“Almost as favored as contextualism is the postmodern trope of anthropomorphism. Almost all of the new classicists incorporate ornament and mouldings suggestive of the human body.” (Jencks, 285)
I decided to use this quote from Jencks' "The Emergent Rules" because out of all the rules of postmodernism that Jencks discusses, I feel like I see anthropomorphic structures the most in my everyday life. There are so many anthropomorphic suggestions in so many of our products and buildings, whether you are looking at a car or a house, more often than not, you can probably find a human face in it. I wonder how many of the instances were designed consciously, I feel like it is possible that a lot of these things could've been designed like that subconsciously. Very often in the world of art, we see a little bit of the creator in their creation, so why wouldn't that translate into product creation and architecture? Besides anthropomorphic suggestions, I feel like the relation between past and present and the use or reinvention of old ideas is extremely prevalent present day. Especially, in today's fashion, there are so many styles taken from previous decades that are doused with modernity and then suddenly become a trend. That feeling of nostalgia is definitely something we yearn for, with social media and smartphones taking away most of our time, trends and styles have a much shorter half-life than they've had in the past. Our attention spans are depleting and it has an effect on culture, fast fashion has literally become one of the most profited markets when it comes to clothing. We've become extremely consumeristic and we're destroying the world hoodie by hoodie. Soon enough we'll lose the ability to be nostalgic because every single style that has been, is gonna be merged into one. It'll be simple futuristic and have a lot of chrome. I lost my train of thought, I hope you understand what I mean because I was also having a hard time.
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