Monday, March 22, 2010

Postmodern

1975 - 1990
Originally used to describe architectural established and distorted designs such as the glass box design of the Swiss / International period, it became the term to describe visual wit, the embracing of art, fashion, graphic designs, architectural design, re-introduce the postmodernism interest in ornamentation and symbolism. Using pure geometry, Australia's most famous building, the Sydney Opera House, was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's use of abstraction and the ability to move away from pure geometry of the modernisms time.


Post Modernism is about mixing up and distorting what is normal AND challenging yoru expectations. For instance, the chair below is postmodern just because of its enlarged circular back. The abstract geometric shapes just add to it's style. (also, this was an Australian creation ☺)


The Memphis Group was founded in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass and some of his Italiant friends, to create "the inpersonal, slick, humorless design" of modernism. Vibrant, eccentric and ornamental were what described the fad this group created. Easy to see in this bookshelf below...

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