Modernism vs Postmodernism
Modernism and Postmodernism are two kinds of movements that show certain differences between them.
They are two kinds of movements that are based on changes in cultural and social behavior around the
world. It is interesting to note that both of them are different periods starting from the 19th and the 20th
centuries. These movements came into being as a result of the thinking patterns of the people during those
times. Different causes made them think in different ways than they were thinking. Accordingly, aspects of
life began to change as the thinking ways began to change. Let us see more information about Modernism
and Postmodernism.
• Period:
• Modernism flourished between 1860s and 1940s; preferably till 1945 when World War II ended.
• Postmodernism began after modernism. Postmodernism is construed as begun after 1968, to be precise.
• Thinking:
• Thinking was backed by logic during the period of modernism.
• The thinking of postmodernism period is generally considered irrational and unscientific in its approach.
• Originality of work:
• Modernism paid a lot of attention to original work. When we say original work, this work came from all
fields such as painting, sculpture, architecture, and poetry.
• Postmodernism did not give such attention to original work. They considered such work as pieces that
gained popularity due to propagation.
• Art:
• During modernism, artists created their pieces following the traditional methods of making art.
• During postmodernism, artist did not follow the traditional methods of making art. They rather used
media to increase the speed of the creation of their pieces.
• Gaining knowledge:
• Books were considered the most important way of gaining knowledge during modernism.
• Postmodernism was much dependent on technology, and they considered web, which expanded the
limited boundaries of printed media, as a more important way of gaining knowledge.
• Learning from the past:
• Modernism believed in learning from the past experiences.
• Postmodernism did not firmly believe in benefiting from the past experiences. In fact, they questioned
the authority of text books.
• Truth about life:
• Modernist wanted to know the real meaning of life and searched for the abstract truth of life.
• Post modernist did not believe in abstract truth of life.
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