tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32583868066617122322024-03-12T16:03:10.616-07:00German Expressionism<img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/german.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">
Expressionism is a movement that emerged from Germany before the first world war. It affected theater, architecture, music, painging, sculpture and cinema.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-25979068088205976302008-11-28T05:26:00.001-08:002008-11-28T05:27:36.934-08:00Effect<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">influence</span></span> of expressionism can still be seen. Especially in Tim Burton's movies.<br /></div><br /><br /><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/caligari3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-33281354886761405602008-11-28T05:20:00.000-08:002008-11-28T05:21:27.772-08:00Expressionism in music<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bBf2K4S4Nmk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bBf2K4S4Nmk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-56249125987631035872008-11-28T05:17:00.000-08:002008-11-28T05:18:54.993-08:00Architecture<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The influence of expressionism in architecture.<br /><br />............................<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 300px; height: 396px;" src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/garcitecture.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-47651586169273692182008-11-28T05:14:00.001-08:002008-11-28T05:14:24.335-08:00Nosferatu<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3cRvBpkOAQ4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param 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width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The whole movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNJBbXhvOs&feature=related</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-55413083087633074202008-11-28T04:51:00.000-08:002008-11-28T05:07:56.344-08:00German Expressionism Typeface-Kabel<img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/kabel.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabel_%28typeface%29" target="_blank"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/KabelSP.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-68119416108224277772008-11-28T04:45:00.000-08:002008-11-28T04:51:17.483-08:00Metropolis<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">And we're not talking about the city in Superman's comics...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/neuesachlichkeit/georgegrosz-metropolis1917.jpg"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/georgegrosz-metropolis1917.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">by George Grosz in 1917</span> </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-24556555193801947552008-11-28T04:21:00.000-08:002008-11-28T04:45:20.036-08:00The Neue Sachlichkeit<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Although they arose in 1920 in opposition to Expressionism, the work o the Verists and the Magic Realists is associated with those of expressionists.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The difference between the two listed by Franz Roh are as follow: </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Expressionism</span> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">ecstatic objects ,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">many religious themes ,<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">the stifled object, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">rhythmic ,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">arousing,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">dynamic, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">loud, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">summary, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">obvious, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">monumental ,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">warm, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">thick coloration, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">roughened ,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">like uncut stone, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">work process preserved,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">leaving traces, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">expressive deformation of objects, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">rich in diagonals, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">often acute, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">working against the edges of image,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">primitive civilized,<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Post-Expressionism</span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">plain objects,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">few religious themes,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">the explanatory object,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">representative,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">engrossing,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">static,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">quiet,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">sustained,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">obvious and enigmatic,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">miniature,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">cool to cold,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">thin layer of color,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">smooth, dislodged,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">like polished metal,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">work process effaced,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">pure objectification,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">harmonic cleansing of objects,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">rectangular in frame,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">parallel,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">fixed within edges of image,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">civilized,</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-60340842506505149562008-11-27T19:08:00.000-08:002008-11-27T19:17:18.805-08:00The Bauhaus School<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The Bauhaus School on the contrary to the other groups was not predominantly expressionist. It only operated for 14 years. Due to teachers such as <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Johannes Itten</span> </span>and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Wassily Kandinsky</span></span>, the school did have Expressionism influence.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">...........................</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/bauhaus.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-22276343869504964572008-11-27T18:57:00.000-08:002008-11-27T19:04:02.819-08:00Standing Child<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The work of <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Erich Heckel</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">.......................</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_CYLvTRVSFTI/SKrwJJ8pb_I/AAAAAAAABQM/KWR8XYbuPlA/Heckel+Standing+Child+1910.jpg"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/StandingChild10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-53236950537549059642008-11-27T18:44:00.000-08:002008-11-27T18:52:34.075-08:00Mask Still Life III<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">A very interesting painting by <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Emil Nolde</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">,</span></span> part of </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Die Brücke, </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">full of colours shapes and spontaneous strokes. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">...................................</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/CollectionDatabase_ImageView.cfm?id=2223&theme=M_C"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/Mask_still_life_iii1911-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-47074375733193118292008-11-27T18:20:00.000-08:002008-11-27T18:40:26.796-08:00Die Brücke<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Other than </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >Der Blaue Reiter, </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">different groups had formed. One of those was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >Die Brücke,</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Bridge, they believed that art could be a bridge to the future, hence the name. The following painting by </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ernst Ludwig Kirchner</span> </span>depicts his loneliness even though he is around people.</span> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"></span></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Ernst Ludwig Kirchner said:<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"> "The more I mixed with people, the more I felt my loneliness."</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">.......................<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=78426" target="_blank"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/StreetDresden08.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-26931128102622670432008-11-27T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-27T18:39:47.667-08:00Die Füchse by Franz Marc<div style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">Franz Marc</span> </span>was an important painter in the Expressionism movement. Expressionism was influenced by Fauvism, Symbolism and Cubism. It is easy to see that in Franz Marc's work which monstly consisted of animals as subjects. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >....................................</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:13;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/dieFchse.jpg" alt="Photobucket" style="text-decoration: underline;" border="0" /><br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-82336645290908053522008-11-27T17:39:00.000-08:002008-11-27T17:53:48.886-08:00Farbstudie Quadrate by Wassily Kardinsky<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 15px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Russian-born painter and writer Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was one of the most influential abstract </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">art pioneers</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. He was the one that formed the artist's association "Der Blaue Reiter" which believed that the art had to portray </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the world as it truly existed without influencing it with the artist's emotions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(108, 108, 108); text-align: -webkit-left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 15px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-align: center; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(108, 108, 108); text-align: -webkit-left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 15px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;"> </span></span></span><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/FarbstudieQuadrate.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" style="text-decoration: underline;" /></span></span></span></span></span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258386806661712232.post-38216601266171337672008-11-27T17:02:00.001-08:002008-11-27T17:31:42.035-08:00What it is<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">Expressionism is a style of art that started in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Germany</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span> It is a complex style that depicts most of the time a distorted world and that portrays the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">artist's state of mind</span>. Expressionism did not only affect the field of painting. It could be seen in literature, theatre, stage design, dance and film too. </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">............................................</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/TheScream.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/chapandry/TheScream.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05932246091105660476noreply@blogger.com0