German Expressionism Flashcards
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German Expressionism: Time/Place
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Early 1900s, Germany
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German Expressionism: Artists
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Kirchner, Nolde, Kandinsky, Marc, Kollwitz
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German Expressionism: Concepts
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1) Anxiety, Irritation, Restlessness of modern urban life 2) Expressions of nature/man interactions, spirituality through color, shape
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German Expressionism: Style
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Abstracted shapes, exaggerated, unnatural color
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German Expressionism: Influence
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German and European angst, fears between WWI and WWII; pressures of quickly changing modern world
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Nolde - The Last Supper (1909)
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Marc - Fate of the Animals (1913)
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Marc - Fighting Forms (1914)
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Kollwitz - Woman with Dead Child (1903)
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Kirchner - Street, Berlin (1913)
