Arts in the Modern World

Artistic expression in the Western world appears to have reached its maturity in the twentieth century with works that expressed wider ranges of ideas and emotions. Concurrently, new forms of media arose  that artists to explore the depth of the human psyche in new ways. Write a short essay (2-3 pages) that examines the development of a new style, genre, or medium of artistic expression in the twentieth century. Your choices can be drawn from any of the subjects covered in the course: music, film, literature, theatre, painting, sculpture, architecture, etc.