Parody and Pastiche

Parody - A Parody is a work that mimics in an absurd or ridiculous way the conventions and style of another work - in order to derive ridicule, ironic comment or affectionate fun. 

Pastiche - is the imitation of another text, work, artist or period. 

Both Parody and Pastiche are work of the Post-modernist theorist Fredrick Jamison, Fredrick Jamison argues that nothing is original in postmodernism and that everything uses another as a stimulus.He once described postmodernism as the spatialization of culture under the pressure of organised capitalism. 

Example of Parody

Original image by Leonardo Da Vinci                                           
             The Mona Lisa
          Circa 1503 - 1507










 Duchamps Parody of the Mona                                       
Lisa adds a Goatee and a mustache 






Example Of Pastiche 

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