Art movements
GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM
1905-1930
Expressionism has affected many artistic fields: painting, architecture, literature, theatre, cinema, music, dance, etc.
German expressionism seeks more to express the world than to really show it. We then speak of an expressiveness in painting. This movement leaves artists free; they are not subject to rules and can openly express their feelings. That is why expressionism is subjective, it is the artist who offers us his vision of things. In 1893, Edvard Munch's "Le cri" was the first reference for the two groups of German painters who were created in 1905 (Die Brücke - Le Pont) and 1911 (Der Blauer Reiter - Le Cavalier bleu). The term "Expressionismism" (Expressionismus in German) comes from the annual exhibition of 1911 organized by the Berlin Secession. This art contrasts with the official art protected by William II, the third German emperor (1859-1941). This new artistic movement is both fascinated and frightened by the rhythms of the city and modernity. It reflects a pessimistic view of reality in the old days of the First World War (1914-1918). Expressionism was condemned by the Nazi regime as a "degenerate art".
German expressionism seeks more to express the world than to really show it. We then speak of an expressiveness in painting. This movement leaves artists free; they are not subject to rules and can openly express their feelings. That is why expressionism is subjective, it is the artist who offers us his vision of things. In 1893, Edvard Munch's "Le cri" was the first reference for the two groups of German painters who were created in 1905 (Die Brücke - Le Pont) and 1911 (Der Blauer Reiter - Le Cavalier bleu). The term "Expressionismism" (Expressionismus in German) comes from the annual exhibition of 1911 organized by the Berlin Secession. This art contrasts with the official art protected by William II, the third German emperor (1859-1941). This new artistic movement is both fascinated and frightened by the rhythms of the city and modernity. It reflects a pessimistic view of reality in the old days of the First World War (1914-1918). Expressionism was condemned by the Nazi regime as a "degenerate art".
Artists not in gallery : Fritz Bleyl, Alexei von Jawlensky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Artists in gallery : Erich Heckel, Wassily Kandinsky, Moissej Kogan, Käthe Kollwitz, Max Pechstein.
XXth century art movements
- 1855-1890 IMPRESSIONNISM
- 1880-1895 JAPONISM
- 1888-1910 NABIS MOVEMENT
- 1900-1932 EXPRESSIONISM
- 1902-1907 FAUVISM
- 1905-1930 GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM
- 1907-1912 NEW-PRIMITIVISM
- 1907-1925 CUBISM
- 1909 RAYONNISM
- 1909-1916 FUTURISM
- 1912-1920 ORPHISM
- 1913 ARMORY SHOW
- 1915-1920 SUPREMATISM
- 1915-1935 SCHOOL OF PARIS MONTPARNASSE
- 1916-1924 DADAISM
- 1918-1939 PHOTOGRAPHY BETWEEN WARS
- 1919-1933 BAUHAUS
- 1920-1927 PURISM
- 1920-1950 SOCIAL REALISM
- 1922-1933 ITALIAN NOVECENTO
- 1922-1960 MURALISM
- 1924-1969 SURREALISM
- 1925-1935 ART DECO
- 1927-1965 ATELIER 17
- 1930-1970 MODERN SCULPTURE
- 1931-1938 ABSTRACTION-CREATION
- 1933 UNIT ONE GROUP
- 1935-1980 MAGIC REALISM
- 1938-1968 SPACIALISM
- 1942-1957 ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
- 1942-1975 NON FIGURATIVE ART
- 1945-1960 SCHOOL OF PARIS
- 1945-1985 ART BRUT
- 1946-1956 NEW REALITIES
- 1946-2000 LETTRISM
- 1948-1952 COBRA
- 1950-1960 LYRIC ART, ABSTRACT, TACHISM
- 1950-1960 NEW-DADAISM
- 1951 ESPACE GROUP
- 1954-.... NUAGISM
- 1955-1968 OPTICAL ART
- 1955-1970 POP'ART
- 1960 SCHOOL OF LONDON
- 1960-1970 NEW REALISM
- 1960-1972 FLUXUS
- 1960-1980 NEW FIGURATION
- 1962-1965 MECHANICAL ART
- 1962-1980 MINIMAL ART
- 1965-1975 SCHOOL OF NICE
- 1965-1975 NARRATIVE FIGURATION
- 1965-1980 CONCEPTUAL ART
- 1965-1985 HYPERREALISM
- 1966-1971 ARTE POVERA
- 1968- LAND ART
- 1970-1972 SUPPORTS/SURFACE
- 1970-2020 STREET ART
- 1975- PHOTOGRAPHY PERIOD 1975
- 1975-1985 GERMAN NEW EXPRESSIONNISM
- 1979-1990 ITALIAN TRANS-AVANT-GARDE
- 1980-2016 FREE FIGURATION
- XXème siècle SINGULAR ARTISTS
- XXth century ARTISTS OF TODAY
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