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    German Expressionism and Dadaism

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    German Expressionism and Dadaism Introduction Revolutionary forms of art have dominated much of Germany, apparently as a reaction to the First World War. The era in which the First World War took place – throughout the 1910s, featured artists coming together against what they think the pointless aggression said major conflict brought. German artists, in particular, protested against the social structures prevalent during the 1910s, within which the social structures of the Second Reich were prevalent

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    by Kathe Kollwitz is an excellent choice for showcasing Expressionism. The emotion that the viewer feels is intense sadness as a mother mourns the loss of her child. As you point out the use of the grey scale really drives home the point of pain that this woman is feeling as she holds her child. I also completely agree with your statement that mothers are usually regarded as things of beauty in most previous forms of art, but Expressionism explores the reality of death and the roll of the mother

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    during the mid 20th Century. He started his own way of painting. These techniques were introduced by influences from the Modernist time where there was a vast social change that challenged traditional themes and techniques in artmaking. Abstract Expressionism developed in 1940’s. It was the first movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the Western Art World. As an abstract Expressionist, Pollock used different layers of diluted, running paint as well as different

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    This research article reflects the idea of art being a form of expression in the midst of our human frailty. The emphasis of the article will explore the idea of spirituality being key element in abstract expressionism. This article includes the work, Critical but Stable, by Esethu Khambule, which is inspired by Wassily Kandinsky’s Yellow, Red, Blue as well as Frantisek Kupka, Mme Kupka Among Verticals. Abstract Expressionistic movement followed one of the gruesome moments in modern history. The

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    When emphasizing on Expressionism, it is difficult to describe the German Expressionism in a suitable manner, one that will paint the picture for passing verbal inquires. Its ominous tones, gloomy faces, eerie image, they are by design dependent on self-experience to understand. Suiting the artistic styles of Expressionism, popularized the likes of Vincent van Gogh and Edward Munch, German Expressionism stands out to produce images that will express more subjective feelings to the viewer than the

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    Kandinsky (1866-1944) and Francis Picabia's Caoutchouc (1909). Through much of the 1950s, the dominant art movement in the United States was Abstract Expressionism. A highly popular branch of Abstract Expressionism was called Action

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    The 20th century is when German Expressionism started. Some of the artist decided to show their feelings while using bright colors to create their ideas. Some of the artist accomplished aim through distortion, exaggeration and sometimes fantasy as well as expressing anxiety and frustration in there paintings. I also previously read that some of the expressionist who were artist had died fighting in two of the World Wars and some of the them had successfully made it through. Roots of the German Expressionist

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    During the time of World War II, Abstract Expressionism was one of the most popular arts movements. Abstract Expressionism developed in New York around the 1940s. Most of the art works that were created reflected on the artists’ emotion after the war. These paintings were not meant to be realistic but to express people’s inner emotions, which people were in not in favor of these arts pieces. Some of the most popular artists that were famous for their art pieces were Jackson Pollock, Archlie Gorky

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    Pop Art vs. Abstract Expressionism • Characteristics of Abstract Expressionist Paintings-optical buzz, all-over composition, Matisse sometimes painted images on large canvases, as did Picasso but paintings still retained an object like character- the viewer needed to stand back to see the complete composition. Abstract expressionist paintings, on the other hand, draw the spectator into them. The field of vision is thus larger than the field of vision of the spectator, who finds himself in a world

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    to Post-Impressionist artists. This deeply distinctive, emotionally evocative style has continued to influence artists residing within twentieth century and up to the present day, promising Van Gogh's prominence in the near future. Van Gogh’s expressionism became best known through the avant-garde movement in northern Europe during the early 20th century and

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