exercise 7

Modernism and Postmodernism are two kinds of movements that show 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 20th century.

Modernism	Postmodernism
Modernism values reason. science and democracy. Modernism rejects the idea of realism, as in not making things look real-life. Modernism painting, for example, simplified the human figure from realistic portrayals to basic line drawings or geometric shapes	Postmodernism is completely new and strays from anything art knew before. It is completely wild and sometimes doesn't really make much sense in its content. It was a reaction to current culture and what was happening in the world
Modernism relates to a series of cultural movements that took place in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. These movements include reforming movements in architecture, art, music, literature and applied arts	postmodernism refers to the confused state of cultural developments. It is more complex when compared to modernism to understand and appreciate.
Modernism believed in learning from the experiences of the past. Modernism paid a lot of attention to original works. Modernism relates to a series of cultural movements that took place in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. These movements include reforming movements in architecture, art, music, literature and applied arts.	postmodernism did not pay any kind of attention whatsoever to original works. They would dub them as pieces that gained popularity due to propagation postmodernism did not firmly believe in benefiting from the experiences of the past. In fact, they questioned the authority of textual reading
During the Modernist era, art and literature works were considered as unique creations of the artists. People were serious about the purpose of producing art- the art was believed to bear a deep meaning.	Due to the advancements made in the field of science and technology and other allied fields, the period of postmodernism saw no absolute truth in original works. It believes more in the creation of applied art and inter-disciplinary studies. Digital media were used extensively to copy the original works of the modernist period
Modernism attempts to construct a coherent world view .Modernist thinking asserts that mankind progresses by using science and reason.	Postmodernism attempts to remove differences between high and low. Progress is the only way to justify the European domination of culture.