Expressionist artists

Expressionism originated in Germany in the early 20th century. It is a difficult movement to define as it seems to overlap with many of other movements (Cubism, Surrealism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism). No wonder art history can be so confusing to an outsider with the vast number of 'isms'. As its name suggests, Expressionism is characterized by

De Kooning's Excavation in the Chicago Art Institute Willem de Kooning in his studio in 1950 Willem de Kooning, Excavation, 1950 I stood in ...

Few art movements are as synonymous with the image of a paint-splattered male painter than abstract expressionism. Some of art history’s most radical masculine personalities emerged from the period, in which the physicality of the works echoed the…

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A leading artist among the Abstract Expressionists, Willem de Kooning never believed that abstraction and representation were mutually exclusive. As he stated: “I’m not interested in ‘abstracting’ or taking things out or reducing painting to design, form, line, and color. I paint this way because I can keep putting more things in it–drama, anger, pain, love, a figure, a horse, my ideas about space. Through your eyes it again becomes an emotion or idea.” Woman and Bicycle, one of a series of…

Expressionism is a broad artistic movement that emerged in Europe in the early 20th century. It encompasses various styles and forms of art, including painting, sculpture, literature, and film. At its core, Expressionism is characterized by a desire to express the emotional and psychological realities of the human experience. Characteristics of Expressionism The key characteristics of Expressionism include a heightened emotional intensity, a focus on the subjective experience, and a...

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I was dancing around and imagining I was painting with Joan and looking at Joan Mitchell Painting in the National Gallery of Art and heard a woman standing in the area whisper a comment about a Joan…