German Expressionist movement

German Expressionism was an early 20th-century artistic movement that emphasized raw emotion, bold colors, and distorted forms to convey personal feelings and social critique. Emerging around 1905 in Germany, it rejected traditional realism in favor of expressive, often unsettling visuals that reflected the anxieties and tensions of modern life. Artists like Edvard Munch and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner aimed to evoke emotional responses, highlighting themes such as alienation, angst, and social upheaval. The movement influenced painting, film, theater, and literature, and played a significant role in shaping modern art's focus on subjective experience and emotional intensity.