German Expressionism + Artworks Flashcards
What was the setting of German Expressionism?
1905-1914
Germany
Name the parts that German Expressionism consisted of.
Die Brücke
Der Blaue Reiter
What did German Expressionism focus on/have interest in?
psychology as subject matter, in emotional content that “for its tragic power, laid bare the depths of a tormented personality.”
What was the aim of German Expressionism?
to connect Perceptual and Spiritual values
What was German Expressionism influenced by?
- Edvard Munch
- German Gothic art (woodcuts, ethnographic carvings)
- romanticism
Inspired by Gothic world of expression
What were the differences in ideologies between the two parts of German expressionism?
Die Brücke - Focus on negative social commentary and bridging the gap between the classical past and their perception of art in the future.
Der Blaue Reiter - focused on inward spirituality, the world of nature, and abstraction.
List the elements that characterize German Expressionism
- flat areas of unbroken colour
- simplification of form
- glowing, unmixed colour
- violent imagery
- emotional tension
What did German Expressionist artists protest?
Artists were publicly protesting the hypocrisy and material decadence of those in power.
Subject matter of German Expressionism
taken from everday, working class surroundings in Dresden – contemporary events
Aim of Die Brücke
- reject the prevalent traditional academic style
- find a new mode of artistic expression
- form a bridge between the past and the present
What older media did Die Brücke revive?
Woodcut prints
What new media did Die Brücke invent?
Linocut
