expressionism final
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Expressionism-style in which the intention of the artist is not to reproduce a subject, but to portray it in a way that expresses the inner state of the artist.
Influences-Fauvism, Cubism and Symbolism.
Intensity of expressive color
Allows the colors to express feeling instead
of describing it
Was crazy, lived in an asylum
Pioneer to expressionist movement
Used color to express feelings
Used problems in his life to create his work
Pessimistic
“Universal anxiety of modern man”
Emotional Crisis
“The study of the soul, that is to say the study of my own soul.”
Showed a lot of emotion through his artwork
Really in to drawing people
Most of his work seems sad until 1908
Munch broke down in 1908
Went to mental institution
After leaving he became a more optimistic artist
German artist and printmaker
Ruthlessly and harshly showed the brutality of war.
Considered one of the most important artists to expressionism
Showed his experiences through his work
Gloomy and harsh
“payed attention to the bleaker side of life”
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