'Postmodernism' is one phrase that cannot be defined as it will break the meaning and and ways of the word itself. Basically, postmodernism means something with no borders, indefinite and has none accurate truths about it. So, the term itself remains vague and mysterious and it depends and varies according to the beliefs and ways of people.
For this article, Postmodernism is known as a free movement in the arts, philosophy and in the way of life. It is created by rejected the original idea or something but in return, create a more ironic and sarcastic comeback that sends a message in ways that can be depicted differently by different people. It is also a way to provide radical and rebellious views in such cases for example, religous, political and cultural beliefs.It's an act created to make people see the truth on how somethings are used to convey a lifestyle that seems normal to others, but cannot be explained as a necessity. In other words, it's a way to provide sarcasm in our lifestyle.
As indicated in the preceding section, many of the characteristic doctrines of postmodernism constitute or imply some form of metaphysical, epistemological, or ethical relativism. (It should be noted, however, that some postmodernists vehemently reject the relativist label.) Postmodernists deny that there are aspects of reality that are objective; that there are statements about reality that are objectively true or false; that it is possible to have knowledge of such statements (objective knowledge); that it is possible for human beings to know some things with certainty; and that there are objective, or absolute, moral values. Reality, knowledge, and value are constructed by discourses; hence they can vary with them. This means that the discourse of modern science, when considered apart from the evidential standards internal to it, has no greater purchase on the truth than do alternative perspectives, including (for example) astrology and witchcraft. Postmodernists sometimes characterize the evidential standards of science, including the use of reason and logic, as “Enlightenment rationality.”
Because the established discourses of the Enlightenment are more or less arbitrary and unjustified, they can be changed; and because they more or less reflect the interests and values of the powerful, they should be changed. Thus postmodernists regard their theoretical position as uniquely inclusive and democratic, because it allows them to recognize the unjust hegemony of Enlightenment discourses over the equally valid perspectives of nonelite groups. In the 1980s and ’90s, academic advocates on behalf of various ethnic, cultural, racial, and religious groups embraced postmodern critiques of contemporary Western society, and postmodernism became the unofficial philosophy of the new movement of “identity politics.”
Here are some examples of Postmodernism in art
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