EXPRESSIONISM

 1. Is the name of the art movement
“EXPRESSIONISM” familiar to you at all? If
yes what do you know about this
movement?

 2. Have you heard of the artistic styles
known as DADAISM or SURREALISM?

 3. If yes do you know of any famous
artist who painted in this styles?

 4. Would you like to own an artwork in
an expressionist style? Why or why not?

Line
Shape/Form
Space
Color
Value
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 In the early 1900’S, there arose in the
western world art movement that came to
be known as EXPRESSIONISM. Expressionist
artist created works with more emotional
force. Rather than with realistic or natural
images, to achieve this, they distorted
outlines, applied strong colours, and
exaggerated forms. They worked more with
their imagination and feeling rather than
with what their eyes saw in the physical
world

Neo primitivism
 Fauvism
 Dadaism
 Surrealism
Social Realism

 1. Describe how the different elements and
principles were used by expressionist artists
to convey their individual style.

 2. What qualities make an artwork
expressionistic?

 3. Where did neo-primitivism get its
influences?

 4. Who is the French artist famous for his
fauvist style?

 5. What are the characteristics of fauvism?

6. Why was the child’s term “dada” fitting for
the art movement known as Dadaism?

7. What style of painting is Salvador Dali known
for?

8. What art movement expressed the artists?
social role?

Expressionism is a movement

of modern art that began in

Europe in the early 1900s. It

was more concerned with

emotional impact, rather than

realism. To do this, it made

use of distorted outlines,

strong colors, and

exaggerated forms.

 Expressionism has several sub-
movements, namely: neo-
primitivism, fauvism, dadaism,
surrealism, and social realism.
The Spanish painter Pablo
Picasso was one of the foremost
figures in expressionist art,
along with Henri Matisse,
Salvador Dali, Paul Klee, and
Joan Miro

Quiz

 1. Give a brief definition of the modern art
movement called expressionism.

 2. When and where did it begin?
 3. Name three expressionist artists that you

learned about in this session.
 4. Name the five sub-movements of

expressionism.
 5. Describe the distinct characteristics of each

sub-movement in terms of how it made use
of the elements and principles of art.