Which statement best assesses how art became more modernist following World War I?
(1 point)
A. The trauma of World War I led many people to seek comfort in tradition, so artists turned
to classic styles.
B. The hardships of World war I led many people to question tradition and express
themselves in nontraditional ways.
C. To deal with the meaninglessness of the losses, artists drew subjects in a realistic manner
D. To deal with what they witnessed in the war, writers romanticized war and their
experiences.
B. The hardships of World war I led many people to question tradition and express themselves in nontraditional ways.
B. The hardships of World War I led many people to question tradition and express themselves in nontraditional ways.
To answer this question, we need to assess how art became more modernist following World War I. One approach is to analyze the historical context and the influences that shaped artistic movements during that period.
To find the best statement, we should eliminate options that don't align with the general trends of art during the post-World War I era. This can be done through process of elimination.
Option A suggests that artists turned to classic styles as a result of seeking comfort in tradition due to the trauma of World War I. However, this does not accurately reflect the shift towards modernism that occurred during this time. Therefore, we can eliminate option A.
Option C suggests that artists dealt with the losses of the war by drawing subjects in a realistic manner. While realism was an important artistic movement, it does not specifically address the development of modernism. Thus, we can eliminate option C.
Option D suggests that writers romanticized war and their experiences as a response to what they witnessed in the war. While this may have occurred to some extent, it specifically pertains to literature rather than visual arts. We are looking for an answer that pertains to art as a whole. Therefore, we can eliminate option D.
By process of elimination, the most suitable answer is option B. It suggests that the hardships of World War I led many people to question tradition and express themselves in nontraditional ways. This aligns with the general shift towards modernism that occurred in the art world following World War I.