In regards to photography, postmodernism is sometimes viewed as un-creative badly-composed, crappy-looking photographs of mundane subjects, and print them with tricky edge effects and other gimmicks (such as enormous size and cutesy frames) to hide their pathetic lack of substance. personally I believe that this approach is too hard. I love the work of Postmodernist photographers such as Richard Prince. The example below shows his wonderful eye for capturing a moment.
Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy)
In the other hand Modernism photography is also something i admire. The photograph provided below by Edward Weston is a classic example of Modernism photography.
Edward Weston, Nude 1936
Fundamentalist Best and Kellner shed light on the matter writing:
"Lyotard himself is advancing the notion of a “postmodern condition” which presupposes a dramatic break from modernity. Indeed, does not the very concept of postmodernity or a postmodern condition, presuppose a master narrative, a totalizing perspective, which envisages the transition from a previous stage of society to a new one? Doesn’t such theorizing presuppose both a concept of modernity and a notion of a radical break, or rupture within history, that leads to a totally new condition which justifies the term postmodern? Therefore, does not the very concept “postmodern” seem to presuppose both a master narrative and some notion of totality, and thus periodizing and totalizing thought -- precisely the sort of epistemological operation and theoretical hubris which Lyotard and others want to renounce?"(Best and Kellner)
Bibliography Reference
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http://www.metapedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Heb25
http://www.edward-weston.com/
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