Modernism

Modernism has a bold emphasis on bold and new experimentation of form and style. It is like a revolution of the tradition. Looking at the past literary periods, there seem to be a pattern of rejections and revolutions. Romanticism resulted from rejection towards the industrial revolution, and so the focused on nature. Realism that came after the Civil War was he rejection of the ideal. Finally in Modernism, which began in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, there was the rejection of the rigid rules in Realism. It also rebelled against things that have always thought to be correct. To me, modernism is like a burst of creativity. I often find modern art to be very abstract, and very deep at the same time. Mostly I would not understand the meaning of the work unless it was explained. Modern artist like to show what is in their minds, which can be confusing and a little disturbing at times. In the textbook it says that modern artwork and literature work takes an “interest in the inner workings of the human mid, sometimes expressed though new techniques, such as stream of consciousness” I fully agree with this statement because this is also what I perceive from modern art.