Between the wars, the Great Depression caused Americans to suffer, but they weren’t the only people to be hurt after warfare; Germans too faced adversity after World War I. Albert Birkle created numerous pieces of art throughout his life, one of which depicts the city of Berlin after WWI. Streetszene, a charcoal on paper drawing, currently housed at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, uses a focused audience, purpose, exigence, context, and pathos to create a message of chaos among the citizens of Berlin.
Streetszene, only in circulation from 1922-1923, captivated a large audience into a horrific scene of figures scattering through Berlin after World War I. Frantic from inflation, unemployment, starvation, corruption, and a shattered city, the art shows dreadful conditions that …show more content…
Most facial expressions in the charcoal are dramatic; the dark shades of the picture send an eerie mood. With such insanity and fear, this grasps the audience’s emotions and gives them the same feelings that the portraits portray. By adhering to the emotions of an audience, viewers become enthralled in a work, understanding why he created it and comprehending his message. While these people are feeling such raw emotions and terror, so much more is causing this distress than what meets the eye of frayed clothes and faces--underlying anxiety, depression, hyperinflation, etc. Birkle uses pathos to convey his message to his audience- chaos is happening in Germany, and you don’t want to live like we do. Albert Birkle lived through both world wars. He detailed many different accounts of his life by creating artwork for others to see. The piece Streetszene, a charcoal drawing, captures his message of chaos he’s overwhelmed with in Berlin, and was produced to inform his audience of the problems he faced as well as call for an action to help alleviate
Streetszene, only in circulation from 1922-1923, captivated a large audience into a horrific scene of figures scattering through Berlin after World War I. Frantic from inflation, unemployment, starvation, corruption, and a shattered city, the art shows dreadful conditions that …show more content…
Most facial expressions in the charcoal are dramatic; the dark shades of the picture send an eerie mood. With such insanity and fear, this grasps the audience’s emotions and gives them the same feelings that the portraits portray. By adhering to the emotions of an audience, viewers become enthralled in a work, understanding why he created it and comprehending his message. While these people are feeling such raw emotions and terror, so much more is causing this distress than what meets the eye of frayed clothes and faces--underlying anxiety, depression, hyperinflation, etc. Birkle uses pathos to convey his message to his audience- chaos is happening in Germany, and you don’t want to live like we do. Albert Birkle lived through both world wars. He detailed many different accounts of his life by creating artwork for others to see. The piece Streetszene, a charcoal drawing, captures his message of chaos he’s overwhelmed with in Berlin, and was produced to inform his audience of the problems he faced as well as call for an action to help alleviate