The Expressionist Fine Art Movement

Describe some of the stylistic conventions associated with the Expressionist art movement. Post some additional examples of Expressionist Art.

‘Conventions of the expressionist style include distortion, exaggeration, fantasy, and vivid, jarring, violent, or dynamic application of colour in order to express the artist’s inner feelings or ideas.’ Expressionistic art aimed to express emotional experiences oppose to physical reality.’

wassily kandinsky der blaue reiter (1903)
Egon Schiele, Seated Woman with Bent Knee (1917)
Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation VII. Painting reproduced in “Expressionism” by Ashley Bassie

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