"Tortured Souls in 'No Man's Land'"
Modernist Abstract Art adorns the wall behind German soldiers during WW1. German Expressionism.
To my eyes I interperate the artwork on the left to be tortured souls on the battlefied trying to escape 'No Man's Land'.
The photo is marked in pencil on reverse "18 März (March) 1916".
As war broke out, German Expressionism became a bitter protest movement in addition to a new and modern art style. The movement was led by the younger generation of artists, writers, and thinkers, and was initially confined to Germany due to the country’s isolation throughout World War One. Any creative that sought to dismantle the artistic thought of traditional society belonged, as this movement was borne out of a need to challenge the social conservatism that existed.
German Expressionism art became so much more than simply creating art that told a story, as works incorporated political, social, and cultural aspects. The relationship between art and society was explored, with works being understood as vessels of change that depicted the transitional nature of German culture in the midst of chaos. In its entirety, German Expressionism was indeed fleeting, and its extreme anti-realism began to dwindle after a few years as artists and writers aged.
Despite its downfall, the importance of German Expressionism art was that it encouraged various European cultures of the 1920s to embrace the concept of change and to boldly experiment with unfamiliar artistic styles and ideas.
Good photographic material for war and art historians.
www.goldmarkart.com/blogs/discover/brief-history-german-e...
weimarart.blogspot.com/2011/02/art-of-first-world-war.html
www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/opinion/merjian-art-modern-wwi/ind...
"Tortured Souls in 'No Man's Land'"
Modernist Abstract Art adorns the wall behind German soldiers during WW1. German Expressionism.
To my eyes I interperate the artwork on the left to be tortured souls on the battlefied trying to escape 'No Man's Land'.
The photo is marked in pencil on reverse "18 März (March) 1916".
As war broke out, German Expressionism became a bitter protest movement in addition to a new and modern art style. The movement was led by the younger generation of artists, writers, and thinkers, and was initially confined to Germany due to the country’s isolation throughout World War One. Any creative that sought to dismantle the artistic thought of traditional society belonged, as this movement was borne out of a need to challenge the social conservatism that existed.
German Expressionism art became so much more than simply creating art that told a story, as works incorporated political, social, and cultural aspects. The relationship between art and society was explored, with works being understood as vessels of change that depicted the transitional nature of German culture in the midst of chaos. In its entirety, German Expressionism was indeed fleeting, and its extreme anti-realism began to dwindle after a few years as artists and writers aged.
Despite its downfall, the importance of German Expressionism art was that it encouraged various European cultures of the 1920s to embrace the concept of change and to boldly experiment with unfamiliar artistic styles and ideas.
Good photographic material for war and art historians.
www.goldmarkart.com/blogs/discover/brief-history-german-e...
weimarart.blogspot.com/2011/02/art-of-first-world-war.html
www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/opinion/merjian-art-modern-wwi/ind...