Expressionism
Sign in to savethumb|Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Czardas Dancers, oil on canvas, 1908/1920, [[Kunstmuseum Den Haag]] Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.
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Expressionism is a modernist movement that started in Northern Europe around 1900, primarily in poetry and painting, where artists deliberately distort reality from their personal perspective to create powerful emotional effects. Rather than trying to show the world as it actually looks, Expressionist artists aim to convey the inner feelings and meanings of emotional experience.
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Key facts
- Art movement.name
- Expressionism
- Art movement.image
- Edvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway.jpg
- Art movement.caption
- Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 × 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway, inspired 20th-century expressionists.
- Art movement.yearsactive
- The years before WWI and the interwar years
- Art movement.country
- Predominantly Germany
- Art movement.influenced
- American Figurative Expressionism, generally, and Boston Expressionism, in particular
- Art movement.majorfigures
- Artists loosely categorized within such groups as Die Brücke, Der Blaue Reiter; the Berlin Secession, the School of Paris and the Dresden Secession
- Art movement.commons
- yes
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology and history
- Notable Expressionists
- Groups of painters
- The School of Paris
- In the United States
- Representative paintings
- In other arts
- Dance
- Sculpture
- Cinema
- Literature
- Journals
- Drama
- Poetry
- Prose
- Music
- Architecture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Czardas Dancers, oil on canvas, 1908/1920, [[Kunstmuseum Den Haag]] Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.
Expressionism developed as an avant-garde style before the First World War. It remained popular during the Weimar Republic, particularly in Berlin. The style extended to a wide range of the arts, including expressionist architecture, painting, literature, theatre, dance, film and music. Paris became a gathering place for a group of Expressionist artists, many of Jewish origin, dubbed the School of Paris. After World War II, figurative expressionism influenced artists and styles around the world.