Expressionism Research Page

Expressionism - research resources

For the main overview and history of Expressionism I will be using Wikipedia coupled with various other websites resources and research.

 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionism

 - http://www.theartstory.org/movement-expressionism.htm

 - http://www.artinthepicture.com/styles/Expressionism/

 - http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/expressionism.htm

 - http://www.artmovements.co.uk/expressionism.htm

 - http://artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/expressionism.htm

 - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/198740/Expressionism

 - http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0097410.html


The main parts of expressionism I will be exploring will be:

     - Its origins and overall history
     - An overview of its main creators
     - I will look at the other art movements that influenced expressionism to become what it was
     - how expressionism influenced more than just painters, and how other forms of art have utilised expressionism
     - A quick overview of some of the mre famous expressionism painters or artists
     - I will also be giving a short explanation of what expression is

These are the kind of pictures I will be showing throughout my essay to give visual reference to the expressionism style as well as give examples of the more famous and less well known expressionist artists.

Synchronism: The Art movement of visually portraying sound

Synchronism: The Art movement of visually portraying sound

I have chosen to write my essay on the art movement Synchronism; this is mainly because I am interested in what the artists are actually trying to portray: using shapes and colours to show the emotion and movement of music.

        Synchronism seems really interesting as it focuses on give image to something that can’t be seen, the fact that synchronism is so closely related to music and sound intrigues me because when I draw or paint, I am always listening to music, because it helps me to feel more creative, and in turn, in my opinion makes my artwork better.

        The free style of Synchronism is very interesting as it does not rely on lines or restrictions; they rely on just colour and shape to form their paintings. The lack of perspective in the paintings makes them feel abstract, yet familiar due to what emotions they are showing.
        Stanton MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell were the founding fathers of synchronism; they took influence from their teacher, Percyval Tudor-Hart who taught his own colour theory which connects music and colour. The Impressionists also inspired MacDonald-Wright and Russell due to their heavy use of colour.

Research Areas:

-      Where Synchronism originated from

-      Which art movements that take influence or give influence to Synchronism

-      The psychological relevance to Synchronism

 

Research materials:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchromism

http://ezinearticles.com/?Western-Art---Synchromism---An-American-Twist-to-Pure-Abstraction&id=3503265