Essays Tagged: "Expressionism"

The Life of Vincent van Gogh

nds. He was one of the greatest Dutch painters of all time. He powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art.His uncle was a partner in the international firm of picture dealers Gou ...

(1 pages) 124 2 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Expressionism Expressionism was one of the main movements in the later 19th and 20th centuries. No other artistic style has had as much an impact on 20th century art as expressionism has.

Expressionism was one of the main movements in the later 19th and 20th centuries.No other artistic s ... er 19th and 20th centuries.No other artistic style has had as much an impact on 20th century art as expressionism has.Expressionism not only has influenced the art movement, it has influenced other ex ... the artist's inner convictions began to differ, and the Die Brucke came to an end.So much of early expressionism was used in a negative way due to artists own emotional/mental problems, for example, ...

(4 pages) 233 0 2.6 Aug/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Edvard Munch 1863-1944.

and graphic works, based on personal grief and obsessions, were instrumental in the development of expressionism.Edvard Munch grew up in Norway's capital, Oslo, then called Christiania. His father, C ...

(2 pages) 68 0 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

A quick introduction into the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh.

works of the last three years of his brief ten-year painting career. He had a powerful influence on expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh created more than 800 oil paintings and 700 drawings, but he s ...

(3 pages) 123 3 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The main features of Fauvism, Expressioism and Cubism

The main features of Fauvism, Expressionism, and CubismExpressionism as an art form could be loosely defined as a movement of arti ... e able to express emotion and feeling in their work.The work that falls under the classification of expressionism is widely varied in its style and appearance. Some elements of expressionism were part ... ostly paintings reflected his emotional state in their colouration and style.. The main features of expressionism would have to be its emotional inspiration and personal flexibility in the constructio ...

(4 pages) 89 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Expressionism

EXPRESSIONISMThe year 1905 saw art get a double start, for the French Fauves weren't the only artist ... to express themselves and the world condition with their art. Their movement was soon described as Expressionism.The approach of the German Die Brucke artists differed somewhat from the Fauve outlook ... orld and the personal relationship of each artist to it. Consequently, the emotions found in German Expressionism are much more intense than those of Fauve art.The Expressionists united as Die Brucke ...

(5 pages) 122 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

'The American plays set for study use expressionist and symbolist techniques in order to change people's perceptions of the world'

ues can be seen in the use of the ever present stage manager, quite a rarity in these early days of expressionism, the stage manager acts as a form of narrator, directly addressing the audience and pr ...

(3 pages) 26 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Franz Marc: a brief frames analysis

SubjectiveInfluenced by Cubism, Impressionism, Expressionism and Futurism.Was interested in art based on a wide spectrum of colour that expressed p ...

(2 pages) 49 0 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The Realism of Authur Miller

ly and society in general."Social conception of human brotherhood." Death of a Salesman uses social expressionism in the human brotherhood and how love and death are aspects of this father to son rela ...

(1 pages) 36 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

In what ways does Tennessee Williams challenge the conventions of naturalistic theatre in The Glass Menagerie in order to develop his main themes?

transition between the two different dramatic periods. In the production notes, Williams describes expressionism in The Glass Menagerie as "a closer approach to truth". By this he meant the truth abo ... oss the themes of the play; escape, reality and memory.The Glass Menagerie shows influences of both expressionism and naturalism because Tennessee Williams was greatly influenced by European playwrigh ...

(5 pages) 52 1 4.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

"Modernist styles such as impressionism, post impressionism, cubism and expressionism challenged conventional ideas in art making and the ways in which art was thought about

"Modernist styles such as impressionism, post impressionism, cubism and expressionism challenged conventional ideas in art making and the ways in which art was thought abou ...

(11 pages) 123 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Expressionist Theatre - Explanation and History

Expressionism started as a visual art form for an antidote to the beauty of impressionism. The point ... t view of that thing (it?s sometimes called ?anti-realism). I can give you a very simple example of expressionism: If I showed an impressionist a vase of flowers, they might produce something akin to ... es. This short life-story sums up the more extreme rationale of an expressionist playwright.Because expressionism was born during the war, supply was low and producers could not come up with adequate ...

(2 pages) 31 0 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Works of Art in Weimar Germany

thorough viewing. An example of such an artist would Paul Klee, Swiss Painter, who focused more on expressionism, a form of abstract painting that expresses the innermost thoughts of an artist. One a ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Art Essays

Feminism in "The Revolt of 'Mother'" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

The Wife of Man: An Existential Approach to Modern Feminism"In literature, Expressionism is often considered a revolt against realism and naturalism, seeking to achieve a psyc ... Mrs. Peen includes both an implicit and explicit representation. In doing so, Freeman departs from expressionism, and embraces psychological realism and the portrayal of inner-self through the consci ...

(3 pages) 42 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Investigate the art movement of 'expressionism'

I have chosen to explore the movement of expressionism, as this is the period of art that has most influenced my own work. I knew a little ab ... nd the little that I did know has driven me to want to explore this style of painting in more depth.Expressionism is a style of art in which the emotional content of the piece takes precedence over th ... ened, and colour is used in a symbolic way that abandons the semblance of realism.Although the term expressionism was not applied to painting until 1911, the qualities attributed to expressionism are ...

(14 pages) 133 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Expressionism - Theatre Styles

Expressionism is an attempt to discover a technique and method which will express what the dramatist ... onic effects and heightened intensity all would become characteristics of later expressionist plays.Expressionism is a protest, on the one hand, against the sentimental unrealities of Romanticism and, ... life, the speech habits, manners, emotions and ideas of one or another class in society. Narrowly, expressionism reveals the influence on the drama of the current concern with the rich and complex, c ...

(4 pages) 50 0 4.2 Jul/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Humanities, The Art of Architecture prepared on structures such as: "The Collsseum" and "The Westminster Abbey". Arts and Culture by: Rebold Janetts Benton and Robert Di Yanni

h until now. "Architecture is a branch of visual arts that combines practical function and artistic expressionism; it is an art to inhabit" (Arts and Culture xxvii).In prehistoric architecture very li ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Image And Sound In The Information Age

as Gursky, and Cai Guo-Qiang, this variety may seem to have been impossible decades ago. Back then, Expressionism was a movement that proved to be an enduring force in 20th century art, exercising a s ... the developmental story of postmodern expression in the form of the avant-garde movements known as Expressionism, Dada, de Stijl, Surrealism, and Constructivism, among others.The exuberance of moveme ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Modernism And Picasso

nition of art in itself.Modernism includes many different styles such as cubism, fauvism, futurism, expressionism and surrealism. Within each of these movements the following characteristics are held, ...

(5 pages) 98 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Hairy Ape Character Analysis

Style "The Hairy Ape" was done in the expressionist style of theater. Expressionism is the theatrical technique which will use the staging and setting to show the charact ... show the characters inner emotion or the keep the theme constantly within the audience's sight. In Expressionism, characters do not act or talk the way they really would, everything is extreme to pro ... characters do not act or talk the way they really would, everything is extreme to prove a point. In Expressionism plausibility is deliberately altered by the author to make the theme clear.Characters ...

(3 pages) 22 0 4.6 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists