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
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Wood, Plywood, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Oil Crayon, Pastel, Oil, Archival Paper
1970s Expressionist Mixed Media
Wire
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Linen, Thread
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic, Cardboard, Wood
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Linen, Thread
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Linen, Thread
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Wood, Thread, Plastic, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Linen, Thread
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Resin, Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Oil Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
1950s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Pastel
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Digital
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic
1950s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic
20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media
Handmade Paper, Giclée
1940s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1970s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Watercolor, Paper, Photographic Film
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Masonite
Late 20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media
Tapestry, Wool
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Rag Paper
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Ink
Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media
Tapestry, Wool
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Photogram, Paper
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Board
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
1980s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Board
Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Plastic
Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Plastic
Early 20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1990s Expressionist Mixed Media
Paste, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic