POSTMODERN ART AND THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE: AN ICONOGRAPHIC ASSAY
qGhana has witnessed massive cultural and technological transformation from its time of colonisation.
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qThe turn of 20TH the century showed marked advances in technology.
qThese advances which has established closer synchronism between culture , globalisation and development are so intense that it has affected the social, economic and political structure of society.
qThis global change in the art front also influenced Ghanaian artists (Annku & Adu-Agyem, 2012).
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q“an external cultural hegemony”. It is their position that “we [Ghanaians] must not lose sight of the pecking order since the adopter culture must survive at all costs” Annku and Adu-Agyem (2012).
qCalls for “a new philosophical framework” in a quest for the “possibility that individuals can reject certain prevailing cultural attitudes and embrace new myths” (Gablic, 2009).
Type of Work:
Thesis
Stage:
Ongoing
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