Expressionism
- 1. Expressionism Late 1800s-1920s Presentation by: Derek Goulet and Gaston Olivier
- 2. Characteristics of Expressionist Paintings - Most, but not all artists use intense color in a symbolic way. - Shows emotions and responses to events through use of facial expressions, actions, and color. - Distorted forms that are two dimensional without perspective. - Motions that they tried to express were simple. - They used rough, agitated brush strokes to convey the mood and/or the intensity of the painting.
- 3. Käthe Kollwitz "Sharpening the Scythe" - The expression on the peasant's face implies that the scythe could be used as a weapon as well as a tool. - The emotion on his face shows that he is dreaming of revenge. -Kollwitz is known for her ability to express such emotion through little or no color.
- 4. Käthe Kollwitz "Woman With Her Dead Child" - The pose that the mother is in clearly shows devastation of losing her child. - Its portraying the loss of her son in WWI -Agressive, sketchy lines give off a gloomy energy.
- 5. Edvard Munch " Separation" -Bold colors, both light and dark contrast the different figures. -Man's face as well as his hand over his heart clearly shows heartbreak or devastation. -The woman's figure is distorted. She has no face and her hair is exaggerated.
- 6. Edvard Munch "The Scream" -Man's face and body as well as the sky and water are severely contorted and distorted. -Bright, bold orange is used for the sky and a deep blue for the water. -Man's expression shows how he can't stand the beauty of his surroundings. -Munch uses violent, swirling brushstrokes.
- 7. Franz Marc "Der Tiger" -Tiger in the painting is a vibrant yellow and the shapes around him are also very colorful. -The tiger looks as though he's been stirred from what he was doing. It is a look of surprise and being startled and disturbed from something.
- 8. Franz Marc "The Large Blue Horses" -Bold blues, reds, greens, and yellows are used. -Marc used animals in his paintings because they show a more pure andsubstantial connection to the world. -The lines of the horses are clean to show their purity and the backround is painted with more vigorous strokes.
- 9. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner "Blick Auf Davos" -In this painting their is a lot of clean brush strokes that are used to just express color. -The color is used to show the beauty of the mountains and how bright and peaceful a town within them sits.
- 10. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner "From the Apocalypse" -In this darker painting brush strokes are more defined in order for people to see exactly what is going on. -The color in this painting is much darker in order to show a very mysterious and deep tone.