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Modernism/Postmodernism

The term "modernism" is came from the French word for "new" and indicates a direction which originated in the late XIX century and is associated with the global crisis of European culture. Modernist approach to creativity is based on the subjective perception of the world. Postmodernism has been named after the new aesthetic revolution that took place in Europe in the 1960-70 and determined the main direction of development of modern philosophy, art and science.

Postmodernism emerged as the antithesis of modernism. Modernism is the last synthetic art style, uniting architecture, painting, sculpture together. Originally it appeared in the architecture, then stepped into the art and literature. Modern arose at the same time in several European countries, but its completed its form in Russia. "Marxism has complex relationships to modernism and postmodernism. It is both a product of the epoch of modernity and a systematic critique of some of the most fundamental features of modernity, such as capitalism and individualism." But modernism - not only the artistic style, but also the perception of the world, the culture of thinking, revelling itself not only in art but also in the social life. Originally, "turned inside out" architectural thinking. If earlier architect drew first general plan of the building, painted facades and then mapped out the location of the rooms, then in modernism the interior and bedrooms became most important. The main strength of this architecture - the convenience of home.

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http://english.illinoisstate.edu/strickland/495/modpomo.html (no date) (Accessed: 11 May, 2013)