Conventions of the expressionist art movement

These works main goal wasn’t to be realistic, but to show emotion through their use of colour and shapes especially. They wanted to push feeling through their art, instead of aiming for perfection. The use of colour was bold and abstract, with each part being emphasised. Fine details were not their priority, they wanted to show through large elements, instead of intricacies. Aswell as this, they often had a surreal feeling, due to the unrealistic, distorted and strange shapes used.

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