Picturing the Wasteland; Clarity and Certainty

During the interwar years in the early twentieth century, artists were visually expressing the intense and
ongoing conflicts between nations, the emotional toll of war on themselves and others, and the changing social
and political climate. The art produced during this time period was whimsical, absurd, and aesthetically
groundbreaking. What factors made the art of this period distinct from previous periods? How did artists cope
with the changes?