MODA 1.3 Expressionism

How is expressionism achieved by artists?

• They painted subjects in their actual images.

• They used distorted lines and exaggerated forms.

• They applied colors following their realistic appearance.

• They relied on what is seen in the physical world.

Expressionist movement started in...

• Spain

• France

• Germany

• Italy

Fluid mass theory

"Architecture is the only tangible expression of space."

• Adolf Loos

• Charles Renee Mackintosh

• Robert Mailart

• Erich Mendelsohn

Einstein Tower (Potsdam, Germany) Architect

• Gottfried Semper & Karl Von Hasenaver

• Georg Wenzeslaus Von

• Balthazar Neumann

• Erich Mendelsohn

Architect of the Hala Ludowa in Wroclaw, Poland

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Adolf Loos

• Walter Gropius

• Max Berg

Architect of the Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany

• Erich Mendelsohn

• Walter Gropius

• Gerrit Rietveld

• Le Corbusier

• Mossehaus by Erich Mendelson

• Air Force Chapel by Skidmore

• Einstein Tower by Erich Mendelson

• Goetheanum by Rudolf Steiner

Evolved from the work of avante-garde artists and designer. Key features include distorted shapes, fragmented lines, organic or biomorphic forms, massive sculpted shapes, extensive use of concrete and brick, lack of symmetry.

• Expressionism

• Abstract Expressionism

• Expressionist Movement

• Mossehaus by Erich Mendelson

• Air Force Chapel by Skidmore

• Einstein Tower by Erich Mendelson

• Goetheanum by Rudolf Steiner

What buildings are Rudolf Steiner known for?

• First Geotheanum

• Second Geotheanum

• Maison de Verre

• Villa Noailles