American modernism

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,”…

What is Postmodernism? According to Merriam Webster dictionary ,Post-Modernism is “of relating to or being any various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms by ironic self reference and absurdity “ (Webster, Merriam). The very term "postmodern" was, in fact, coined in the forties by the historian, Arnold Toynbee (Felluga).Postmodernism cannot be historically a specific year, and however, its ideas are around the…

Modernism is a broad term which refers to the graphic design style which lasted from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. The Great Depression, World War II, and the Korean War all occurred during this time. Also, color TV was introduced and Disneyland was opened in California. The two main genres of modernism were Swiss Design and the Bauhaus movement. Swiss Design focused on cleanliness and readability while the Bauhaus sought to unite creativity and manufacturing in order to emphasize…

Postmodernism/ Modernism Modernist artists can be viewed as a new way of thinking that started in the 1860’s and ended in the 1970’s that sought to view art thru fresh eyes. Modern art focused on actual items in nature but sought to abstract it. Post-Modernism is almost the anti-modernism. It went to go against anything modernism stood for. Asking more questions than it answered postmodern artists sought to simplify and recreate past styles and converge low and high art into one. In this essay…

when times were terribly tough; these times created Modernism. The desire to become one of the elite was an over-powering feeling for some. However, many struggled with racism, being poor and having to work hard for what little money they got. Frost, Robinson, Hughes, and Welty depict Modernism within their poetry. Modernism was a time of great riches but the great depression, dust bowl, and World War II struck many with poverty. Modernism is a time of ease but also of great struggle. Life…

For this assignment, I chose the Marshmallow Love Seat #5670, or more commonly known as the Marshmallow sofa. This specific piece came from the Modernism movement and was produced by the American furniture company Herman Miller that was originally manufactured between 1956 and 1961. It is considered the most iconic of all modernist sofas (Fleisher 2009). It was produced in two sizes from 1956 to 1961, and consists of a metal chromatic frame with round discs of covered foam, a sustainable and…

1. Modernism: Comparison Europe/Australia Europe was the frontier for Modernism in the art world, with the movement emerging mid nineteenth century from artists like 19th century painter Gustave Courbet . Modernism began during the Industrial Revolution, a period of rapid change in technology which profoundly affected social, economic and cultural life in Europe. Impressionism was most prominent around this time. Impressionism in Europe often depicted the beautiful architecture and used…

were constructed in both physical and social aspects of their environments. For the first time in American history, a fresh and innovative, at the time radical, movement sprung up due to the observations and claims that Jacobs proposed in her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. During the 1950’s, modernism had already become an established (and universally accepted) ethos in American city planning. Jane Jacobs witnessed the shortcomings of the modernist city planning paradigms…

James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, and Jimi Hendrix have broken all the rules in trying to express themselves through their art. Although that amount of freedom didn’t come easily, that did not stop these artists from perusing their goal. For instance, Modernism was the most influential literary movement during the 20th century. It surrounded the novel Ulysses (1922), by James Joyce. This piece demonstrates what a Modernist writing…

Modernity, the quality of being modern, is inevitable as time only moves forward. However, modernism does not capture the time period most present, but instead captures the late 19th to early 20th century when the development of modern industrial societies and cities boomed in the West. Modernization in Western countries led to a rejection in traditional ways of thinking and religious belief as science and technology advanced. In China, the path of modernizing was not as simple; it was a ripple…