wood, a renewable resource. It is the first fuel that man knew in the world. ... Unlike coal or oil, wood can be obtained almost anywhere you live.
It refers to the artists of the turn of the century, that is the art made at the beginning of the 20th century. It mostly refers to modernists and symbolism who created in this period and whose art was full of things like pessimism and cynicism. Modernity in general is associated with it.