Expressionism Artist

•Vincent van Gogh painted a lot of self-portraits, experimenting with various techniques and approaches (and saving money on a model!).

 

•Many, including this one, are not finished to the same level of detail throughout, but are psychologically powerful nonetheless.

 

Van Gogh's style of self-portrait (the poses, the intense brushwork, the introspective expression) influenced the portraits created by Expressionist painters such as Emil Nolde, Erich Heckel, and Lovis Corinth.

ART MOVEMENT -->>> EXPESSIONISM

Definition of “EXPRESSIONISM”

—Is a term used to describe a movement of the early 20th century (c.1905-20) that was most prominent in Germany & Austria.

Aims of an Expressionist

—To express emotions through the use of vivid colours & strong, distorted lines, rather than capturing a likeness or reality.

—Their work was characterized by intense, violent, and non-naturalistic colours, painted in a textural manner.

Influential Expressionism Artist

 

—The work of  Vincent van Gogh, Full Name: Vincent Willem Van Gogh, Born: March 30th 1853 in Groot Zundert, Brabant Holland. Died: July 27th 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.

—He had a lot of influence on artists who are now classified as Expressionists. Van Gogh's influence is evident in many Expressionist works as painters emulated his use of pure, bright colours, his emphatic brushwork, and his contrasting colour combinations in their own paintings.

—Museum directors and private collectors in both Germany and Austria were among the first to start buying Van Gogh's paintings & by 1914 there were more than 160 of his works in German & Austrian collections.

 

Categories of paintings

 

—Portrait

—Dark side of human

—Landscape

—Orchard

—Animal

—Tribal

—War

—Abstract

—Psychological & emotional