Not exact matches
But the term «postmodernism» became current outside this
general discourse, within artistic and literary criticism, and in this other more specialized
discourse, the «modernism» to which «post -» was prefixed has meant the sensibility that emerged in the arts
around the turn of the present century, in deliberate rejection of the world shaped by Enlightenment and Romanticism, i.e., of the world otherwise called «modern.»
Additionally, curator Clarrie Wallis states: «We felt that there was a real lack of critical
discourse around painting in
general today and, with that in mind, we decided we wanted to set about making a painting show.»
COMPOSITE VISIONS is triggered by the multitude of influences entering the thinking, thought process and practices of an array of like - minded contemporary artists from
around the globe working within the fascinating and resilient
discourse surrounding the historical, formal and contemporary explorations within the field of the «reductive» in
general and «reductive» painting in particular.
In this state of relative non-recognition within the
discourse and debate
around art and culture in
general, the subject of the «reductive» as a possible antithesis to the overpowering reintroduction of representational painting and at the same time to the emergence of the focus on new media, technology and photography, has regained considerable strength over the last decade within an international frame of cultural production and commerce, as well as through the firmly held lone positions of artists like Mosset, Charlton, Armleder, Morellet, Palermo and others throughout the 80's and 90's.