Modern Era Synthesis
Transition from Edwardian into the Modern Era, as the sudden industrial growth started to fading away, the society became more passive and less aggressive. Rembrandt, a famous artist in the 1600's, whom drew everything into the finest detail along with specificity. Rich colors and specific details were the keys to his portraits, drew exactly what was going on around the environment in great depth of feature. On the other hand, another world known painter, Picasso, depicted human tragic through his artistic geometrical drawing. These shapes were so simple, but yet it's extremely difficult to understand the true meaning behind the art work. Although the two famous artists had completely different style of painting, but they were able to deliver a similar message for the modern era. The message was telling the people within the society not to be afraid to try and experiment with new things. The advancement of new technology was growing rapidly, brought United States of America to one of the strongest countries in the nation.
During the wartime, people were surrounded by the chaos and wanted to escape both mentally and physically. Emotion of the people was reflected upon literature, a foreign born writer named Albert Camus is another great thinker in the Modern Era, best known for his novel The Stranger, which tells the story of a Frenchman who has lost his mother and has possibly found true love, yet shows no feelings for either matter. He seems to not care much for society and likes to ponder about his thoughts and really just not care much for what others have to say.
This era for known for the changes that were made in the society, warfare, technology, and science made a huge step forward to become better. Both Picasso and Rembrandt expressed the emotion they felt about the era through their painting and artwork, although in a different style, the society was moving along with it.
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