Expressionism was a modernist movement mainly in poetry and painting, and was originally started at the beginning of the 20th century in germany before the first world was, For example Edward Munch 1893 'The scream of 1893' Which inspired most Expressionist artists(a german artist) However it is more of a style than a movement. The typical reason is to present the world from perspective. Secondly is because it gives of a sense of different moods, and is meant to give off some kind of emotional experience, another example is Mark Rothko and his paintings, They were meant to give off an Emotional touch, and that is the reason he did them, so when they were in the 4 seasons, anyone who was sitting there would be emotional when seeing them.
Characteristics:
-This is a personal art form, and gives off feelings from the artwork, rather than just a simple painting. This is mainly done by the strong outlines and bold colours, and this means that the "representation accuracy" has to be sacrificed, and in the whole outcome …show more content…
The artists said "It is thought that the curved lines used to depict the subject are to emphasize "a sense of harmony, peace, and balance".
He also had thoughts of each of the primary colours, and that each one of them had a meaning, such as: blue was used for masculinity and spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red showed violence. He also used blue throughout his career because he believed that it represented spirituality.
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