Postmodernism In Marcus Jansen's View

Images found at:  http://www.marcusjansen.com/gallery/  (Accessed: 26 April 2012)

Marcus Jansen is a very complex talent, a very unique approach to the society’s problems and figures, I would personally say that he is a great viewer of our daily problems in the world, from the economical ones, to the humanitarian ones. You can describe his art as being ‘powerful, colorful and dynamic’ (TDfilmsinc, 2011). What I found very distinctive is that his art describes exactly what postmodernism is about, all the ideas about defining the traditional ways in all other types, his technique being so exquisite and unique, and even if he’s works are quite abstract, you can still read the story behind them. I think that a big influence in his works was what he had to experience when he joined the US Army, because it’s clear that the stories behind his works have complex compositions that give you the strange feeling that the people in them walk around devastated streets, and it’s hard to see such a big truth, it really makes you feel bad, but in the same time is the reality of it that makes it so special. I definitely feel that Jansen’s body of work is the perfect way to illustrate the truth that we were given to live and experience.

Reference list:

TDfilmsinc(2011) Marcus Jansen –A painters Allegory – Exhibition. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E1hzWsuKxHE (Accessed: 26 April 2012)