Notes on Two Modernist Movements and 2 Artists in Each Movement and 8 paintings Evaluated using the Frames.

Definition of Modernism: [n] practices typical of contemporary life or thought [n] genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres [n] the quality of being current or of the present; a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village A working definition of Modernism was the rejection of Victorian ways. Victorian culture emphasized nationalism and cultural absolutism. Victorians placed humans over and outside of nature. They believed …

…Picasso 1881-1973: Genius of the Century (Basic Art) by Ingo F. Walther, Taschen America (Paperback - June 2000) ·<Tab/>"The A-Z of Art: The World's Greatest and Most Popular Artists and Their Works", by Nicola Hodge and Libby Anson ·<Tab/>Georges Braque (Modern Masters) -- by Karen Wilkin; ·<Tab/>Various internet resources for the images.