Expressionist Mixed Media
While “expressionist” is used to describe any art that avoids naturalism and instead employs a bold use of flattened forms and intense brushwork, Expressionist art formally describes early-20th-century work from Europe that drew on Symbolism and confronted issues such as urbanization and capitalism. Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared.
Between 1905 and 1920, Austrian and German artists, in particular, were inspired by Postimpressionists such as Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh in their efforts to strive for a new authenticity in their work. In its geometric patterns and decorative details, Expressionist art was also marked by eclectic sources like German and Russian folk art as well as tribal art from Africa and Oceania, which the movement’s practitioners witnessed at museums and world’s fairs.
Groups of artists came together to share and promote the themes now associated with Expressionism, such as Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden, which included Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and investigated alienation and the dissolution of society in vivid color. In Munich, Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, instilled Expressionism with a search for spiritual truths. In his iconic painting The Scream, prolific Norwegian painter Edvard Munch conveyed emotional turmoil through his depiction of environmental elements, such as the threatening sky.
Expressionism shifted around the outbreak of World War I, with artists using more elements of the grotesque in reaction to the escalation of unrest and violence. Printmaking was especially popular, as it allowed artists to widely disseminate works that grappled with social and political issues amid this time of upheaval. Although the art movement ended with the rise of Nazi Germany, where Expressionist creators were labeled “degenerate,” the radical ideas of these artists would influence Neo-Expressionism that emerged in the late 1970s with painters like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente.
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Coffee, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Ink
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1950s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Pastel, Oil, Gouache
20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media
Giclée, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Cardboard, Handmade Paper, Felt Pen, Color Pencil, Paper, M...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Gouache, Cardboard, Handmade Paper, Felt Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Coffee, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Ceramic
20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media
Silk, Ink
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
Artist Comments
The first light of dawn bathes distant mountains in fiery oranges, contrasting with the cool blues and purples of the rugged cliffs below. Loose, sweeping brush...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Oil
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1930s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Rocky hills glow under the warm light of late afternoon, their cool, saturated shadows adding depth and rich color to the scene. This intimate view unfolds ag...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1970s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
1960s Expressionist Mixed Media
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic