Expressionism Flashcards
what was the goal of expressionism?
to impose the artist’s own sensibility to the world’s representation.
who started expressionism?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Pablo Piccasso and Erich Heckel.
what does expressionism represent?
the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse.
when and where did expressionism start?
19th and the 20th centuries, in Germany
what was the difference between expressionism and impressionism?
Impressionists paint the scene as if they had only glanced at it for a moment and expressionism is directly focused on the emotional response of the artist to the real world.
what were the most famous expressionism paintings?
Nu couché, The Old Guitarist, Naked Man with Rat and Castle and Sun
