ABSTRACT
At the end of our chapter on modernity (chapter eleven), we discussed how artists began to approach the subject of Prometheus in increasingly individualistic ways. Instead of referencing a classical source, Prometheus became a vehicle through which artists could express personal convictions. This relationship was solidified in the twentieth century, a period in which art movements followed one another in rapid succession: expressionism, futurism, cubism, etc. The century is sometimes affectionately called the ‘time of the many ‘-isms.” The twentieth century was also shaped by two world wars, the effects of which greatly impacted philosophical and artistic thought. In this chapter, we will show how artists utilised the Prometheus myth to frame their own individual artistic ideologies.
