Expressionism in 8 Minutes: The Most Disturbing Art Ever? 😱

Expressionism was an international movement of the early 20th century and it was present not only in art but in architecture, theatre, cinema, dance, and literature too! The roots of the expressionist aesthetic can be found in post-impressionist and symbolist artworks, but also in proto-expressionist works like Edvard Munch’s Scream! So let’s dive into the most expressive period in art history together!
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[@jeffrey9184]

I love learning art history from you guys!

[@CuriousMuse]

So glad to hear it! 💪🏻

[@jazzypoo7960]

@@CuriousMuse I know what "The Scream" is.

[@shadowplay5363]

Macke's painting's were so beautiful. His use of colour was exquisite, and I dig the Cezanne influence. There's a calmness and harmony which are bit alien to expressionism, but I love it.

[@CuriousMuse]

😍

[@honeypeach5749]

Schiele and matisse are two of my favorites. And I find that quite a lot of expressionist works aren't disturbing in the least. Rather, many of them capture humanity at it's most raw, vulnerable, and beautiful. But I also find beauty in many of the more disturbing works as well. Expressionism has been a great influence on my own art

[@barrymoore4470]

Matisse isn't typically discussed as an Expressionist artist. Expressionism is usually regarded as a development within the Germanophone lands (though with non-German artists making vital contributions, such as Kandinsky). Matisse was a leading Fauve painter, the Fauves staking a position of irreverent boldness within French culture that was analogous to what the Expressionists were doing in Germany and Austria.

[@garypeterson1342]

The invention of and broader use of the camera by this time period played a huge influence on these artists who found that exploring topics and images that could not be captured on film to be a force to investigate.

[@arandostrango2680]

I'm waiting✋ and also could you perhaps do *abstract* expressionism next? That would be great!

[@CuriousMuse]

Sounds good! 👍🏻

[@timdanyo898]

Kandinsky is my favorite because of his opening of the musical connection by visually expressing the invisible.

[@divinecable]

Hello, I am an Art History student and a new subscriber. I love learning from your videos. Great channel! 👍👍

[@CuriousMuse]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@DonnaSnyder]

I had never heard of any of The Bridge group! Thank you for this.

[@cambria6420]

ernst ludwig kirchner is amazing!!!!! and so underrated

[@ejensen1050]

Franz Marc is not just my favourit expressionist but my favourit painter altogether. I have several different reproductions on my walls. He has such talent and captures the elegant movement of a cat or a deer with just a few elegant stribes of paint. I adore him (and I not particularly knowledgeable about art a such).

[@athenaartfoundation]

His blue horses are absolutely wonderful!

[@ejensen1050]

@@athenaartfoundation I absolutely aggree

[@margolyn8291]

Love the color use..pink sidewalks and wild hats

[@59jaguar]

You forgot to mention Gabriel Munter. She made great paintings also.

[@michaeltissona2815]

Great videos! Can you make one on new objectivity please?

[@CuriousMuse]

Thank you so much for watching! Great suggestion - we'll explore with the team how to make it work!

[@andreamarchionni417]

Kandinsky is my favourite one, no doubt.

[@adavis5926]

Thank you for the video. It would be interesting to look at artists like Ludwig Gies and Arno Breker, Josef Thorak, and others who accommodated their aesthetics in the service of the Third Reich. Gies is particularly interesting because his expressionistic sculpture of the Crucifixion was used by Goebbels to introduce audiences to Goebbels' Degenerate Art exhibition in Germany in 1937-38.

[@옹이뉴키]

I wish I could also enjoy the Neo Expressionist art works such as Sandro Chia's humorous and beautiful in colour and those street art pieces done by the graffiti artists such as Jean-Michel Basquia and Keith Haring on your channel soon. 😉 Thanks .. 😊

[@CuriousMuse]

Hopefully we’ll have these stories soon! 👍🏻 Have your been watching us already for some time or just joined?

[@옹이뉴키]

@@CuriousMuse I have just joined you for today's dose , about a minute ago, maybe . What is it?

[@CuriousMuse]

Welcome 🙏🏻 - we have lots of stories so hope you’ll enjoy them!

[@옹이뉴키]

@@CuriousMuse 😁🙃

[@marcheno7431]

Hands down Kandinsky 💕

[@mylesmacleod4306]

I'm okay with expressionism, although I think it is far removed from my own artistic practice. Of the two strands of expressionism I prefer the Blue Rider stuff.

[@ayeshasohail7660]

Waiting ✋

[@CuriousMuse]

🥰

[@ayeshasohail7660]

@@CuriousMuse from which country this channel' person belongs? 🤩

[@TheBlackJewelz]

Wait but how was Metropolis expressionist?

[@mamamia6925]

Pechstein and Otto Müller were great,too. But there are much more.

[@doylesaylor]

The central conceit of expressionism is ‘feeling’. However, this ignores visual expression doesn’t carry feeling information well. One can see images that arouse feelings, but that is highly variable result. Secondarily cultures try to regulate content to wall off kinds of feelings arousal. This project of protecting against kinds of feelings seems to me anti-scientific, or conventional parlance unrealistic.

[@RobCoghanable]

A fan of all expressionism , since 1833 the camera has sent art to change, you want realism get a camera.

[@plenku]

I like this series very much, but are those emojis really necessarry? Feel it kind of dumbs down the the otherwise good video

[@majoras_swag2]

Fun. I am a painter and I want to learn techniques.

[@raeidulahsan8027]

Why are most of expressionist arts only express negative emotions?

[@CuriousMuse]

They hold a power to move and challenge viewers, and thus achieve an emotional effect.

[@marina-jf4og]

what is the painting at 1:24

[@__dreamerinthecloud__2482]

it is my favourite art current lol

[@CuriousMuse]

😍👌🏻

[@monumentofwonders]

Maybe not false but super superficial. Typical internet skimming, but maybe it will encourage some viewers to dive deeper.

[@monicasanchezorozco1361]

it was an expression of war times. the same ones we live now..

[@jethawkeye4587]

Can we learn about modernism in 8 minutes??

[@CuriousMuse]

Of course! Great idea for our next video 👍🏻

[@emilyslarke]

So many Women to see in this too short video! Unfortunately all naked. I didn't notice clips of Paula Modersohn-Becker, Gabrielle Munter or Marianne von Werefkin andf frankly couldn't be bothered to go through the 8 minutes again to make sure.

[@Devie12]

This video helped me know art

[@zanderbailey5465]

No you are just so smart you don’t need help

[@Devie12]

i know right

[@Devie12]

@@zanderbailey5465 iph

[@artequum3963]

ART EQUUM

[@julieduncan4075]

Interesting, but I’m not a fan.

[@vanshikathakur]

❤️

[@CuriousMuse]

😚🙏🏻

[@archadeinteriors]

troll title: you 're painting a negative picture of Expressionism with linguistics and sensationalism just to get more views; boo!. . . ." the most disturbing art ever, ( ha hah! ! !) Please guys try not to trivialize the intellectual and aesthetic achievements so blatantly, unless this is an 8 minute presentation by and for Sunday scene painters!!!! Yeash !

[@DustyB]

I love this

[@DesertVox]

This is glorification of poor and low art by the fringe elements of society. They do NOT represent the general human consciousness at their time, let alone at any time. It would be like considering cannibalism as a form of cuisine, or hard core death metal as fine music.

[@CuriousMuse]

What type of art do you like or consider to be great art?

[@den_kos5]

Это НЕ искусство. Это убожество.

[@CuriousMuse]

А кто сказал что искусство должно выглядеть красиво? :)

[@den_kos5]

Это сказал "вкус". К сожалению, исчезающий...

[@daviddyephotography]

I would say that great expressional art shoud be disturbing

[@CuriousMuse]

Oh, some pieces are quite so 😱

[@Aggressive_architect]

Kandinsky is Ukrainian, not Russian

[@CuriousMuse]

Born in Moscow

[@perrywidhalm114]

@@CuriousMuse Moscow > Odessa > Munich

[@p1n3mont]

If you try to pursue an interest in Mexican Modernism you're drowned in a sea of Frida Kahlo, Tres Grandes, Tamayo, etc. I'd like to see a segment that yes, must include them but goes wider to discuss other worthy Mexican Modernism artists. There was so much great work going on there from roughly 1925-1970. Thanks.

[@martavalenzuela8759]

Dont like the german expresionist but the mexican with I do like it

[@athenaartfoundation]

Very good point!

[@DavidRamirez-se2yt]

I don't know if you heard of him already, but I think you'd might like Mario Lopez Cano.

[@p1n3mont]

@@DavidRamirez-se2yt (my first attempt to respond, David, was deleted because I linked you to one of my two Canos on Flickr) But yes, your mentioning him is amazing. I own two Canos!

[@ArtEquum-v6u]

ART EQUUM

[@CuriousMuse]

Hmmm 🤔

[@Aramanth]

Paul Klee is my favorite... his paintings vibrate with energy, curiosity and a sometimes sinister yet childlike wonder. This was an excellent presentation and I really learned new things! Thank you!

[@CuriousMuse]

😍👍🏻

[@melissabeckham6917]

Klee is one of my favorites, too. I really like the smartness and often sweetness of the palettes he uses!

[@chronicallyalive]

This channel is very underrated, I hope it will take off soon. Keep up the great work, guys!

[@CuriousMuse]

Lovely feedback, we hope too! 🙏🏻

[@gingerjen6936]

I really appreciate these videos! I'm going to university in September for Fine Art and they are making me less worried as I feel I will understand what others are talking about (as well as my own art) better! :)

[@CuriousMuse]

Woohoo, good luck with your studies in Sept!

[@athenaartfoundation]

Hope it's going well! Talking about art often takes a lot of patience and practice, but it is so rewarding, too. Hopefully your fellow students are good to have conversations with :)

[@archadeinteriors]

be scared, this title proves, as my comment above indicates, that this title is absolutley ridiculous -wait, you've already complete your first of REAL art history, and now you know for yourself that this attiude is darn near as pathetic as a " degenerate art " shtick!

[@ninanometa]

It's interesting that the Curious Muse explains art in a fun way.

[@CuriousMuse]

Oh hi, cMUSE! 👋🏻 looks like we’re both helping to spread arts and culture

[@ziggystardust5669]

Expresionismo alemán ♥ cúspide del ingenio artístico del hombre (en mi opinión)

[@alexandervonkarnstein]

The unreality of everyday life sometimes surpasses the irrationality of the imagination many times over in its suralty...

[@cfwintner1]

Kathe Kollwitz is among my favorite German expressionists. This video was wonderful. Thank you.

[@CuriousMuse]

Glad you liked it 😍

[@mamamia6925]

Käthe*s works are amazing, she should be more famous!

[@jyeshthajamwal]

I want to learn about Op artist

[@Marianne_C_O_Art]

New subscriber here. What a great channel, I really appreciate the way you explain everything in simple, clear ways 👍

[@CuriousMuse]

😍👍🏻

[@athenaartfoundation]

Such great videos!

[@dianebonneau2350]

Excellent. I’ve loved Kandinsky and Klee and you offer a conte t for them🌸💐

[@ronnigenova287]

I have a Modern Art exam tomorrow and this was a great refresher! Thank you!!!

[@CuriousMuse]

Wonderful! Fingers crossed and let us know how you did on the exam! 🙏🏻

[@vvedhant1280]

your videos are very insightful

[@CuriousMuse]

So glad to hear it! 🙏🏻

[@2winstarDesigner]

alssoooo waiting

[@CuriousMuse]

😚🙏🏻

[@davidhatred8938]

seated male nude is my fav drawing of a human. amazing creativity and imagination, he did amazing hands too.

[@vrejtamazian524]

I like ARCHIL GORKY, ADRIAN GHENIE. EXPRESSIONIST ARTISTS.

[@CuriousMuse]

Great names 👍🏻

[@vrejtamazian524]

@@CuriousMuse Thank YOU. I am also abstract expressionist oil painter, and I supported Your video. 🇦🇲🇺🇸

[@paulacrestani4566]

Edvard Munch is my favorite Expressionist. I love his work. However I find some Expressionist paintings a bit disturbing. It is not my favorite kind of art, but I always like to know a bit of everything. Thanks for the information you provide us with your channel. I found it today and already subscribed to it.

[@CuriousMuse]

You’re most welcome! Agree expressionism can be a bit disturbing but the great thing there’s so many more cheerful art movements!

[@blue.tulips]

The background music is so uncanny

[@creativesolutionstoart]

I always liked Kandinsky :-)

[@polymorphism17]

Informative, I thought till now something else about expressionism

[@tomlowe4729]

i love egon schiele! he died much to young. his work inspires me over and over again.

[@pianist]

Another great video! Could you do a video on neoplatonism? 🙌

[@CuriousMuse]

Great suggestion! Thank you for helping us with the content roadmap ❤️

[@scepticrat]

Oscar Bluemner, if you consider him Expressionist.

[@CuriousMuse]

We really like his modern landscapes ☺️👌🏻

[@CyLanceDougood]

August Macke is my favorite. I have been studying art on my own for years, but only recently have explored Expressionism. I find it very interesting, now one of my favorite movements. Your video and others have helped me to appreciate it.

[@Jason-o5s]

Cheer~~~a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.😊

[@buddhahoo1]

I love expressionism. Most all of it. Especially Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Klee, Kandinsky.

[@CuriousMuse]

Great names!

[@io3606]

i think that another grand influence(d) could be friedensreich hundertwasser (1928-2000), his perception of the curve, color and shapes where not only portrayed in his -very fovist- paintings and drawings but also in his architectonical signature designs and philosophy. truly loving this channel's approaches! x

[@CuriousMuse]

😍🙏🏻

[@villll]

cmon cmon

[@CuriousMuse]

Today 💪🏻

[@villll]

@@CuriousMuse not for me in nz 😬

[@CuriousMuse]

It will be available as a video on demand so you can watch in your time. Please let us know what you think!

[@cropcircle5693]

For being as short as it is, this video packs in a lot digestible information and context! Good stuff!

[@francishubertovasquez956]

Expressionist art in my point of view is more colourful, don't have to be portrait perfect, and encompassed the behaviors and more than that, like slight exaggeration to express something.

[@옹이뉴키]

World War I might have been a critical blow to some fans of Der Blaue Reiter. The war's the reason Franz Marc had to stop working on his horse theme paintings. Otherwise , Newkie and me could have been artistically smarter and aesthetically more abstract..😆 I seriously feel sorry for two of us..🤨 And other Der Blaue Reiter fans could also by now soak up more abstract forms of paintings.😶

[@ilgrandearthas6429]

I would find expressionisim disturbing, only if human beings were... , but since they arent , we yet need more that kind of.. reflecting painting.

[@barbarahuff117]

Watched many. Very good shows. On more good subjects, how about impressionism and tonal-ism?

[@CuriousMuse]

Thank you! We have Impressionism (and post-Impressionism) on our channel but not tonalism. Hopefully, we make this story soon!

[@normanmerrill1241]

Disturbingly moving, beautiful and poignant…Elon and Wassily…

[@NoOneEverWas]

I choose to live my life like it's an expressionist play.

[@rickvaran4489]

Thanks!

[@CuriousMuse]

Thank you ☺️🙏🏻

[@cookiemonster3147]

My all time favorite expressionist is the Dutch painter Harry van Gestel.

[@AminaPhilosophy]

“Primitive”? If they were so primitive, what does this say about the people imitating them?

[@leonamerlinantony5640]

Nice work! Really Informative. Also, Vincent Van Gogh was a pioneer of this art period right?

[@CuriousMuse]

Riiiiight!

[@athenaartfoundation]

Absolutely! It's really interesting to think about how Van Gogh can be seen as both impressionist and expressionist. He is often considered a pioneer of expressionism because of his interest in using painting to explore his inner emotions, feelings and mood, but during his own time, he would probably have seen himself as belonging more to the impressionist style.

[@pauljack7170]

how interesting ! since. kid i loved painting drowing and always and still i am keen my first approach to oil was about at 19 yo a dalinian style surrealist on paper copied. the same on canvans both still in my possession made a De Chirico and a modigliani .. this last unfortunately given away read a lot about impressionism i love kandinsky Schiele and klimt and others but always has been looking for “ being me ” stretched between differents types of art painting styles, after listening to this film here i understood why i always have been so hesitating i am too square too much stable on my basement to have that hint of madness egocentrism that an artist might / must have thanks

[@TimothyMilesTadeo]

I want to understand what is neoprimitvism

[@MMARCOPPICASSO]

FraNzi, WherE aRe YoU? LoVe YoU!%^&*(&

[@monicasanchezorozco1361]

but you said nothing about russian expresionism, like Natalia Goncharova. Is a global world just a thiny part of it?

[@traveler1163]

Can you do a video about Subcultures like Rockers, Mods, Bikers, etc?

[@CuriousMuse]

Thanks for the idea! We’ll discuss with the team to see how to make it work 💪🏻

[@traveler1163]

@@CuriousMuse Thanks for the answer! Would be really great! Your videos are really cool and full of information

[@CuriousMuse]

Absolutely, and THANK YOU! 😊

[@youngquagmire4693]

great video

[@sebo641]

once again, the real great masters are the traditional native artists

[@TheMarkEH]

What a great introduction to this topic. Thank you.

[@CuriousMuse]

Thank you 😊

[@harry486]

If only Schiele could have lived to be an old man

[@arantzaurtaza]

kandinsky is extraordinary…

[@kyll5552]

I love Schiele!!!! reading about his life though he seemed like such a douche. but it is sad the german artists work got cut short cuz of the war.

[@Artcollector384]

good teaching lesson 💓💓

[@PinoyAbstractArtist]

Verily good content

[@DanielL143]

Francis Bacon was my fave.

[@elenakuzmina4000]

Большое спасибо! Очень интересно !

[@CuriousMuse]

Спасибо за просмотр этого видео! 😍🙏🏻

[@wildmangreen5259]

complete waste of time

[@Krook1897]

If Van Gogh was surreal...

[@Drbob369]

Expression is part of an effort to degrade and insult humanity lol