Select any one of the most distinctive works of Modern or Postmodern art. Explore the characteristics of this work and how the artist used a particular style to communicate a message. Use a suitable image to illustrate your points.

Postmodernism is best understood by defining the modernist ethos it replaced - that of the avant-garde who were active from 1860s to the 1950s. The various artists in the modern period were driven by a radical and forward thinking approach, ideas of technological positivity, and grand narratives of Western domination and progress