“at the far left, a glass window encapsulates the renaissance ideal of viewing art as though one were looking through a window. In the center image, a man pushing his head against a solid wall represents the thesis central to much of modernist formalism- that painting should be acknowledged as an object in its own right. In the image on the right, Tansey summarizes the post-modern approach with a chicken pondering its reflection in the mirror. the chickens actions action reveals postmodern artists self-consciousness or awareness of their place in the art historical continuum.”
-analysis on “A Short HIstory of Moderbist Painting” Mark Tansey
how in gods name does one get all of that from this painting?!
4 years ago • Notes