EXPRESSIONISM

THEORY OF ART
 EXPRESSIONISM

Expressionism refers to art

in which the image of reality
is distorted in order to make
it expressive of the artist's EXPRESSION
inner feelings or ideas. EMOTION
IDEAS
Expressionist artists sought
to express emotional
experience, rather than ARTIST ART
physical reality.
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ARISTOTLE
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ART:
EXPRESSIONIS
The Expressionist theory of art places the
M
individual at the center of art. The standard for
assessing the quality of an artwork was no longer
an analysis of its composition, art was no longer
to be a literal depiction of the outer world, but
instead, to be about the artist's feelings towards
the world.
SUSANNE
LANGER
“Art is the creation of symbolic
forms expressive of human
feelings.”
LEO TOLSTOY

“Art is the objectification of

emotion.”
ARISTOTLE
“Art is the expression of the
artist’s overflowing emotion.”
(catharsis)
BENEDOTTE
CROCE
“Like language, art is the
expression of idea by the artist.”
(intuitionism)
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JEALOUSY 1895
THE SCREAM STARRY NIGHTS
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WANING STARRY 1985 THE SCREAM
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The music with a
dramatic style that
was common in the
17th century and
early 18th century
and that featured
many decorative
parts and details
The music in European
tradition that includes
opera and symphony
and is generally
considered more
serious than other
kinds of music
The music of the
19th century
characterized by an
emphasis on
subjective emotional
qualities and
freedom form