Expressionism
EXPRESSIONISM
Art Movement
* Expressionism is a term that embraces an early 20th century style of art, music and literature that is charged with an emotional and spiritual vision of the world. * The expressionism movement emerged across various cities in Germany. * Expressionism was basically about expressing emotions through colours and exaggerated pictures. * The movement came about in response to human’s increasingly conflicting relationship with the world. * Painting emotions was not something new in art * But it was the first time in the early 20th century that such art was given a name.
BEGINNINGS * The term “expressionism” is known to have been created by an art historian – Antonin Matejcek. * Antonin’s intention was to indicate the opposite of impressionism. * Impressionism was to do with nature and human form whereas expressionism was basically all about expressing inner life often through exaggerated images and harsh colours. * With the turn of the century in Europe, major changes to the atmosphere of the society occurred. * As a result, changes in artistic styles also took place * New technologies and major urbanization efforts changed the way humans looked at the world. * Artists reflected the emotional impact of these developments by moving away from a realistic representation of what they saw toward an emotional and mental version of how the world affected them.
KEY IDEAS & CHARACTERISTICS * Expressionism art is usually depicted by swirling, swaying and exaggerated brush strokes on the subject. * These techniques were meant to convey the dull emotional state of the artist reacting to the anxieties of the modern world. * Through their clash with the modern world of the early twentieth century with all the new technologies and the like, Expressionist artists developed a powerful style of social criticism in their indirect figural representations and bold colours. *
Art Movement
* Expressionism is a term that embraces an early 20th century style of art, music and literature that is charged with an emotional and spiritual vision of the world. * The expressionism movement emerged across various cities in Germany. * Expressionism was basically about expressing emotions through colours and exaggerated pictures. * The movement came about in response to human’s increasingly conflicting relationship with the world. * Painting emotions was not something new in art * But it was the first time in the early 20th century that such art was given a name.
BEGINNINGS * The term “expressionism” is known to have been created by an art historian – Antonin Matejcek. * Antonin’s intention was to indicate the opposite of impressionism. * Impressionism was to do with nature and human form whereas expressionism was basically all about expressing inner life often through exaggerated images and harsh colours. * With the turn of the century in Europe, major changes to the atmosphere of the society occurred. * As a result, changes in artistic styles also took place * New technologies and major urbanization efforts changed the way humans looked at the world. * Artists reflected the emotional impact of these developments by moving away from a realistic representation of what they saw toward an emotional and mental version of how the world affected them.
KEY IDEAS & CHARACTERISTICS * Expressionism art is usually depicted by swirling, swaying and exaggerated brush strokes on the subject. * These techniques were meant to convey the dull emotional state of the artist reacting to the anxieties of the modern world. * Through their clash with the modern world of the early twentieth century with all the new technologies and the like, Expressionist artists developed a powerful style of social criticism in their indirect figural representations and bold colours. *