{"product_id":"expressionism-9783836505284","title":"Expressionism","description":"\u003cp\u003eSharp angles, strange forms, lurid colors, and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks of \u003cstrong\u003eExpressionism\u003c\/strong\u003e, the twentieth century movement that \u003cstrong\u003eprioritized emotion over objective reality\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though particularly present in Germany and Austria, the movement's approach flourished internationally and is today hailed as \u003cstrong\u003eone of the most influential shifts in art history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With leading groups \u003cstrong\u003eDie Brücke\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Bridge) and \u003cstrong\u003eDer Blaue Reiter \u003c\/strong\u003e(The Blue Rider), and key players such as \u003cstrong\u003eWassily Kandinsky, Egon Schiele\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cstrong\u003e Emil Nolde, \u003c\/strong\u003e the Expressionists disowned Impressionism, which they regarded as \"man lowered to the position of a gramophone record of the outer world\", to depict instead a \u003cstrong\u003eraw and visceral experience \u003c\/strong\u003eof life as it was felt, rather than seen on the surface. Their paintings brim with emotive force, conveyed in particular through \u003cstrong\u003eintense and non-naturalistic color palettes, loose brushwork, and thick textures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Covering the group's stylistic tendencies, influences, and most important protagonists, this introductory book explores the Expressionist panorama of moods, ideas, and emotions and their abiding quest for deep authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolf, Norbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Norbert Wolf graduated in art history, linguistics, and medieval studies at the Universities of Regensburg and Munich, and earned his PhD in 1983. He held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. His extensive writings on art history include many TASCHEN titles, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting, and Symbolism.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671118090514,"sku":"9783836505284","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bbabd69-a7c4-4135-b214-3841a6f423ab.jpg?v=1733796486","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/expressionism-9783836505284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}