Modernism

Modernism is a widely spread movement, an international style: an urban and bourgeois manifestation. It started the last decade of 19th century and the first one of 20th. Modernism brings a vitalist touch of hope: industry is believed to help spiritual and material fields of life. Modniersm is a widely spread movement. It suggests an impression of agility with its curve lines and subjets inspired from Nature.
 * What is modernism?**

Modernism is also called Art Nouveau (French for 'new art'), Liberty Style (from the department store in London, Liberty & Co.), Jugendstil (German for 'youth style').
 * What is it called in different countries?**

It started the last decade of 19th century and the first one of 20th. Modernism was born as a movement to break with the aesthetic force, in search of new decorative techniques with new styles and forms, appears to represent the change of mind of all the society. A new necessity of change and innovation is created everywhere. Artists try to create a new style without references to tradition in its ways or subjects. First manifestation of Modernism can be seen in furnitures and objets of common use. They get a strong ornamental component. It is inspired in delicate flowers and animals in a process that almost comes to abstraction.
 * When did it start and why?**
 * What are its main characteristics?**

Decoration must never be something added to objects, but a part of them intimately connected to its structure. Symmetric systems will be rejected, searching for ondulations called little whip line suggesting liveliness or strength rather than symmetry and regularity. A touch of optimism according to its social class is expressed.