Modernism- Began sometime after the enlightenment age to describe society and technology in the current age. Everything was modern and "right." The industrial revolution, capitalism, and colonialism defined a civilized country. The way people thought makes up the majority of modernism. In a sense, "modernism" is the way in which people tried to associate themselves with a culture or society. There are two ways of looking at modernism according to the text. One is the relationship between modernity, modernization, and modernism. The second, and more clear, is the opposition to the old, traditional past of society. Modernism describes the "current" state of things and therefor is no longer part of history. Obviously, everything becomes history sooner or later, but the present never does.
Postmodernism- If you break this word down, you get post and modernism. Post means after so post modernism to me is about the era we live in today which takes place after the modernistic era. Postmodernism is about the changes that occurred throughout time. Modernism could not exist forever and those changes led to the post. Postmodernism is stated to be the return to simpler things. I believe that it only looks at the finer parts of society's tools. Take capitalism for example. Modernism was about making vast profits. That changed over the years and postmodernism is about maximizing the efficiency of these firms. Distribution and service are now paramount to making a profit. Postmodernism takes a step back I think, and focuses more on the personal side of things as opposed to corporate culture.
It is interesting to note that both modernism and postmodernism can be related to art. It seems to reflect the times and design things based around the current, common thought.
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