OSKAR KOKOSCHKA - THE TEMPEST

THIS IS THE FAMOUS 'TEMPEST' BY THE KNOWN AUSTRIAN PAINTER, OSKAR KOKOSCHKA. HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXPRESSIONIST ARTIST.THIS PAINTING EXPLORES THE DESTRUCTIVE LOVE AFFAIR, WHICH WAS HIS LOVE AFFAIR. COLOURFUL, SHARP BRUSHES OF PAINT ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE PAINTING, LIKE KOKOSCHKA TOOK OUT HIS ANGER ON THE PAINTING WITH HARSH BRUSH STROKES, ALREADY EMPOWERING EMOTION. HE HAS A HIGH REPUTATION EVEN THOUGH HE REBELLED AGAINST PROPER SOCIETY, SUCH AS SHAVING HIS HAIR. HE TRIED TO UNDERMINED  AND CORRUPT ORDER IN SOCIETY AND CHANGE IT. HIS AFFAIR WAS WITH A WOMAN CALLED ELMA. HE WAS DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH HER, SO MUCH IN LOVE HE WOULD GET JEALOUS VERY EASY. THE PAINTING IS INSPIRED THEY TOOK TO ITALY AS THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN A SEA STORM THE THICK BRUSH STROKES . MAKES THE PAINTING FEEL TENSE AND GIVES A BITTER EMOTION. THIS PAINTING EXPRESSES HUGE DEEP BROKEN LOVE, BROKEN TRUST. HIS TENSED BODY POSITION, MADE UP OF SHORT BRUSH STROKES, CONVEYS PAIN AND SADNESS LIKE A CORPS.

KATHE KOLLWITZ - A WOMANS STRUGGLE FOR A CHILD

KATHE KOLLWITZ WAS A SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ARTIST, BORN AND RAISED IN GERMANY. BECOMING AN ARTIST WAS A BIG SOCIAL RISK FOR A WOMAN AT THE TIME, IT COULD OF EITHER GONE TWO WAYS, UNSUCCESSFUL AND PENNILESS OR SUCCESSFUL, FAMOUS AND RICH. AND THATS WHAT KATHE TALENT CAREER INHALED, SUCCESS. SHE TRAINED AT THE BERLIN ART SCHOOL, A KNOWN SUCCESSFUL ART SCHOOL. SHE WAS MARRIED TO A WEALTHY DOCTOR AND CAME FROM A MIDDLECLASS FAMILY. KATHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE STRONG SUPPORTERS OF COMMUNISM, HOWEVER THIS SOON ENDED AS THEY DISAGREED WITH WHAT SOME OF COMMUNISM STOOD FOR. THIS PAINTING IS NAMED 'A WOMANS STRUGGLE FOR A CHILD' EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MOTHER AND CHILD. THE MOTHER IS SEEN HOLDING A DEAD CHILD, EXPRESSING SELF LOATHING AND STRONG HEARTBREAK. AS MOTHER AND CHILD IS A STRONG UNBREAKABLE RELATIONSHIP. THE FACT THAT KOLLWITZ HAS USE MONOCHROME TO EXPRESS THIS PAINTING MAKES THE SUBJECT MORE DEEP AND EVEN SCARY, THE FACES AND BODY ARE SLIGHTLY DISFIGURED THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE LOOKING AT THE PAINTING. I LOVE THE DARK SHADOWING AND BLACK AROUND THE EYES. IT EXPRESSES HEARTBREAK AS THIS IS WERE WE USUALLY NOTICE WHEN SOMEONE IS SAD, FROM TEARS. BUT HERE SHE HAS USE BLACK, WHICH WE ASSOCAITE WITH MORBID, SADNESS AND DARK FEELINGS. I LOVE HOW SHE HAS EXPRESSED THE FEELINGS.

EDVARD MUNCH - THE SCREAM

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC EXPRESSIONISM PAINTINGS. CALLED 'THE SCREAM' THIS PAINTING LOOKS AT MENTAL HEALTH AND INNER DARK FEELINGS MOST OTHER ARTISTS IGNORE. THE FIGURE IS PAINTED IN A WAVE LIKE MOTION THIS EXPRESSES THE SCREAM AND INNER TORMENT OF A HUMAN. THE FACE IS PAINTED LIKE ITS ACTUALLY SCREAMING AS IF YOU  CAN HEAR IT. I LOVE THE BRIGHT COLOURS USED IN THE SKY AND HOW IT CONTRASTS WITH THE DARK BLUES, BLACK AND GREY COLOURS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE LANDSCAPE THE WORLD AROUND THE FIGURE. THE ANGLE USE OF CREATING, WHAT SEEMS TO BE A PIER GIVES THE PAINTING A SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND ENERGY. THE TWO FIGURES IN THE BLACK HELP CREATE DISTANCE IN THIS PAINTING.