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Modernism is a word which basically reflects a variety of movements, from romanticism to surrealism, that represent a reaction in art, literature and music of the 19th and 20th centuries to classicism and the enlightenment. The 18th century concerns for human freedom and equality were furthered by the modernists. The accelerating change that occurred during the 19th century prompted an emotional response, a kind of collective mental revolution in which liberty of thought and expression are advocated and abrogation of traditions, institutions, and privileges that have held back human progress are rejected. The modernist portrayed the public realm as one in which human rights were the focus. In the private sphere, they championed the values of feeling and emotion. The 19th century was an era of revolution and counterrevolution, unprecedented population growth, technological transformation, industrialism, capitalism and a century during which people demanded democratic government and were resisted. The beginning of modernism in art began with romanticism which extended some of the enlightenment ideologies while asserting that “truth can be sought and found inwardly more surely than in doctrines of religion or rules of reason” (De la Croix and Tansey 809).

In romanticism, nature replaces the Christian God and fixed doctrines are considered unnecessary “In a world of critical change, where all that is fixed, dogmatic, and categorical is challenged, how could they not be?” (De la Croix, et al. 810). Modernism, of which romanticism was the first movement, represents a shift in the idea of representation. In other words, words and images do not necessarily relate to an external world. Autonomy is a very prevalent theme and attitude among the romanticists. The artist has the right to choose whatever mode of expression personally desired, and then choose to accept or reject various conventions of its tradition. Above all, ...

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