If one (or two) words were to describe modernism they would be "self-consciousness" It revolts against realism, feeling that all the traditional methods of creating and building were outdated and boring. However, in this, they did not turn to religion, they simply questioned the truths that had been propagated during the realistic age. And this came in many forms, not just art. Although, when I think of modernism I often think of art, and the questions that I typed at the beginning of this blog post.
My roommate Alisha was able to tell me a little about art today. She stated that when we use the phrase "modern art" we really are referring to contemporary art although they do not yet have a name for this period in art history. And between this period and modernism there was actually a post-modernism period.
Souces:
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/modernism/roots.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism
And just for fun, here's
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Hans Hofmann's painting 'The Gate', 1959–60 (a work of art from the modern period) |
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| Drift Wall by Brian Knep (an example of contemporary art) |
