Expressionism and Impressionism

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Post-Developmental Phase: Activity 7. Try this!

Explain the difference between Expressionism and Impressionism. Give examples of painting
and critique it based on the criteria you have studied.

Expressionism

Expressionism is generally regarded as a modernist trend that placed a greater emphasis on


the artist's inner emotions than on the subject matter and how it appeared. Some of the most
well-known Expressionist paintings include scenarios that have been twisted to the point that
some viewers may struggle to grasp what the topic is truly about.

Edvard Munch is arguably the most well-known Expressionist artist, since his painting The
Scream has long been regarded as the movement's most iconic piece. Munch is shown in a
panicked and terrified condition as he witnesses what he describes as the "scream of nature"
after his companions, who can be seen in the background, abandoned him on a bridge. It's
unknown if Munch was trying to construct a scenario that reflected his own inner emotions
about the world around him, or whether this incident really occurred.

Kirchner is regarded as one of the most well-known Expressionist painters of the early
twentieth century. He created scenarios in which different people were portrayed in broad,
extending shapes with vibrant, often clashing colors. Street, Berlin was completed in 1913,
during the height of Germany's Expressionist movement. A group of individuals strolling along
a street in a German metropolis, their bodies twisted and stretched into an extended shape,
their faces almost unrecognizable from one another, is shown in the picture. This is believed
to be a depiction of Krichner's emotional response to walking through the streets of Berlin at
the period, which were frequently packed with others dressed similarly.

Vincent Van Gogh is perhaps the most well-known Expressionist painter. His life was a
vicious cycle of happiness and misery, as he spent years in different asylums throughout
France, attempting to cure his mental disorders, which often expressed themselves in self-
destructive behaviors. On a day when he was desperate, the artist famously chopped off his
own ear. He would subsequently paint a self-portrait with a bandaged ear that would become
iconic and strongly linked with Expressionism's most renowned works. According to Van
Gogh, many of his most renowned paintings focused on flowers and other aspects of nature
that were too frequently ignored by others. He emphasized the flowing beauty of flowers by
painting them in vivid and bright hues. To further emphasize the natural flow of the wind or
other natural elements, he would often paint with swirling or curving brush strokes. Despite
the fact that he painted in an expressionist manner, Van Gogh is primarily a post-
impressionist painter.
Impressionism

They tried to portray the environment around them and concentrated more on how
that scene looked at first sight than the real subtleties of each component of the work.
Many Impressionist painters tried to capture the ephemeral grandeur of each
landscape, public event, or other pastime they focused on.

Impressionism was named after Claude Monet's work Impression, Sunrise. The
painting depicted a peaceful dawn over a quiet port with a few tiny boats and bigger
vessels in the distance. Many art experts saw the title Imprint as a perfect description
of the delicate impression made on the spectator by the warm hues depicting the
sun's first peek above the horizon as it beams through the foggy morning port. Claude
Monet is well known for his work Impression, Sunrise, one of the most renowned
French Impressionist paintings. Known for his wide fields of color depicting different
landscapes and settings from France, he is one of the original fathers of
Impressionism. Many of his most famous paintings use opposing and complementary
colors.

While Eduoard Manet frequently painted the feminine form, some of his most famous
Impressionist paintings depicted daily life in Paris.Parisians would frequently
congregate in parks and other public spaces to sing, dance, and socialize. A Bar at
the Folies-Bergere, Concert in the Tuileries Gardens, and Roadmenders in the Rue
de Berne are among his most famous pieces.
Explain the difference between Expressionism and Impressionism

Despite the fact that they may sound similar, Impressionism and Expressionism
are two distinct art styles. Impressionism was an art movement that spanned
approximately two decades in the second half of the nineteenth century, yet
Expressionism may be considered the polar opposite of Impressionism in certain ways.
Both art styles originated in Europe, but their tone and techniques of production are very
different. Impressionism owes its origins to the Realism movement, which flourished in
Europe throughout the 1800s, particularly in France and England. After Impressionism
had taken effect in Europe's most popular art cities, Expressionism arose in Germany
decades later.

The crucial difference between impressionism and expressionism is that


impressionism utilizes light to capture the essence of a scene, while expressionism
uses vibrant colors to communicate the artist's subjective emotional reaction to that
item. The major distinctions between the two techniques have less to do with the
brushstrokes or coloring employed on canvas and more to do with the emotional
reaction they were intended to elicit.

The two art styles may be compared and contrasted in a number of ways based
on their outward appearances, but the real distinctions between Expressionism and
Impressionism lay in human psychology. Both art trends are based on the artist's or the
viewer's emotional condition, or both in certain instances. These two art movements
have had a significant impact on the evolution of current and modern art as a whole,
and they continue to be linked to a variety of creative media that have their origins in
both Impressionism and Expressionism.

Impressionism vs Expressionism - What's the Difference? - Artst

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