Who Started Expressionism?
Expressionistic movement is known as an art in which the emotions of the artists are paramount. The style took place not in painting only but also in another spheres, such as sculpture, literature, film, etc. The Expressionist movement is characterised by the use of symbolic colours, distorted forms, surface and shapes – to demonstrate the precedence over a rational. The aim of Expressionism is to produce a highly emotional effect distorting reality. The term «Expressionism» is referred to Herwarth Walden’ publication in “Sturm” in 1911, however originally the term referenced all modernist or progressive movements (Cubism, Fauvism). These days, the term is generally referred to a specific art movement developed in Germany. Expressionistic movement formed as a reaction against Impressionism, the peak of it’s development occurred in the early 20th Century. The movement rejected the idea of focusing on externals and emphasized the inner feelings of the artist. However, it is also consider
