expressionist painter 1880-1916 munich, germany. german born artist began painting career with...
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German born Artist
Began painting career with natural realism but then moved
to experiment with more expressive painting techniques.
Believed that animals were more spiritual than humans so
he chose to paint them as the primary subject matter of
his paintings.
Joined the Expressionism Movement in 1910, after
meeting one of its most important painters, Wassily
Kandinsky.
More facts about Franz Marc
Once he joined the Expressionist Movement, he began to use their
emphasis on the power of color and expressive brush strokes to
paint his animal subjects.
Marc strived to create spiritual experiences with his paintings and
he did so by painting his animals with the explosive strokes and
colorful palette of the Expressionists.
Humans have lost their spirituality due to industry, war, pollution,
urban development.
Tried to rediscover that lost spirituality through his paintings.
More facts about Franz Marc
1866-1944
A Russian painter that was the first to completely abandon the
use of recognizable images in his paintings.
Kandinsky was the first painter to create what was known as non-
objective art.
Kandinsky believed that art elements can be treated like musical
sounds and used to communicate the artist's inner feelings.
One of the primary members and pioneers of the Expressionism
Art movement.
Wassily Kandinsky
German art movement in the early 1900’s.
Believed the role of art was NOT to recreate reality, but to EXPRESS the artist’s
feelings and beliefs.
Expression should be the artist’s primary goal.
Members of this movement were known as Expressionists
Expressionist painters believed that color was the most important element of art
and it was the most effective element for expressing the artist's feelings.
Expressionists used bright contrasting colors, textured brush strokes, and
creative distortions to fill their paintings with emotion.
Wassily Kandinsky was a painter that was one of the leaders of the
Expressionism Movement.
Expressionism