Sunday, December 12, 2010

Modernism and Postmodernism

What is Post-Modernism?

A term used to describe an art style that took place in the late 20th Century and conceptual theory in the arts and architecture, characterized by a general distrust of ideologies as well as a rather 'difficult' relationship with what constitutes art.

What is Modernism?

Modernist art is usually associated with the era 1860-1960s - basically from Impressionism to half-way through the Pop-Art movement. Modernist artists believed in the fundamental scientific laws of reason and rational thought.

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