A notion of nothingness and loss of meaning was at large after WWI. The aftermath of this horrendous and catastrophic event took a toll on the population of Western societies. People began to deviate from their traditional morals and a disintegration of values occurred following the end of WWI. A German philosopher by the name of Nietzsche gave birth to a new form of thinking, one that allowed people to evaluate and form their own judgments of life rather than simply following and believing what has been previously taught. Nietzsche embraces the reality of the physical world we live in rather than a world beyond. His ideas encouraged people to abandon traditional beliefs and strive beyond the limitations created by society. He awakened the need to further evaluate conquest and power as he describes many things including religion as a form of power used by religious leaders to control the population.
As values collapsed during this period of time, Nietzsche took this as an opportunity to motivate people to reconsider their truths. The emptiness and skepticism among the population lead to what was defined as Nihilism.
Nihilism gave path to a new form of art, one that was reflective of the artist rather than reality. This type of art is still common and popular today all around the world. Nietzsche also stimulated other concepts such as the "Will to Power" which he describes as the principal force of humans, associating our motivation to achieve as a pursuit of power. Another powerful notion of his is "God is Dead" which doesn't mean that an actual God existed and died, but that in a modern society the existence of a God is no longer credible due to lack of empirical proof.
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