The term means the movement after the modernist area, as modern is something associated what we are currently living in, post modernism means to be ahead of its time. This can be in reference to many different areas such as art, film, television and architecture.
Art
Banksy is a good example of a post modernist artist, firstly because no one knows his true identity he is a mystery to the world and his work is not shown how an ordinary artist would display his work. Banksy spray paints images for all of the public to see not in museums or galleries but on the sides of buildings which has caught the attention of the world. His work is post modern in the fact that his art rebels against the system and authority.
Film
Films such as The Truman show and The Matrix are examples of films that are post modernist. The film The Truman shows, uses post modernism to explore the idea we only believe what we are told because we know no different
and are forced to believe what we are told because we don't want to believe we are being lied to. The film the Matrix is post modern as it is set in the future and deals with matters beyond
our normal existing world.
Architecture
Post modern architecture is buildings that have been created that stand out from others that are built as simple tall straight buildings. This creates a message for the certain building as something new and exciting as it breaks the barriers down of typical buildings that they can build in different shapes and sizes.
Television advert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVblWq3tDwY
This advert is post modern because it exaggerates the purpose of advertising Cadbury's. The advert goes away from what it is selling, to create an impact on to the viewers. The advert is humorous to the audience through no messages of the logo Cadbury's this is post modern in that the advert is off topic. The adverts aim is to make the audience laugh and then they associate the humor with the logo shown at the end. The advert is also post modern in that the technology used is ahead of its time, with advances used to create the affect on to the children's eyebrows.
