Expressionism.

Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.

Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.

Expressionist artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality.
Expressionism was developed as an avant-garde style before the First World War. It remained popular during the Weimar Republic, particularly in Berlin.

The style extended to a wide range of the arts, including expressionist architecture, painting, literature, theatre, dance, film and music.
The term is sometimes suggestive of angst.

In a general sense, painters such as Matthias Grünewald and El Greco are sometimes termed expressionist, though in practice the term is applied mainly to 20th-century works. The Expressionist emphasis on individual perspective has been characterized as a reaction to positivism and other artistic styles such as Naturalism and Impressionism.

Fine art

The style was the first major artistic stylistic movement in which mass-produced graphics (as opposed to traditional forms of printmaking, which were not very important for the style) played a key role, often techniques of colour printing developed relatively recently.

A key influence was the Paris-based Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, who produced a lithographed poster, which appeared on 1 January 1895 in the streets of Paris as an advertisement for the play Gismonda by Victorien Sardou, featuring Sarah Bernhardt. It popularised the new artistic style and its creator to the citizens of Paris. Initially named Style Mucha, (Mucha Style), his style soon became known as Art Nouveau in France. Mucha's work has continued to experience periodic revivals of interest for illustrators and artists. Interest in Mucha's distinctive style experienced a strong revival during the 1960s with a general interest in Art Nouveau.

- Art Nouveau

"The peacock Skirt" by Aubrey Beardsley.

 

Art Nouveau interior at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition by Bruno Möhring, German pavilion.

 

Art nouveau

                        Art nouveau 

Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century

Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterized by intricate patterns of curving lines. Its origins somewhat rooted in the British Arts and crafts movement of William morris Art Nouveau was popular across Europe and in the United States as well.

Leading practitioners included Aubrey Beardsley, Gustav Klimt and the American glassmaker Louis comfort Tiffany 

Art Nouveau remained popular until around the time of World War I, and was ultimately replaced by the Art Deco style.

Impressionist Art

Impressionist art

Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. They paint the pictures with a lot of colour and most of their pictures are outdoor scenes. 

Claude Monet- Haystacks, (sunset) 1890–1891 museum of fine arts, Boston.

Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists. Their independent exhibitions  brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, in spite of harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France.
- Wikipedia/ Impressionism.

Cultural Understanding & Presenting Research.

Cultural understanding

Cultural understanding can be demonstrated by the ways that you show your awareness of the context of a work of art, craft or design. Here I found some ways in which I could present my research on. Firstly when and where the piece was produced. Secondly how it reflects its cultural background. How a piece shows different ways of seeing the world in visual terms, the work's purpose and meaning & its symbolic, religious, spiritual or practical function or significance and its personal, social, historical or vocational significance.

To improve my Research into demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding I will be, analysing and showing understanding of starting points and source materials and making connections between images, and ideas.

Practical work from contextual sources

Practical work from contextual sources.

My understanding of the work of other artists may be developed and demonstrated through practical work such as:

• Sketches analysing composition, structure, layout or other formal elements.
• Studies showing use of colour, techniques or materials.
• Samples of processes such as weaving, printing, collage or construction.

In addition to the more familiar products of artists and designers you could use:

• architectural details and features
• objects and artefacts that have cultural, religious or symbolic significance from different times or places
• objects with domestic, industrial or craft-based purposes that may be functional, ornamental or decorative
• modern media, such as film, television, music and advertising