Expressionism I like art I love painting and drawing It is fun to make my own art but it is also really interesting to learn about art from the past The different times people made art are sometimes called periods Expressionism was an art period that began in in Germany in the early 1900s 4
Observe this painting What do you see Notice the swirls and movement of the sky See how the tree is painted in a flowing and shapeless way Look at how the people are painted This is an Expressionist painting 5
Expressionists saw problems within society and wanted to create art that expressed their feelings about these problems New technology like the engine the radio and the airplane came about during this time and changed the world around these artists These changes affected their lives so much they used art to show how they felt 6
The art they created was a brand new style and a form of self-expression Expressionism changed how art was critiqued or judged Art used to be critiqued based on how well the people were drawn or how well the colors went together However Expressionist art was judged based on how well it showed the artist’s true feelings 7
