Modernism III

8th May 2006 with 0 Comments

Expressionists were amongst the most interesting of the Modernists. They believed that modern industrial capitalism had hijacked the human spirit, had somehow increased the ability to manipulate the external world by appropriating the inner life of the individual and the community. The spirit, which had always been free, was now forced into the service of [...]

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Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it is clear and does not detain one's attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: "The tall, narrow-chested man of medium height and with a red beard sat down on the green grass that had already been trampled down by the pedestrians, sat down silently, looking around timidly and fearfully." The brain can't grasp all that at once, and art must be grasped at once, instantaneously. Anton Chekhov

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