Modernism case essay

CONTEXT OF MODERNISM. Modernism is a set of cultural or aesthetic styles which associates with the scientific and the artistic movement which started in the decade around the First World War and have dominated among several movement such as cubism, functionalism and surrealism.

(See the work of Charles Jencks) Bertens, H. (1995) page 64. David Harvey argues about if ‘postmodernism, for example, represent a radical break with modernism, or is it simply a revolt within modernism against a form of high modernism.’ Harvey, D. (1990) page 42.

It permeated many disciplines, from which included literature and philosophy. The concept of Modernism is widely expressed throughout poetry literature. Wystan Hugh Auden and William Carlos Williams, were from the first few who endorsed modernist views through their written work.

The poster designed by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre for the "Nord Express" was one of the iconic image during the later part of modernist era. The image has certain identical mark-making traits with other illustrators working around same period of time. The poster itself in some sense advocates industrialisation.