Modernism refers to the broad movement in Western art, architecture and also that of design which self-consciously rejected the past as a model for the art of the present, and then placed an emphasis on the formal qualities within art and the processes and
materials.
Modern art has also been driven by various social and political agendas. These were often utopian, and modernism was in general association with ideal visions of human life and society and a belief in progression.
Modernism, described by the V&A:
Museum: in design and architecture emerged in the aftermath of the First World War and the Russian Revolution – a period when the artistic avant-garde dreamed of a new world free of conflict, greed and social inequality. It was not a style but a loose collection of ideas. Many different styles can be characterised as Modernist, but they shared certain underlying principles: a rejection of history and applied ornament; a preference for abstraction; and a belief that design and technology could transform society.
Style:
under-furnished, austere spaces
use of tubular steel, plastic, laminated plywood, fibreglass
abstract motifs
bold primary colours
The names:
Frank Lloyd Wright - architect
Mies van der Rohe - designer and director of the Bauhaus art school
Le Corbusier - Swiss architect and designer
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