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Expessionism

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EXPRESSIONISM Expressionism also known as German-Expressionism began around 1905 in Germany. it lasted for about 28 years and end 1933 (The Art Story 2017). Kathe Kollwitz, death and woman, 1910. Expressionists used exaggerated brush strokes and potent colours, this was an expression of the artist's emotion and also this aimed to evoke emotion from the viewers (The Art Story 2017). On the other hand Kathe's expressionism style was a bit different from the others, she didn't emphasis brush strokes but she hatched, and instead of using potent colours she used shades of darks and greys to express and evoke emotions such as sorrow, woe and depression. One may call her art:  mourning art. She lost her loved ones consecutively, and thats what inspired her art. In the above artwork she illustrates death, the woman is being pulled down, and dark intense shadow may suggest she being pulled through the ground, and this symbolises a funeral since people