German Expressionism - Adam P. Wadenius
German Expressionism - Adam P. Wadenius
German Expressionism - Adam P. Wadenius
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<strong>German</strong> <strong>Expressionism</strong><br />
• <strong>German</strong> <strong>Expressionism</strong> evolves as a reaction against<br />
realism. Its practitioners favored extreme distortion to<br />
express an inner emotional reality rather than surface<br />
appearances.<br />
Kirchner’s “Baigneurs” (1909) Kirchner’s “Women on the Street” (1914)<br />
• Expressionist painting avoids the shading, colors,<br />
volume, and depth of realist paintings. Instead,<br />
Expressionists use large shapes of bright, unrealistic<br />
colors with dark, cartoonlike outlines.
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