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Over the last couple of weeks I have grown a whole new appreciation for postmodern architecture and postmodern art. I have always thought that many forms of architecture are ridiculous and were something that anyone could do. I always felt like I could just draw up some building that was randomly put together but I now can see the true meaning of disharmonious harmony. These types of building aren’t just thrown together. They are fully thought through works of art. It amazes me how these buildings can flow and balance while looking like someone just threw a couple buildings together.

The field trip the other day (my first field trip since high school by the way) was great for me because I could see perfect examples of all the different forms of postmodern architecture in person. I thought it was interesting how the group would see five or six different forms of postmodern architecture in one building alone. The Bank of America building gave me visual examples of multiple forms postmodern architecture. I think that was when this quote really clicked and made sense to me, “The author and the critic are equally remote from a true appreciation of the work.” (I think that’s how it goes?) I find it hard to believe that when the architect was designing the Bank of America building he was trying to fit all of our forms of postmodern architecture into one building. But we, as the critics, could see many of the examples. Someone even brought up anthropomorphism somewhere around the lobby entrance. There was nothing close to anthropomorphism as far as I could see but that didn’t matter. Anyone with a strong enough imagination could find a facial resemblance on the building. And I could guarantee the architect wasn’t trying to make that building have a giant face on it.