Tag Archives: Postmodernism

What do people see in abstract art?

Posted on 30 December 2015 by beckybendylegs

At the moment I’m reading this book: It is very thought provoking. It is very well-written and not above my intellectual level, which is refreshing after all the art books I have read recently. The book talks about the self-centeredness … Continue reading →

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1970s – research a decade – the decade that taste forgot?

Posted on 2 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

For our homework this week we were asked to research a decade and I chose the  decade of my birth: the 1970s. The 1970s is often remembered with a bit of embarrassment. Why is this so? It seems that we … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on ‘Sculpture in the Expanding Field’ by Rosalind Krauss

Posted on 4 February 2013 by beckybendylegs

Our homework last week was to read an essay called ‘Sculpture in the Expanding Field’ which was published in 1979, written by an art theorist and critic called Rosalind Krauss. I had never heard of this essay, so didn’t realise … Continue reading →

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