Expressionism

表現主義 / 1905–1930s / Style / Avant-garde

Paints what was felt rather than what was seen — warped form, violent strokes, unnatural color moving the age's anxiety straight onto the surface.

Distorted form / Unnatural color / Rough brush and cut / Urban anxiety

Expressionism — キルヒナー『ベルリンの街路』1913Expressionism — ムンク『叫び』1893Expressionism — キルヒナー ブリュッケ展ポスター
キルヒナー『ベルリンの街路』1913 ／ ムンク『叫び』1893 ／ キルヒナー ブリュッケ展ポスター

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter / the woodcut revival / the 'Degenerate Art' persecution

Related entries

Source: MoMA — Expressionism

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