(Not to be confused with Expressivism)
- present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.
- initially in poetry and painting
- originating in Germany , beginning of the 20th century
- Expressionist artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality.
- The style extended to a wide range of the arts , including painting, literature, theatre, dance,film, architecture and music.
- emotional angst (nondirectional emotion.)
Edvard Munch
Born - 12 December 1863
Died - 23 January 1944
Nationality - Norwegian
Movement - Expressionism
Best Known Work - The Scream (1893)
- Whose intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes was a major influence on the development of German Expressionism in the early 20th century.
- His work often included the symbolic portrayal of such themes as misery, sickness, and death." The Scream" is his most famous painting "Munch's work had been frequently connected to his emotional pain and instability." could be said to be expressing his feelings at that time.
Ernst Luwig Kirchner - View of Basel and the Rhine ( 1921)
The sun (1912)
Evening on Karl Johan ( 1892)
Oskar Kokoschka - Polperro ll 1939
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