Objectives

With the close of Modern Art a new eclecticism has been ushered in to create the Post-modern era. Post-modern artists appropriate ideas and images from diverse cultures, past times and new technologies. This "new art" is a reflection of the information age that we live in.

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

• Discuss why Modern Art came to an end.
• Discuss Post-modernism.
• Discuss what led to Post-modernist architecture.
• Discuss Post-modernist approaches to painting, sculpture, and photography.
• Discuss cultural approaches to Post-modernism.