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«“√ “√ √“™∫— ≥±‘µ¬ ∂“π ªï ∑’Ë Ú˜ ©∫— ∫∑’Ë Ú ‡¡.¬.-¡‘ .¬. ÚıÙı «‘ √ÿ ≥ µ—È ß‡®√‘ ≠ ÛÙÒ Abstract Post-Modernism : Post-Modern Art Virun Tungcharoen Associate Member, the Academy of Arts, the Royal Institute, Thailand Modernism developed in the West during the 19th and 20th centuries amidst social movements seeking rights and freedom. The Industrial Revolution, the development of liberal capitalism, the progress of science and technology, and living in modern societies brought about a new way of life, including modern art. Modern art reflects modern society, individual freedom, and abstract thought, which stresses creativity in various ways. During the First World War, thinkers and artists began to lose confidence in modern society and thought. Human beings claimed to be rational, yet they made wars. Humanism believes that man is the center of the world and universe. Yet man destroyed nature and natural resources. Rea- son, truth and life are multi-dimensional. Dadaism presents non-rationalism in order that man should search for reason. Pop art is created from commonmedia for the commonman. Both dadaism and pop art are the turning points and the beginning of post-modern art. Post-modern art harmonizes with post-modernism which extends the frame of thoughts and patterns. Post-modern art often presents images in the mind rather than what one actually sees. The artist may use a gigantic cloth to wrap a mountain or build a huge airship which fills an exhibition hall, a portrait of a farmer made from clay in the field, an artist reading a poem to a corpse, etc. These are samples of post-modern art. Key words : post-modernism, post-modern art