By the late 1800s, society was tired of the same generic art and literature and wanted a change. Modernism was the result of the that. American Gothic by Grant Wood and The Trial by Franz Kafka are fantastic examples of Modernism. Modernism changed the world and how we see it today. Without Modernism who knows what art and literature may be like today. Modernism is a movement in the arts as well as a change of mindset. This movement lasted from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Modernism itself was composed of many “-isms,” such as Cubism, Impressionism, etc.. Modernist artists were against the ideas of realists, because Realism is predictable and traditional. What Modernism is essentially, is a wave of people rejecting
