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.