What is modern? How can one possibly define modern? Modern is anything considered contemporary, which in itself needs another definition. Being contemporary means something to the effect of 'being in the times', but still progressive. Interior Design has a great example of modernism in real life. Clean lines, bold colors, and sometimes unclear shapes. Shapes are combined to create new shapes (a square and a circle become one (===) )
As seen in the picture above, white is a color often associated with modernism, because of the literal interpretation of 'clean lines'. The angelic qualities associated with the color white (clouds, baptismal dresses, wedding dress) white is used to show purity and polishment (and yes, I did make up the word 'polishment')
Other than that, I feel modern pieces start off modern until a new wave of modernism is defined, and the original modern work is relabeled as another type of art to make room for the new.
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