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rumtastique) wrote2007-03-29 09:02 am
rumtastique) wrote2007-03-29 09:02 am
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Today's theme is German Expressionism!
generally, Edvard Munch is famous for The Scream, one of THE most iconic paintings ever. However, I find his other work much more compelling. For example, his Madonna of 1894, seen below.
It references, by title, the genre of painting scenes of the madonna, mother of god. Visually, it does as well, with the red crescent creating a sort of halo. However, as the viewer, we experience a sort of disconnect, because she is nude, and this is somewhat atypical of religious subjects. I'd relate this to the Teresa in Ecstasy statue from the Baroque period, because there's the sense of the experience of the divine as a physical ecstasy.
Also from Munch, from 1900, is the striking painting "Dead Mother."
The little girl's denial of the colorless, lifeless blob behind her is really quite moving.
Third is a sculpture from Kathe Kollwitz (add umlauts in there as necessary), called lamentation. kollwitz was particularly involved in the uprising of German worker to try to obtain less oppressive conditions, as well as focusing on death and the tragedies of war. (I think her son was killed in WW1) Anyway, she's usually known for her prints, but I was struck by the grief present in this sculpture from 1938:
generally, Edvard Munch is famous for The Scream, one of THE most iconic paintings ever. However, I find his other work much more compelling. For example, his Madonna of 1894, seen below.
It references, by title, the genre of painting scenes of the madonna, mother of god. Visually, it does as well, with the red crescent creating a sort of halo. However, as the viewer, we experience a sort of disconnect, because she is nude, and this is somewhat atypical of religious subjects. I'd relate this to the Teresa in Ecstasy statue from the Baroque period, because there's the sense of the experience of the divine as a physical ecstasy.
Also from Munch, from 1900, is the striking painting "Dead Mother."
The little girl's denial of the colorless, lifeless blob behind her is really quite moving.
Third is a sculpture from Kathe Kollwitz (add umlauts in there as necessary), called lamentation. kollwitz was particularly involved in the uprising of German worker to try to obtain less oppressive conditions, as well as focusing on death and the tragedies of war. (I think her son was killed in WW1) Anyway, she's usually known for her prints, but I was struck by the grief present in this sculpture from 1938: