EXPRESSIONISM AND BEYOND

By: John AndersonLuke Hunter

Cassidy Reno

Primitivism Conscious adaptations by European and

American artists of authentic specimens of Oceanic, African, and other non-Western art.

Western artists did not acknowledge African art.

African art changed similarly to Western art. Most African art served religious purposes. African sculptures were made of wood.

The more important the figure, the bigger the size.

Benin Wall Piece from Benin, Nigeria

Art and World Beyond the West Paul Gauguin was one of first to use

exotic patterns in wood cuts. Wooden objects influenced Picasso,

Georges Braque, and other Cubists. Artists wanted to be simple and show

main point. “The artist shows an instinctive

understanding of his material, its right use and possibilities.”-Henry Moore

Yellow Sweater

Head

Amedeo Modigliani

Jazz Age Was born by African slaves. Combined western harmonic and melodic

forms with Christian hymns. They improvised from the original melody and

words. Starting in New Orleans jazz spread up the

Mississippi River and throughout America.

Famous Jazz Musicians Duke Ellington Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk Aaron Copland Igor Stravinsky Leonard Berstein George Gershwin

French and German Expressionism Focused more on human imagination as

opposed to representation of nature. Reaction to objectivity of impressionism

Ex. Starry Night- van Gogh Looked more distantly at the luminous colors

of stain glass and the inventiveness of Romanesque sculpture.

The Wild Beasts French expressionists painters used violent

color clashes similar to impressionism Fauves: wild beasts Showed depth by different color shades

Blue Window-Henri Matisse

Expressionism in Germany Published The Blue Rider by Franz Marc and

Wassily Kandinsky

Musical Counterparts to Expressionism Richard Strauss had violent outbursts of

musical expressionism in his operas.Salome and Elektra

Salome is an operatic voyage into the realm of abnormal psychology.

The audience was emotionally aroused by the combination of attraction and repulsion.

Musical Expressionism Composers worked to the musical climax

starting low in pitch and mounting upward. Schoenberg and Berg believed that

dissonance produced anxiety that leaves the listener hanging in the air with harmonic expectations unfulfilled.