RansomAnalytical and Persuasive WritingApril 27, 2000Post Modern ArtistThe realm of postmodern art encompasses various aspects of contemporary styles. There is no set format to creating artwork anymore. Art pieces in the past basically conformed to the Kantian-Hegelian theory of art. Thomas McEvilley claim, “It was essentially an aesthetic theory of art, which held Beauty is a universal force that enters the soul with immediate, unquestionable authority at the instant when the soul approaches the beautiful object with openness to it” (qtd. in Weintraub 245). Beauty became an inborn characteristic of art. Pieces of artwork inevitably possessed the quality of beauty, seeking to inspire and touch the soul with powerful, aesthetically pleasing images. As time continued a change was to be anticipated. McEvilley further explains “The Hegelian element, added about a generation later n the early Romantic period, emphasized the idea of History as a dynamic force, with the conviction that change was a historically necessity leading towards progress” (qtd. in Weintraub 254). The advancement of psychology caused a change in attitude concerning art. Psychology leads to the acknowledgement of problems and struggles to repair them. Around the early 1960’s “Pop art, Body art, and other newly named tendencies were the beginning of the phase known as post~Moderism” (qtd. in Weintraub 256). Beauty no longer serves as an inspirational force driving the artist to create a soul touching piece. Instead the search to point out a problem and attempt to remedy it spurs the contemporary artist. The loss of beauty as an inspiration causes the postmodern artists to strive to point out problems, create awareness, and give a possible solution. The very word nature, conjures images of picturesque lakes, mountains, and ocean scenes. The truth is that most of the world is and has been sacrificed for the developme...
