ok. i wanted to try this again because i realize your not asking how much i know about artsy fartsy stuff. hope you don't mind.
what i was trying to get at was, in order to know something about postmodernism, you must first know something about modernism. you must ask yourself, "what IS modernism?" when does it start and when does it end? or does it have a definate beginning and ending? when referencing the two pieces of art, you must already know what modernism is. you must already know what colors mean, what shoes are for...for either of the two paintings to give you any kind of a feeling or for them to mean anything. you must already know something about shoes and the world around you. you must know what feeling certain colors or color schemes give you. you must know these things in order to attach a meaning or a feeling to the painting as a whole, because there are already preconcieved values and a structure or system of rules. for example, what made me think that the high heels in warhol's painting were "glamourous?" well, because i have seen high heels worn by women who portray a glamourous or high class persona; or dress well or upscale...as if they have spent a substantial amount their wardrobe.
it is saying that the viewer must already know something about or possess some kind of information about the world around them and how each type of shoe fits into it.
i think this illustrates more of what i was trying to get at.
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