When World War I broke out in 1914, it shocked, shocked and appalled people. Much of the people of the French Revolution (1789-1795), the people of Berlin (who were subject to many rules and regulations) wanted to get rid of oppression. Just like during the French Revolution, people thought that the only way to achieve the feeling of freedom was to rebel in every area of ​​their lives, which gave birth to the Dadaism movement. Dadaists believed that healthy thoughts and organized processes were the cause of war, so they created art that seemed disordered and almost illogical (Kleiner 835). Many of these pieces were made using scraps cut from images. During the first half of the twentieth century, the world was in politically and economically turbulent waters. Artists sensed this turbulence; their response varied, but two main movements resulted from the uproar. Avant-garde artists despised any form of classical or traditional art. I found it quite interesting that the artists who adopted this movement title did so because avant-garde is French for “front guard,” and were considered to be at the forefront of artists, moving and paving the way for those to come (Kleiner 836 ). Another term, Fauvism, was a movement led by the artists Henri Matisse. This French artist focused on color as the main element of a work, a technique clearly evident in all his many paintings. It's very interesting how famous scientists influenced the artists around them. Einstein, Rutherford, and even Bohr can be seen in Kandinsky's Improvisation 2 (29-7). Einstein and Rutherford shared the view that objects had no tangible substance (Kleiner 841). When you look at this piece, you can see... in the center of the paper... many of these artists (Mondrian, Dali, Picasso) struggled to find a truth, or a center. Picasso said that art was a way to find what we think is the truth (Kleiner); Dalì wanted (in a certain sense) to make art truth (Kleiner 878); Mondrian stated that art is above reality, and in saying this, he believed that art was a truth in itself (Kleiner 881). Like many modern artists, these three thought they could find the truth on their own, when they could have made an effort to seek God's real truth. God's truth is never surreal. Works Cited Kleiner, Fred S. and Helen Gardner. Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History. Boston, MA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2009. Print."The Rockerfellers." Public broadcasting. PBS, 2000. Web. March 30, 2012. "The Betrayal of Images." Rene Magritte. The betrayal of images. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA, 2008. Web. March 30. 2012.