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How to treat the achievements of western modernization?

Since the 20th century, many art schools different from traditional art schools have been collectively referred to as modernist art. The reasons for its emergence are as follows: since the 20th century, two world wars have broken out, which have caused great trauma to people's minds; The fast-paced life brought by industrialization has also aggravated people's sense of tension, making people no longer satisfied with traditional artistic expressions; The development of science and technology broadens artists' horizons of understanding the world, and they begin to create with new forms of expression and artistic spirit. Artists are keenly aware that the development of industry and technology has brought various conveniences to mankind, but it has also caused some new problems. At the same time, they are deeply influenced by various social thoughts since the 20th century. They absorbed more oriental and African artistic styles. In their works, we can feel the fast pace of the times; Feel the trauma and psychological confusion of modern people; Feel strong individualism and nihilism; At the same time, they have the exploration spirit of creating with modern aesthetic achievements and modern scientific and technological achievements.