Modernism photography is usually referred to the works that were produced during the period of 1870 to 1970. Within them 100 years, modernism changed and they began using new materials and new techniques. It wasn't just an art movement, it was a philosophy and ideology that spread through all creative aspects of the art world, including literature, music, and more.
Key characteristics of Modernism are the purity of form which Paul Strand used with his photographs to show abstraction and asymmetry. The artist's vision is seen through the art work created.
Postmodernism became known after 1970 which was used to talk about changes which were seen taking place in Western culture from the 1960s+.
I was a reaction to modernist ideas and it began with pop art, for example Robert Rauschenberg who embraced movements through this style of work.
The key characteristics of postmodernism is that there is no boundary between art and everyday life and there is no single style or definition of what art should be.
The End of Art
Andy Warhol discovered that anything can become art. This removed any boundaries that people once thought there was and allows artists to experiment and allow more creative ideas into the world of 'art'. Hybrid forms were created and this meant that people could work with different mediums. For example, artists like Gerhard Richter used different mediums to create similar pieces. Richter created an oil on canvas piece in 1995 and then went on to photograph an acted out version of his painting using oil on colour photograph (1999). Through the hybrid form, artists were allowed to do what they pleased within their work.
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