Instructions
Write a 2-3 page summary on the 4 artists (Edvard Munch, Henri Matisse and the art of the German Expressionists: Die Brücke (or The Bridge) and Der Blaue Reiter (or The Blue Rider) and the Art of Vassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc) covered in this unit and describe Fauvism and Expressionism. Also link these artists and their works to the artists and movements we covered in Units 1 and 2. Please utilize the readings, the videos assigned this week, and the lecture to demonstrate your knowledge. You will be graded based on your thorough utilization of materials as well as your ability to personally assess the art and artists with your educated opinion. Please use all materials at your disposal and your own voice.
ALL THE INFO YOU NEED ARE DOWN BELOW:
- Read Pages: 84-87 (Edvard Munch), 90-98 (Henri Matisse), 114-121 (Die Brücke), and 121-130 (Kandinsky, Marc and the Blaue Reiter) in History of Modern Art by Arnason, 7th edition.( “History of Modern Art” 7th Edition by H. Arnason and Elizabeth Mansfield.)
- Watch the videos listed under Emotional Distortion.
Expressionism Introduction:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/a/expressionism-an-introduction
Munch – The Scream:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/modernity-ap/a/munch-the-scream
Kirchner:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/v/ernst-ludwig-kirchner-street-dresden-1908
Egon Schiele:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/v/egon-schiele-seated-male-nude-self-portrait-1910
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/v/schiele-wally
Kandinsky:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/v/kandinsky-improv28
Franz Marc:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/a/franz-marc-and-the-animalization-of-art
Nolde
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/expressionism1/v/moma-nolde-youngcouple
Fauvism:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/fauvism-matisse/a/a-beginners-guide-to-fauvism
Matisse:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/fauvism-matisse/v/henri-matisse-the-red-studio-1911
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/early-abstraction/fauvism-matisse/v/matisse-blue-window
