Expressionism Art

The art movement which I've chosen to focus on, is Expressionism.

The technique involved in Expressionism is is often not depicted in the form of physical reality, but rather in very subjective depictions, often invoking emotion and expressing a certain meaning. According to Wikipedia, Expressionism is the direct opposite of impressionism; where impressionism seeks to depict physical reality in a way which commands the viewer's attention, expressionism is how the artist express meanings and emotions to the viewer through his/her own style.

It is often theorized that Expressionism was started as a reaction to the art styles of positivism, naturalism, and impressionism.  

 

One of the most famous and well-known Expressionism art is as pictured below:

Edward Much, The Scream (1893)

The meaning behind the portrait, is that the artist, Edward Munch, expresses a sense of angst and as wikipedia puts it:

"The environment of The Scream is often compared to that which an individual suffering from depersonalization disorder experiences, such a feeling of distortion of the environment and one's self"

Rolf Nesch "Elbe Bridge"

Franz Marc "The Large Blue Horses" (1911)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The style of expressionism is rarely aesthetically pleasing, rather through using colors and abstract shapes which vaguely resembles something from reality, or does not at all.

 

Colors and dynamic abstractions are used to represent vivid emotional reactions.