World War I Modernism Essay

Introduction

The movement Modernism is a philosophical artistic movement which was given birth in conjunction with cultural trends that came about in the western society in the late nineteenth and twentieth century’s.

The sources that influenced modernism were the creations of the modern industrial cultures and the evolution of cities, and the occurrence by World War I. Modernism as a movement was a reaction to industrialization, and the outcomes of industrialization on humankind.

The world has evolved to a great extent over the nineteenth century, and by World War I, it appeared as if the world was a horrific place because of the World War Cambridge University Press(2015:1).

In this assignment, we will be discussing and identifying modernism in the past war years, example, World War I

A good example of the modern art movement inspiration is a well-known work of art by El Lissitzky, that named of Beat the Whites with the red wedge in 1920(figure4), which he used various symmetrical colour surfaces and shapes in an abstract approach. According to A History of graphic design(2010:5) Lissitzky made use of a subtle platform to propose in a direct propaganda message. These type of posters led artists into creating more propaganda artworks.

Propaganda posters most of the time encouraged men to join the British Army by appealing to principles of masculinity, courage, self-importance, and commitment. These extensively spread posters depended on the audiences affirmative response to imagery of strong soldiers or signs of the British state. A propaganda poster asks the audience to indicate with what is shown, which more often the not concerns political, gender, and social, individuality. As part of making such a demand, propagandists often produce more realistic aspects of battle or service. An example of this is C.R.W.Nevinsons Paths of