Before World War I, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was active in the Die Brücke group that was popular in Dresden and Berlin. He has come to be seen as one of the most influential and talented artist of Germany's Expressionists.The same anxieties that gripped the movement as a whole motivated him too - fears about humanity's place in the modern world, its lost feelings of spirituality and authenticity. His was of handling paint represented reaction against the impressions that were going on at that time.
Early Training
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, and in 1901 at the encouragement of his parents, he began studying architecture at the Dresden Technical High School. He became close friends with Fritz Bleyl while attending classes who shared his radical outlook on art and nature. Kirchner chose to dedicate himself to fine art rather than architecture during this time.
He founded the artist group Die Brücke ("The Bridge.") in 1905,with his other fellow friends. The aim was to renew traditional academic styles and create a new mode of artistic expression, forming a "bridge" between classical motifs of the past and the present avant-garde. It was through crude lines and a vibrant, unnatural color palette that Die Brücke expressed extreme emotion . Die Brücke's artwork was a direct response to the graphic work of Albrecht Dürer and the bold color palette of the Neo-Impressionists.
Mature Period
Their first group exhibition in a lamp factory was in 1906. Inspired by late-night studio meetings, the female nude was the primary subject of the exhibition. One of the work that exemplifies the energetic tone of the exhibition was Kirchner's woodcut print, Nude Dancers (Nackte Tanzerinnen) (1909).. In 1913, Die Brücke ended in publication of Chronik der Brücke (Brücke Chronicle) depicting crude, graphic lines depict naked women dancing on a stage and which focused on the the freedom of life and of movement against the long-established older forces.
He developed an interest in industrialization and the alienation experienced by individuals in cities. Gradually, with the creation of the Strassenbilder series in 1915, his attention was turned away from the female nude and toward the Berlin streets. He observed the changing political situation of World War I and its impact on German culture which had a great influence on his painting. Kirchner depicted crowds of people with expressive, bold brushstrokes and in brash colors of blue, green, orange, and pink.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, and in 1901 at the encouragement of his parents, he began studying architecture at the Dresden Technical High School. He became close friends with Fritz Bleyl while attending classes who shared his radical outlook on art and nature. Kirchner chose to dedicate himself to fine art rather than architecture during this time.
He founded the artist group Die Brücke ("The Bridge.") in 1905,with his other fellow friends. The aim was to renew traditional academic styles and create a new mode of artistic expression, forming a "bridge" between classical motifs of the past and the present avant-garde. It was through crude lines and a vibrant, unnatural color palette that Die Brücke expressed extreme emotion . Die Brücke's artwork was a direct response to the graphic work of Albrecht Dürer and the bold color palette of the Neo-Impressionists.
Mature Period
Their first group exhibition in a lamp factory was in 1906. Inspired by late-night studio meetings, the female nude was the primary subject of the exhibition. One of the work that exemplifies the energetic tone of the exhibition was Kirchner's woodcut print, Nude Dancers (Nackte Tanzerinnen) (1909).. In 1913, Die Brücke ended in publication of Chronik der Brücke (Brücke Chronicle) depicting crude, graphic lines depict naked women dancing on a stage and which focused on the the freedom of life and of movement against the long-established older forces.
He developed an interest in industrialization and the alienation experienced by individuals in cities. Gradually, with the creation of the Strassenbilder series in 1915, his attention was turned away from the female nude and toward the Berlin streets. He observed the changing political situation of World War I and its impact on German culture which had a great influence on his painting. Kirchner depicted crowds of people with expressive, bold brushstrokes and in brash colors of blue, green, orange, and pink.
To know more about Ernst Ludwig Kirchner please visit here : http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/98164-ernst-ludwig-kirchner
