Expressionism Flashcards
1
Q
What does expressionism seek to depict?
A
Not the objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse
2
Q
This aim is accomplished in
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Primitivism, Disortion, Fantasy, Exaggeration
3
Q
Expressionism was one of the main currents in art in which two centuries?
A
The 19th and 20th
4
Q
Where did Expressionism have a permanent tendency?
A
German and Nordic art; at least in the European Middle Ages, particularly in times of social change; spiritual crises.
5
Q
What are some differences it has from Impressionism?
A
Its goals were not to reproduce the impression suggested by the surrounding world but to strongly impose the artist’s sensibility to the world’s representation.
