What is Modernism? In literature, visual art, architecture, dance, and music, Modernism was a break with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression. Modernism fostered a period of experimentation in the arts from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, particularly in the years following World War I.

Aug 25, 2006 · Modernist city planning, the anthropologist James Holston writes in The Modernist City, was based on a utopian ideal and a revolutionary program. In the mid-twentieth-century, more than one developing nation embraced the progressive ideals embodied in modernist planning as a means to hasten social and economic ‘advance.’

Aug 10, 2019 · Modernism calls for using the cheapest, most scalable and practical material available. This ethic is associated with a process known as dematerialization whereby things tend to use less materials and become lighter with time. Truth to Materials Truth to materials is the principle that there is no reason to hide the true nature of materials.

Aug 24, 2016 · So why modernism is important? It’s probably true that modernism was the first time in history that architects started to think of designing buildings for people who weren’t their clients, and cared about broader social issues, rather than just being designers for society’s elite. A key issue was how to provide good design for the masses.

Apr 09, 2016 · Curt, I really like your reply. Modernism isn’t necessarily bad, and being an optimist about the future shouldn’t be scorned. But old things aren’t necessarily bad even if they’ve been replaced by the new. I’ve played music professionally: I like Adele and Mozart, Bach and Trent Reznor. Palestrina and Metallica. They all have their points.

Dec 05, 2019 · Modern design of houses, furniture, utensils,helped hasten work. Horses were replaced with cars. Modernism has gone far across the globe, given birth or rises to new advanced technologies which have helped in the human society. In Nigeria today, certain things have been produced which has helped in so many ways.

Apr 20, 2016 · As I said before Modernist thought is incredibly good at technology and at limited areas of natural science. The reality is that much of the natural world does function like a machine and thus it can be well understood using mechanistic modern thought.

Aug 21, 2018 · The shift to modernism can be partly credited to new freedoms enjoyed by artists in the late 1800s. Traditionally, a painter was commissioned by a patron to create a …

Nov 21, 2016 · Modernism is a radical approach that aims to give a new lease of life to the Western perspective on life, art, politics, and science. Characteristics of Modernism Departure from the classical and traditional forms of art Rejection of all religious and moral principles as the only means of social progress Focus on inner self and consciousness