodernism definition on D2L (Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Bruce Nauman), read the websites, watch the videos, and look at the artwork associated with the artist, and answer the following questions.
- Does the artist’s work fit into the modern or postmodern category? Why?
- Describe the work of art using formal analysis and contextual analysis.
- Does it remind you of anything we’ve studied in class up to this point?
Artist 1
- Smarthistory | Warhol’s Gold Marilyn Monroe (Links to an external site.)
- Museum of Modern Art | Andy Warhol, Gold Marilyn Monroe (Links to an external site.)
Artist 2
- Smarthistory | Sherman’s Untitled Film Still #21 (Links to an external site.)
- Museum of Modern Art | Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Stills (Links to an external site.)
Artist 3
- Smarthistory | Nauman’s The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths(Links to an external site.)
- Art21 | Bruce Nauman (Links to an external site.)
- Philadelphia Museum of Art | Bruce Nauman, The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign) (Links to an external site.)