Abstract: Modernism as a creed, as a movement in the arts, was to use a phrase of Nietzsche. a means of “artistic taming of the horrible”. The horrifying decadence and the paltry creations of the arts were, in fact, the primary adversary of Modernism. As a movement, it attacked the prevalent notions in architecture, poetry, musical compositions, painting by not only creating a new and revolutionary path for itself but also by declaring superiority against prevalent authority. Matisse confesses, “I am paralyzed by some element of conventionality…that keeps me from expressing myself as I would like to do in paint.” This statement underlines two very integral features of Modernism: the principled self- study accompanied by the lure of heresy. Hence, Ezra Pound’s jaunty slogan ,”Make it New” makes the perfect creed for an era marked by the struggle to emerge from the clutches of traditionalism and embrace novelty in the arts.
Keywords: Modernism, Creed.
Title: Modernism-The Rebel
Author: SHREYA MITTRA
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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