Expressionism

How did techniques within abstract expressionism emerge as a result of the social influences of World War II? As the arts express the feeling of the time, abstract expressionism emerged in the mid 1940s to the 1950s to express the personal feelings, and larger spiritual feelings of the artists. This style of painting cannot be described with a specific style, but rather against realist and traditional styles. The common element in their artwork was the emotional component that drove their…

Pollock was only 11 years old when he discovered Native American Art (Freedgood 113). Pollock was an abstract expressionist American painter in the 1930’s he studied with Thomas Benton in New York at the Art students league (Artstory.org). Abstract expressionism was a post WWII art movement in America that developed in New York in the 1940’s (Wilkes 200). He lived with his older brothers in Greenwich Village where they were so poor that they barely had food to eat, and he worked as a custodian…

associated with abstract expressionism and self identity within abstract expressionism, we look into arguably the piece of work that cemented his name within the American art world, Electric Night. Breaking this work down aspect by aspect, visually and conceptually. Exploring his style known as white writing, and influences from the Japanese culture, the Northwest school, and other artist including Jackson Pollock. Finally, looking at what Mark Tobey meant the abstract expressionism movement,…

Abstract Expressionism is a term pertaining to a movement in American painting that thrived in New York City after World War II (late 1940’s). In abstract expressionism, the painter expresses their personality by the use of color and shapes. Abstract expressionist art does not necessarily consist of painting an object or image, but instead focuses more on the interaction of color, paint, and canvas. The varied works share the theme of using abstraction to convey strongly passionate and…

This dramatic change in culture and societies was particularly in the Western countries, which Expressionism is also referred to an avant- garde art as this art movement was experimental and innovative with art and cultural connections. Expressionism gained publicity in Berlin during the Weimar Republic period, when Germany won the victory in World War I; it therefore influences the work of the expressionist. Other expressionists…

to be more broad than traditional styles like Abstract Expressionism, so the use of non-art materials were incorporated. This focused on ordinary and easily identifiable subjects that expressed the popular culture of the day. By the 1960s the movement's initial affect had been adjusted, yet its methods and supporters remained highly influential in art. This had a profound effect on the work of many artists who followed. Abstract Expressionism influenced all the art movements of the 1960s such as…

Expressionism: 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…

Expressionism is defined as using a art form or drama as a means for depicting subjective emotions and responses. Forms of expressionism often connect to the artists own life which could be said about Orson Welles’s 1941 film Citizen Kane. It is widely thought that Citizen Kane is an unauthorized biography about the life of William Randolph Hearst, a well known newspaper tycoon from the time the film was made. The film is perhaps a dramatized account of a man who controls the people through…

Wilding uses an expressionism style in her art to connect with her viewer, whereas Regnier uses impressionism in her painting. When viewing Wilding's tree painting, and many others it becomes evident that she would be considered and expressional artist. Expressionism is an art movement that originated in 20th century Germany. Expressionist artists turned to bright colors and distorted subjects to show emotions through their art. Wildings painting display many characteristics of expressionism,…

Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. Post Impressionism was different from Romanticism due to its still visible and disconnected which Romanticism was the complete opposite to the sleek, blended strokes associated with Romanticism and its painters. Expressionism was the 20th century movement towards distortion…