Modernism Notes
Modernism Notes
Modernism Notes
Philosophy
Psychology
Anthropology
Painting
Music
Sculpture
Architecture
General Features
Modernism was built on a sense of lost community and
civilization and was made up of a series of contradictions ,
embraced multiple features of modern sensibility
Revolution and conservatism
Loss of a sense of tradition
Increasing dominance of technology
Thematic features
Intentional distortion of shapes
Focus on form rather than meaning
Breakdown of social norms and cultural values
Dislocation of meaning and sense from its normal context
Disillusionment
Rejection of history and the substitution of a mythical past
Need to reflect the complexity of modern urban life
Importance of the unconscious mind
Interest in the primitive and non-western cultures
Impossibility of an absolute interpretation of reality
Overwhelming technological changes
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)