A Comparison between Four Modernism and Postmodernism
"The ice starts from the water and is cold in the water, and the blue one is better than the blue one." Postmodernism is a kind of retrogression that originated in the interior of modernism. It is a rebellion against the pure rationality of modernism. It is tired of the cold, dull design people all the time. It expresses people's desire for humane and humane products. . Modernism and postmodernism have two extremes in style, but they have similarities and differences in many aspects. For example, Hassan performed a comparison of the two parts in the postmodernist turn:
Philosophically: Modernism is based on rationalism and realism as philosophy, while postmodernism is based on the philosophy of romanticism and individualism.
In terms of ideology, modernism emphasizes the worship of technology, the rationality and logic of function, and postmodernism emphasizes high technology, high emotions, and emphasizes people-oriented.
Methodologically: Modernism follows the absolute role of physical properties, standardization, integration, industrialization, and high efficiency and high technology. Postmodernism follows the leading role of human experience, the unity and continuity of time and space, the mutual penetration of history, and individualization, sloppyness, and liberalization.
In terms of design language: Modernism follows the function-determined form, “less is moreâ€, “useless decoration is a crime†(Loss); post-modernism follows the diversification, obfuscation, and irregularity of the form, and nothing more. This is also the case. There are double decodings in this and the other, emphasizing historical context, imagery, metaphor, and “less is boreâ€.
The classic "modern form of decision" and the "less is more" principle have been regarded as classics by modernism, neglecting social progress and people's needs. Da Luzi said: "Materials and decorations are the cells that make up the product." Functionalism opposes decoration because it treats design with a rational and logical attitude. Nowadays, the times are different from before. The relationship between man and the world has become more complicated, and people's aesthetic taste and life quality have become higher. Therefore, the principles of functionalism and reductionism followed by modernist design are increasingly challenged and questioned. Design Online. China
The characteristics of five postmodernism style
"Modern humanism has a metaphor, and contacts ancient and modern" has led the design trend for nearly a century. From the furniture designed by William Morris for the "Red House" to the straight back dining chair designed by Mackintosh, from the "water villa" of Wright to the Bauhaus school building in Gropith (Figure 6). Le Corbusier's Savoy villa (Figure 7). All fully embodies the modernist design style. However, after completing its specific mission, modernism has left the historical altar and postmodernism has become the mainstream design. What kind of characteristics of post-modernism are there are roughly the following aspects. [Note 1]
One: focus on humanization, liberalization,
Postmodernism, as a countermove within modernism, is a rebellion against the pure rationality and functionalism of modernism, especially the international style. The postmodernism style is still adhering to the principle of people-oriented design in design, emphasizing people in technology. The dominant position in the system highlights the application of ergonomics in design and focuses on the humanization and liberalization of design.
Second: Emphasis on personality and cultural connotation
As a trend of design, postmodernism opposes the paleness, mediocrity, and stereotype of modernism. Romanticism and individualism are the philosophical foundations. It respects the comfortable, natural, and elegant tastes of life and emphasizes the leading role of human experience in design. The cultural connotation of design.
Third, pay attention to the continuance of historical context and integrate with modern technology.
Postmodernism advocates the inheritance of historical and cultural traditions, emphasizing the historical context of design. Under the influence of the nostalgic ideological trend at the end of the century, postmodernism pursues the integration of classic elegance with modern novelty, creating a combination of tradition and modernity, merging classics and fashion. One of the popular design.
Fourth: Unity of Contradiction, Complexity and Diversification
Postmodernism scrubs the simplicity and unity of modernism with complexity and contradiction. Using non-traditional design methods such as blending and superimposition to replace ambiguous tense sense with Chen Zhi’s unambiguous sense of clarity. This is not the only alternative. It is also a cluttered alternative that is clear and unified. In artistic style, it advocates pluralistic unity. .
Post-modernism, as a cultural trend of thought, continues to expand and infiltrate in people's ideological consciousness, and it is related to all aspects of people's lives. But the decline of modernism does not mean its demise; any movement after the design of modernism is basically a revision of modernism, rather than a simple overthrow and negation. The post-modern design movement was once a once-in-a-lifetime design movement. Although a large amount of decorativeism was used to achieve splendid and splendid results, the core content of this design movement was still the framework of modernism and internationalism, with only a layer of appearance. Decorative shell. The ideological basis of post-modernism design is fragile. It is only a criticism of the form and content of modernism, rather than a challenge to modernist ideas. It is a formal revision of modernism. However, it still to a large extent embraced the ideas of modernism, including adopting various ways to get rid of the utopian colors and stylization of modernism, but it did not and could not completely get rid of modernism. To a certain extent, it can be said that postmodernism is actually a new stage of development of neo-decorism. Any style and doctrine is nothing more than a natural by-product of problem solving. To understand and understand modern design, especially the understanding of modernism and postmodernism, we should profoundly understand and grasp their spiritual essence and cultural connotation, rather than blind worship and superficial use. The coexistence of modernism and postmodernism has its rationality. While we are critically inheriting history, we should combine it with the characteristics of the present era. For any design style and genre of the generation, they should be good at "taking its essence and going to its dregs" to achieve the goodness of ancient times and advance with the times.
Author: Chen Gaoming (Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts 2003 Art of Design graduate)
Source: Design Online