Expressionism

=Expressionism Overview:=

**Key Ideas:**
-Expressionism began during/after WWI and turmoil in Europe; artists focused on expressing themselves rather than depicting what things looked like (realism)

-Artists were expressing feelings and ideas through their compositions (color, brushstrokes, symbolism, style)

-Characterized by
 * bold line and brushstrokes
 * intentional distortion
 * emotional impact
 * symbolism

Influenced by war and tragedy, Expressionists focused on their own emotions, and created very subjective. personal works of art. They used color, brushstrokes, and **symbolism** to convey feeling, rather than trying to depict the subject as it looked in reality. Expressionism actually began as an **avante garde** movement in poetry and spread to other segments of culture, including painting, theatre, dance, film, etc. This term applies to many artists who worked during this time, all in different styles, so there is no "one way" that Expressionist art looks. **However, many of the paintings of the time are characterized by bold colors, distorted forms, and strong emotional impact.**

Expressionism is also considered an opposition of Impressionism, the major movement that came before it. Impressionism sought to capture the impression of light and color, and capture nature as it truly looked. **The Expressionists sought to express emotion - taking the internal and expressing it outwardly**.

Most famous for The Scream, his work is characterized by haunting images and themes of love, fear, death, and depression. His intense color choices and bold brushstrokes have a strong emotional impact to the viewer. || By the Deathbed, 1895 Edvard Munch, Norwegian || The Scream Edvard Munch, Norwegian || Senecio, 1922 Paul Klee Swiss/German || Ventriloquist and Crier in the Moor, 1923 Paul Klee Swiss/German || Hunger,1925 Kathe Kollwitz, German || The Survivors, 1923 Kathe Kollwitz, German || Carnival, 1943 Max Beckmann, German ||  || Head Surrounded by Sides of Beef Francis Bacon, Irish || Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X 1953 Francis Bacon ||
 * Edvard Munch
 * [[image:munchdeathbed.jpg width="479" height="359"]]
 * Paul Klee's During his career, Klee's work was labeled "Degenerate Art," by the Nazis and fled Germany. His work looks somewhat primitive in style, but has rich textures, interesting patterns, and intense dreamlike qualities. He worked in a variety of mediums including paint, etching, watercolor, and pastel. ||
 * [[image:kleesenecio.jpg width="439" height="488"]]
 * Kathe Kollwitz, an Expressionistic printmaker, known for intense images of povery, hunger, and war. ||
 * [[image:kollwitzhunger1925.jpg width="363" height="432"]]
 * [[image:kollwitzhunger1925.jpg width="363" height="432"]]
 * Max Beckmann is considered an Expressionist, though he rejected this term, along with any other label. Beckmann lived in Germany in the early 20th century, and his work reflects both the decadent glamour of the 30s cabaret culture, as well as the devastation of World War II and it's aftermath.
 * Max Beckmann is considered an Expressionist, though he rejected this term, along with any other label. Beckmann lived in Germany in the early 20th century, and his work reflects both the decadent glamour of the 30s cabaret culture, as well as the devastation of World War II and it's aftermath.
 * [[image:baconbeef.jpg width="359" height="383" link="@http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/4884"]]
 * [[image:baconbeef.jpg width="359" height="383" link="@http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/4884"]]

**Key Ideas:**
-Expressionism began during/after WWI and turmoil in Europe; artists focused on expressing themselves rather than depicting what things looked like (realism)

-Artists were expressing feelings and ideas through their compositions (color, brushstrokes, symbolism, style)

-Characterized by
 * bold line and brushstrokes
 * intentional distortion
 * emotional impact
 * symbolism

Expressionism General Information, Webmuseum overview, __ Artchive, __

Francis Bacon Interesting Facts and Quotes, Webmuseum, at the MoMA

Paul Klee Interesting Facts and Quotes, At the Met, Webmuseum Bio, __ Artchive, __ Bio, at CGFA,

Kathe Kollwitz Museum Bio,

Edvard Munch Interesting Facts and Quotes, Webmuseum Bio, __ Artchive __EdvardMunch.com- Interactive Site , at CGFA,