Expressionism - Wikipedia Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas
Expressionism | Definition, Characteristics, Artists, Music, Theater . . . Expressionism, artistic style in which the artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses In a broader sense Expressionism is one of the main currents of art, literature, music, theater, and film in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Expressionism Movement Overview | TheArtStory Expressionism emerged simultaneously in various cities across Germany as a response to a widespread anxiety about humanity's increasingly discordant relationship with the world and accompanying lost feelings of authenticity and spirituality
What is Expressionism? Exploring the History of the Modern Movement Expressionism is a modernist movement that emerged in early 20th-century Germany Artists working in this style distort the reality of their subjects in order to “express” their own emotions, feelings, and ideas
Expressionism Art – A History of the Expressionist Movement Seen as a modernist movement, Expressionism art emerged in Germany just before World War I, before spreading across the world This broad movement developed into a niche exploration of art known as German Expressionism, which went on to define the Expressionist movement throughout its reign
Smarthistory – Expressionism, an introduction Like many categories in art history, Expressionism was not a name coined by artists themselves It first emerged around 1910 as a way to classify art that shared common stylistic traits and seemed to emphasize emotional impact over descriptive accuracy
Expressionism - MoMA As Expressionism evolved from the beginning of the 20th century through the early 1920s, its crucial themes and genres reflected deeply humanistic concerns and an ambivalent attitude toward modernity, eventually confronting the devastating experience of World War I and its aftermath
Expressionism Art Movement – History, Artists and Artwork Expressionism is a modernist movement that first developed around 1905 and continued until around the end of World War II Expressionist artists sought to represent the world from a subjective perspective by using color and distortion of the subject to evoke moods and achieve an emotional effect
Expressionism - National Gallery of Art Expressionism Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Two Girls under an Umbrella, 1910, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 1992 58 1 Expressionism German expressionists used art to respond to the cultural and political upheavals of the early 20th century They were dissatisfied with social conventions and rejected academic standards of beauty
The Evolution and Impact of Expressionism: A Comprehensive Historical . . . Expressionism, an influential art movement, began in the early 20th century, marked by its emphasis on representing subjective emotions and experiences Originally emerging in Germany, its influence quickly spread across various forms of art including painting, literature, and music