When World War I broke out in 1914, it shocked, upset and destabilized people. A large part of the people of the French Revolution (1789-1795) and Berliners (who were subject to many rules and regulations) wanted to get rid of oppression. Much like during the French Revolution, people believed that the only way to gain a sense of freedom was to revolt in all areas of their lives, an act which gave rise to the Dadaism movement. Dadaists believed that sound 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 from scraps of cut-out images. During the first half of the 20th century, the world was in politically and economically turbulent waters. The artists felt this turbulence; their response varied, but two main movements resulted from the tumult. Avant-garde artists disdained 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 means "gaurd front" in French, and they were seen as being in front of the artists, moving and opening up the path to those to come (Kleiner 836). ). Another term, Fauvism, was a movement led by artists Henri Matisse. This French artist focused on color as the main element of a work, a technique clearly evident in his many paintings. It is very interesting to see the impact famous scientists had on 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). Looking at this work, we can see... middle of paper ... many of these artists (Mondrian, Dali, Picasso) struggled to find a truth, or a center. Picasso said that art was a means of finding what we think is the truth (Kleiner); Dali wanted (in a sense) to make art a truth (Kleiner 878); Mondrian expressed 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 the real truth from God. 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. “The Rockefellers” in print. Public broadcasting. PBS, 2000. Web. March 30, 2012. “The betrayal of images”. René Magritte. The betrayal of images. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA, 2008. The web. March 30. 2012.