Modernism vs. postmodernism

Modernism and Postmodernism

By twilson24
  • Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    Joseph Conrad was a British writer that wrote the novella "Heart of Darkness" about a voyage up the Congo River in Africa.
  • American Gothic by Grant Wood

    American Gothic by Grant Wood

    Grant Wood was aiming for a positive statement about rural American values and to provide an image of reassurance at a time of hardship brought by the Great Depression.
  • I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire by The Ink Spots

    I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire by The Ink Spots

    This song means that he does not want to be very successful and bring a lot of attention.
  • Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol

    Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol

    "I think it should be for the mass of the American people" - Andy Warhol. He wanted to paint something that people saw everyday and something that everyone would recognize.
  • Space Invader by David Bowie

    Space Invader by David Bowie

    David Bowie had an obsession with space which led him to write these songs about space without any real meaning.
  • Bird With Two Right Wings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    Bird With Two Right Wings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    He is talking about how he is very upset with the United States Government and that it doesn't matter if a republican or democrat runs the government because it will stay the same.