founder of Cubism. Cubism consisted of three phases. The first phase‚ also known as Analytic Cubism‚ was the phase where there became a simplification‚ distortion and emphasis of the forms of objects. It is said that this first stage of Cubism was
Premium Art Cubism Pablo Picasso
Expressionism was an artistic movement that originated in Germany at the start of 20th century. The expressionist was originally used in the medium of painting‚ poetry and architecture as well as by the ideas from German romanticism of the 19th century; gothic literature‚ myth and folklore; which spread to other medium such as film. German expressionist became popular in the 1920’s during the Weimar years. Expressionist films were heavily influenced by modern art (paintings)‚ Expressionist movie
Premium World War II Adolf Hitler Nazi Germany
Georges Rouault French Fauvism Biography: Georges Rouault was a French fauvist painter. He was born into a poor family. His mother always supported him in his love of art and was with him every step of the way. Rouault had been an apprentice glass painter and restorer for 5 years. This shows in his paintings because of the heavy black contouring and glowing colours. During his apprenticeship Georges also attended the School of Fine Arts. In 1891 he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Official
Premium Fauvism Henri Matisse
Reflection Activity: Expressionist Music and Jazz Expressionism is an artistic movement that stresses intense and subjective emotion. Artists that use expressionism usually focus on their inner feelings instead of depicting outward appearances. Expressionism is an art concerned with social protest. Some characteristics of expressionist music are that it is episodic with a fragmentary form. It involves a great emotional magnitude. Also‚ it is discontinuous. Most expressionist works stress harsh dissonance
Premium Jazz
of Abstract Expressionism Project Prepared for Donald McIntyre Professor‚ DeVry University Project Prepared by Colleen Mitchell Student‚ DeVry University June 7‚ 2009 Modernism is one of the cultural movements which took place in the nineteenth to the twentieth century. This movement was sure to draw attention to the artists’ work of art mainly because of the complexity of the artist’s creativity and breaking away from the more traditional works. Abstract Expressionism was a modernist
Premium Modernism Modern art Abstract expressionism
German Expressionism and Tim Burton Tim Burton’s films have often been noted as modern day forms of German expressionism (the creative movement in Germany before World War I). It is through such things as sets‚ themes‚ makeup and costuming‚ lighting and shadows‚ acting techniques‚ and character that we can see Burton has been widely influenced by films of the era. The notable director’s films Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)‚ Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)‚
Premium German Expressionism
Abstract Art & Expressionism in America Abstract art expressionism is mostly known as the experimental‚ free expression‚ nonrepresentational painting marked by spontaneous expressions. Abstract became and intuitive painting technique producing a non-formal work of art characterized by non-symmetrical lines. Abstract Expressionism is not only a term used to describe a form of art; it’s also a New York school of painting recognizable by free spirited created abstractions. Abstract Expressionism later became
Premium Expressionism Art Modernism
Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism began in the 1940’s in New York and flourished in the 1950’s‚ making New York the centre of the art world. This meant that Paris was no longer the art capital of the world. Abstract Expressionism came at a bad time as it was during World War II and many of the artist in Europe evacuated to the sates which was another big reason New York became so popular to artists. Some distinguished artists who moved to New York were‚ Max Ernst‚ Piet Mondrain and Leo
Premium Family Mother World War II
Norman Lewis “… One of the discouraging things in my own self-education‚ was the fact that painting pictures didn’t bring about any social change.” – Norman Lewis Norman Lewis‚ leading African American artist and prominent member of the Abstract Expressionism movement‚ was born on July 23‚ 1909‚ in Harlem‚ New York. At an early age‚ Mr. Lewis became keenly aware of racial tension as he and his parents resided in a mostly Italian and Jewish neighborhood. At the age of nine‚ Norman Lewis discovered that
Premium Abstract expressionism Harlem Renaissance History of painting
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Paul Cézanne and His Influence on Cubism ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kevin Estrada Jr ARH 200-01 Prof. Fran Smulcheski 16 April 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Cubism can be‚ and has been‚ defined as the world’s first style of abstract art. From it’s lack of landscapes and foreshortening to the multitude of geometric forms‚ Cubist art can be quiet hard to analyze. An abundance of geometric shapes and monochromatic colors can blur the object “in focus”‚ and it’s lack
Free Pablo Picasso Cubism History of painting