Modernism

Modernism is the term used to describe the movement in the arts, is about cultural tendencies and is associated to cultural movements. The modernism rejects the ideology of realism and the lingering certainly of enlightenment thinking.Related terms are modern, modernist, contemporary , and postmodern. In United States is called modernism but in Italy was known as Futurism, in Russia as Constructivism, in Western Europe were the arts and crafts movement and the expressionist. In architecture the movement began at the turn of the 20th century to reconcile the principles underlying architectural design with rapid technological advancement and the modernization of society. Characteristics: - The notion that “form follows function” (Frank Lloyd Wright) - Simplicity and clarity of forms, disappearance of unnecessary detail - Visual expression of structure - “Truth to materials” - Use of industrially-produced materials - Visual emphasis on horizontal and vertical lines.