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Wow. Art is a mystery. This essay really makes you think about which period an artist is performing in and what they are really doing. Too me, art can pretty say anything and everything.
ReplyDeleteThis reading does get you thinking! In my opinion I think that modernism is different than postmodernism, because your taking one work of art and giving it something a little bit different.
ReplyDeleteI agree, she was putting her own creative twist on the old playboy girls. Although that article was interesting I'm not sure I like her style of art. Looking at this picture I think is kind of scary and uncomfortable... maybe thats what she was going for?
ReplyDeletei think postmodernism is a different kind of art style. it can mean so many different things and give a broad range of emotions. even some kind of creepy like this one.
ReplyDeleteI also think Modernism is different than Post-Modernism. It has a different feel than modernism does, but reminds you of it in different ways.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with Alex when he said Postmodernism is a different kind of art style. The vibe you get off paintings can give you many mixed emotions, like this image whch is eery and kind of creepy.
ReplyDeleteThis reading really got me thinking of how much photography evolved over the different periods of art. For example, photography had a huge impact during Postmodernism in which images took shape in different ways.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood the difference between modernism and post modernism. Looking at pictures has definitely shown me some ways of distinguishing between the two.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kylie! I as well find it hard to tell the difference! Seeing them HELP a lot!! This piece is really different to me!
ReplyDeleteThis piece is very interesting, i like it because you can develop your own meaning of it. I think thats sorta how postmodernism is, its a mystery, with no intended meaning.
ReplyDeleteThis picture is filled with emotion and meaning, and it really does help distinguish the differences between post modernism and modernism.
ReplyDeleteI really think that this picture shows some differences between post modernism and modernism. I think that is the only true way to know the difference.. through looking at pictures and pieces of art.
ReplyDeleteI definitly agree with the statements already made about this picture depicting the differences between modernism and post modernism. This picture is one in which it shows you the differences between the two.
ReplyDeleteThere are certain aspects of art that determine if it's modernism or postmodernism and I agree with the article when it said that "doesn't her work show both?" She can take something, photograph it and show both modernism and postmodernism. Art is art, everyone will have a different opinion.
ReplyDeleteThis article really had me thinking. Every type of art is so different. I really never thought that moderism and postmodernism had a difference. Or I should say I never really understood the difference. I agree with Brittney though and do see the differences between the pictuers.
ReplyDeleteThis article sort of shows how different but also similar different kinds of art can be. Obviously modernism and post modernism are closely related but different. The artist takes old pictures from the past and places herself in them, but in a different way. While the original pictures were the Playboy type of photo, she turned them into sort of eerie, scary photo with herself in place of the other models. I like what she does with her photos, its different and not many people do it.
ReplyDeleteThis was definitely an essay that gets you thinking about art and how it can the same yet completely different as well. I am definitely seeing a rather large difference in modernism and postmodernism. And the essay/picture aids the process of this. I like how she does her photos, it is not seen that often and is different.
ReplyDeleteyes this article definitely has made me think about art and the ways it can be perceived. It can be almost the same and yet completely unique. there is a definite difference between modernism and post modernism. I really like the way she did this picture
ReplyDeleteThis essay made me think a little different about art and how completely different modernism and postmodernism are from eachother. i really enjoy how she does her pictures, sadly, most people don't see the differences.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amber. This essay was a little wordy, yet it really makes you think about the different time periods of art.
ReplyDeleteit is clear to see that there is a difference between the two styles of post modernism and modernism. Reading the essay, then looking at the piece really serve as a great help to begin to show some of the differences
ReplyDeleteThis essay gave me a good idea on how modernism and postmodernism differ from each other and helped me to better understand them.
ReplyDeleteThe article definitely required multiple readings to get a better understanding of the material. The Art 21 video also helped greatly. Modernism was about what you could see, there was no room for futher discussion and exploration of meaning. It is what it is, lines, colors etc. The video really showed Cindy Sherman analyzing her pictures in such a way, this looks good here, I like this nose... I have to wonder if all the postmodern analysis of her pictures is projected by critics without her intending it to be that way.
ReplyDeleteafter reading this essay i feel like it is hard for us to categorize a piece of art under more than one era or genre. how can they overlap? i think they can, but we tend to force an artwork into one specific category. there are clearly differences between modernism and postmodernism but are we too caught up with the differences to make any connections to similarities?
ReplyDeleteIn reading this article it really got me thinking a lot and I had to even re-read it to fully understand the material at hand. The article really showed me how there is truly a difference between modernism and postmodernism artwork. Art can be perceived in many ways but no matter what all artwork will be unique in its own way even if it is very similar to another piece. I really enjoyed the pictures and by looking at them it helped me in better understanding the difference between modernism and postmodernism.
ReplyDeleteI really did not understand the article when I first read it, however, after watching the video about her in class it all made more sense. I really enjoy her work, and I think she is really creative and thinks differently than a lot of other people. I now understand how post modernism is a lot more about thinking and understanding life.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood the difference between modernism and postmodernism, but this article helped clarify. I agree with Jessica Spangler when she said, "She can take something, photograph it and show both modernism and postmodernism." I am not necessarily a fan of this artists work, but I have a respect for what she does.
ReplyDeleteThis article defintiely got me thinking, even more so after our discussion between modernism and postmodernism. I do not necessarily enjoy Sherman's work, but she does help with the distinction between these two types of artwork.
ReplyDeletePost-modernism literally means after modernism. In his article Gaundberg talks about the apparent rejection of modernism and the types of art it has been replaced with. He talks about a specific artist, Cindy Sherman, and how she many have opened the doors between modernism and post-modernism.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read the article I hard a really hard time understanding it. Even after reading it a second time I wasn’t too sure on what was being said. However after watching video in class, it seemed to make more sense and click. I really enjoy her artwork, and think some of her ideas are absolutely crazy but brilliant.
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ReplyDeleteWhile I like the concept of using herself for every photo by transforming how she looks is very interesting, but I don't care for Sherman's work. Photos of her floating head in the woods just look tacky to me and not well done. I think her creativity is different in a way, but her work is too simple for me. I like the way she makes old film looking photos, but I don't find that to be new and fresh. I see many artisit who do this style of old fashioned photography and she doesn't strike me as being very original.
ReplyDeleteThis article definitely doesn't help to distinguish the line between what period an artist is from. Its almost like if an artist isn't in the highest part of a period there is a blurred line between what period they really are in. It may be possible that some artists fall in between two periods as well or even are part of two periods.
ReplyDeleteThis essay gave me a different way to perceive modernism and postmodernism. The essay, pictures and video we watched in class helped me understand this. I really enjoyed her pictures because each one is unique.
ReplyDeleteThis article is very unclear about a few things, but it does show us there is a difference between modernism and postmodernism. Modernism is how you saw it, when postmodernism is plural. It has way more than one meaning. And this it is exactly what Cindy Sherman does. Her work has way more than one meaning.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood the difference between modernism and post, but after reading the article and looking at the pictures i could start to see the difference. Each pictures gives off different meanings, and many can have more then one meaning of effect to the person looking at the peice.
ReplyDeleteThis article at first confused me but when reading it over a second time it showed me many new things about modernism and postmodernism. I got a better understanding and appreciate Shermans pieces much more now. Before I thought her pieces, especially this one, were weird and pointless but now I can kind of see how her pieces are good because they're different than many others.
ReplyDeleteThis article allowed me to better understand the differences between modernism and postmodernism. It also, made me see that different kinds of art can be almost the same and yet completely different at the same time and the pictures helped me see this.
ReplyDeleteThis article really got me thinking about the differences between modernism and postmodernism. The line is clearly drawn between them, but there is also the middle ground where the line is blurred and ideas from both periods come together to form the artwork. At first Sherman's pieces seemed odd and and had no real point. But after reading this article, I have a better appreciation for her work.
ReplyDeleteModernism and Post Modernism both blended together for me before this artical. I really enjoy the pictures and how they were used to display a sense of being and purpose. With Modernism being the way you see it and post modernism being the way it is seen, there is a unique distinction in the middle of the two.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is interesting how everyone tries to find meaning in others art, but never ask the Artist themselves. I understand that art is interpreted by the viewer yet if the viewer really wanted to see the artwork from the Artist's viewpoint then why not ask them. I'm sure they be happy to answer.
ReplyDeleteThis article helped me realize how post modernism and modernism are different and also the pictures helped me see how art can be the same, yet different at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI thought that her trying to change the mood of Playboy pictures was pretty interesting. I didn't really like the pictures much. It also helped me to focus more on the differences between modernism and post moderism.
ReplyDeleteThis essay allowed me to view things differently between modernism and postmodernism, Many people have said that they enjoyed the article and it made the view the artwork and their perspective on it, and I'm going to have to agree with them. While also adding that, even though the way the art work is being created has changed the fact that we as each gain something different from the piece of work has not
ReplyDeleteOver all i think the picture is very interesting. She does a good job trying to depict the difference between modernism and post modernism. The essay itself made it a lot easier for me to be able to point out which is what and all the differences i could see with my eye. Post modernism and modernism as shown here are very similar, but at the same time they are very different. But knowing enough you will be able to pick out which is which.
ReplyDeleteThis piece is very interesting because it stands out to me in a more different way then all the other pieces we looked at in class. This reading help me see the differences between modernism and postmodernism much more clearly, by looking at the pictures especially.
ReplyDeleteThis piece is interesting, especially the way she changes the play boy picture to make the girl look scared even though the photo is still focusing on her. Before reading the article I had trouble depicting the difference between modernism and postmodernism. After reading the article it became more clear the difference between the two.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood the difference between modernism and post modernism, but by reading this article and looking at the different photographs,and Cindy Sherman's work was also very interesting and it helped.
ReplyDeleteThis artice really helped me being to understand the differences between mondernism and post modernism. Although I did have to read it a few times to understand it. The pictures were a big help to better fully understand what Cindy Sherman was doing.
ReplyDeletethis article really has helped me out by realizing the difference between modern and post modern art. It was a great article too.
ReplyDeletethe artical that i read really helped me rationalize between post and moderen art. i really enjoyd the article
ReplyDeletethe essay really had me thinking about post modernism and modernism, they r really to completely differnt times
ReplyDeleteI liked this article before i really though of modernism and post modernism as the same thing but now I see the vast difference between the two.
ReplyDeleteI think post modernism has redefined art. Before, art was exactly what you saw, but post modern works encourage you to look further into a piece to find its true meaning. There are so many different ways to make art in the post modern era, pretty much anything can be transformed into an artwork.
ReplyDeletei really believe that modernism is different than post modernism because they have different feels to them. like, modernism was more of how you saw it and determined it. and then post modernism was a more plural form, as in it can have multiple meanings to it. But the article itself left a few things a little unclear.
ReplyDeleteThis may be a little off topic but I think this whole subject just shows creativity people have today. I mean in a way they are being creative by recreating a piece of work but what happened to being original. This whole era is fine but when are we gonna move from being recreators ot being creators. Even our clothes are the same way, we've taken old styles and put a new twist on them... can we just make a whole new style instead of twisting it?
ReplyDeleteI really think that modernism is different from post-modernism. Before use to have a hard time recognizing the difference between the two but now I feel I can tell better. I also think that post-modernism gives a lot more room for interpretation.
ReplyDeletei think that postmodernism and modernism in plenty of ways. this picture is very interesting. She looks like she is doing both modern and postmodernism. after reading this article it made me realize how different postmodernism and modernism is.
ReplyDeleteThe essay really opens your eyes to the many differences between the two periods. I admit that I never really distinguished the two from one another but it had me thinking of the different emotions the two stir up.
ReplyDeleteI think their is a differance between modernism and postmodernism. Modernism is how you see it while postmodernism has many different meanings. I think with this picture it could have many different meanings, i personally dont like it she looks kinda like gullum in a school girls outfit.
ReplyDeleteI found the article to be very interesting as well. The article clarified for me how similar postmodernism and modernism are, but also how different they can be. I feel that even though the artist is trying to convey a message, its all up to how the viewer interprets it.
ReplyDeletePostmodernism is a very interesting category of art and I agree with many of the comments talking about how different it is. I like the oddness of postmodernism art because it gets you thinking about what the artists are trying to get at and what they were thinking when they were making the work.
ReplyDeleteThis article helped me realize how post modernism and modernism are different and also the pictures helped me see how art can be the same, yet different at the same time. It also helped be distinguish between contemporary art and modern and postmodern art.
ReplyDeleteThis essay helped me realize the changes in art and how different art is in each different time period. The different types of art and also the different perspectives in which art is created is so unique and each type is trying to bring across a different perspective and different point of view.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article, I feel that postmodernism is much different from modernism. Agreeing with most people's comments, it is different because it really gives you a closer thought and idea of what the artist is actually trying to portray through their work. Very interesting.
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