Unit 15 Early Twentieth Century -American Modernism:a Brief introduction The centers of modernism 1. Stylistic innovations- disruption of traditional syntax and form 2. Artist's self-consciousness about questions of form and structure 3. Obsession with primitive material and attitudes a 4. International perspective on cultural mattersUnit 15 Early Twentieth Century - American Modernism: A Brief Introduction ◼ The Centers of Modernism ◼ 1. Stylistic innovations - disruption of traditional syntax and form. ◼ 2. Artist's self-consciousness about questions of form and structure. ◼ 3. Obsession with primitive material and attitudes. ◼ 4. International perspective on cultural matters