Expressionism

Expressionism was a movement for art and poetry which came into existence during the beginning of the twentieth century in Germany. it is named after the verb "to express" which means to show how you feel about something. Art that comes under expressionism always shows a situation in which certain aspects are distorted or made more prominent to show how the artist may feel about them. Expressionist paintings are often unrealistic and can be very abstract. Colour is very important in expressionist paintings as well as the shape and sizing of certain objects because these elements can provoke feelings to the person who is looking at the painting. Most expressionist paintings have a very small but bold colour pallet to show the overal mood of the painting in a very quick and easy way, this also helps to have the image blend together very well.

Expressionism was unique because up to that point because it put emphasis on what the artist contributed to the artwork because they had very little bounds on what they could do and could let their feelings and ideas run wild over the canvas. Expressionism became a great way for artists to show their struggle or feelings towards the way the modern world worked.