Expressionism 0.0 / 5 ? History of Art20th centuryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: epearce1998Created on: 19-06-17 13:01 Matisse 'Woman with the Hat' (1905) Description Non-naturalistic colour, distorted scale, impasto brushwork applied from tubes Untraditional portrait, figure seperated from background, face applied on surface Lack of spatial recession and shadow, vigourous staccato brushwork Hat a fashion statement, worn by bourgeoise, reflects her confidence Context One of the first called a 'wild beast' by Vauxcelles at Salon de'Automne His wife, Amelie, wild and reckless personality, equal relationship, held out for 500 francs Nietzsche promoting wild and expressive colour, Guagin promoting return to purity of means 'Crude graffitti', even young artists couldn't identify, judge on value of a portrait Called childlike, barbaric, but some saw this as positive as associated with naturalism 1 of 3 Kirchner 'Five Women on a Street' (1913) Description 5 women with similar features, use of black and green - sinister, sickly atmoshere Elaborate, feathered clothing, elongated, bird-like, beak-like chins- sinister birds of paradise Side profiles, flatly painted, space enclosive and claustrophobic, broken, scribbled brushwork Context Kirchner arcitectural student, used streets of Dreden, city on verge of war- uneasiness Isolation/ alienation of the city- colour used to create tension Sexually violent- red lips, seem like they're praying on viewer, dressed in black like harpies/ sirens, could reflect nervousness about STDs at time Influences African masks with sharp features, pointed chins, Munch, Van Gogh, Fauvism Brothel scene done several times e.g. in woodcuts Illustration of Von Chemisso's story of man who sold soul to the devil- corruption of city 2 of 3 Kandinsky 'Composition VII' (1913) Description Biblical flood, spiritual rebirth as talked about in 'Concerning the Spiritual on Art' Semi circles, twisting lines, bursts of colour, forms evoking violence and choas Contrast of light/dark, strong diagonal, acute angles yellow, right angles red Some recognisable features in boats, waves, sand dunes and ladder = piano keys Influences Wagner concert 1869 'saw all the colours in my mind...wild almost crazy lines', The Ring Title- music, tries to do visually what music does spiritually, links to Shoenberg Fauvists in use of colour, Surrealists in dreams as subject, Miro in biomorphic forms Context Blue Rider Expressionist group- linked to spirituality and abstraction, mystical theoscopy Synathesia with linking music and visuals, condition Kandinsky may have had Time of political change- Russian Revolution, WW1, rise of Nazis 3 of 3
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