Postmodern
Experiments
Bette Goldstone
·
It is in the nature of
picturebooks to be cultural artifacts reflecting societal mores, values, and beliefs.
· In a world that is changing at an almost
unfathomable speed, it is not surprising that
this highly dynamic and culturally reflective artistic
form is evolving at an accelerated rate.
· In the last three decades, picturebooks have become 'increasingly experimental, with
thematic complexities and sophisticated artistry that have entirely changed
their look'.
· it is in the nature of postmodern picturebooks to continue to experiment: break boundaries, question the status
quo, challenge
the reader/viewer, reflect technological
advances, and appeal to the young who
are at least as comfortable playing
on the computer screen than they are on a jungle gym.
· Postmodernism, whether reflected in picturebooks for children or
in art and literature targeted for adult audiences, demonstrates a profound shift in societal
perception and behavior.
· Postmodern artists reflect upon a world - complex and confusing,
a world which questions
its purpose and function and has
unstable and quixotically changing boundaries.
· Postmodern illustrators and authors infuse their books with playfulness, parody,
self-referentiality, nonlinearity, multiple perspectives, and irony.
· But more importantly, in their desire
to better comprehend our existence and convey these insights to the young
reader/viewer, artists present a new visual world, a new way of seeing.
·
The
iltustration/painting/photograph may exist on all
three planes giving the illusion of depth.
·
Characters and props are located
in three general spatial areas: The
spot very close to the screen (foreground), another
further back (mid-ground), and one removed to the tar distance (background).
·
Characters move and objects are
placed within this carefully constructed and circumscribed space.
·
Postmodern picturebooks present
startling new ways to read and view a page.
·
But it also needs to be
recognized that postmodern picturebook artists incorporate visual techniques
and styles used before.
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