Origins of Expressionism
Exhibited in The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham, Expressionism differed greatly from its predecessor, Impressionism. Unlike Impressionism, Expressionism’s “goals were not to reproduce the impression suggested by the surrounding world, but to strongly impose the artist's own sensibility to the world's representation” (Web museum 1). In Expressionism, “the artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in him” (Web museum 1). Using variety of violent colors and exaggerated lines to express their intense emotions, the expressionists painted the world in a new way.
Paul Gaugin, who Charles Strickland is based on, was one the first Expressionists. Other painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch, along with Paul Gaugin, were the pioneers of the Expressionist movement. The term expressionism was not applied to painting until 1911 (History of Expressionism), but the earlier works of Gaugin, van Gogh and Munch clearly provided the inspiration for the movement. Existing mostly in Germany, one of the most important Expressionist groups was “originated by a Dresden group called Die Brücke, which included painters Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, and Otto Müller” (History of Expressionism). After viewing a Munich show of Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, founder of the Brücke group, felt that the paintings were lacking significance in content and execution. This led to his decision in 1900 that “German art needed a different direction” (Norris) and he created Brücke in 1905.
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Norris, George. “Expressionism: Its Spiritual and Social Voice.” VCCA Journal Electronic Edition. 1996. 16 November 2002
< http://www.br.cc.va.us/vcca/norris2.html>. - Article on the history and social implications of Expressionism.
(Web Museum 1) Pioch, Nicolas. “Expressionism.” 16 September 2002. Web Museum: Paris. 16 November 2002 < http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/expressionism.html>. – History of expressionism focusing on the Brücke group.
(Web Museum 2) Pioch, Nicolas. “Expressionism.” 16 September 2002. Web Museum: Paris. 16 November 2002 < http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/expressionism/>. – Definition and brief history of Expressionism.
“History of Expressionism.” Euro Art Gallery. 16 November 2002 < http://euro-art-gallery.net/history/expressionism.htm>. – Short history of Expressionism.
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