Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) is credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. His creation of abstract work followed a long period of development of creative thought, based on his ...artistic experiences. Kandinsky was a pioneer, and all forms of abstract painting there is scarcely one that he himself did not initiate and experiment with. Wassily Kandinsky was progressing from lyrical outbursts of colour, a symbiosis of poems and paintings to a simple flawless architectural organization and a rigorous form. Kandinsky’s work steadily and harmoniously gathered and spiritual power until it rose at last to a great cosmic synthesis. In this article we will analyse the emergence of abstract art in the period 1910-1914 and Wassily Kandinsky’s influence on that process. Among other things through an analysis of a group of artists “Der Blaue Reiter” (The Blue Rider) including Wassily Kandinsky, August Macke, Paul Klee, and Franz Marc. Wassily Kandinsky was a kind of original source and inspiration for modern art, and he never felt himself bound by a rigid discipline, but aimed at extending the field of art to include all orders of knowledge.
This book presents new research on the histories and legacies of the German Expressionist group Blaue Reiter, the founding force behind modernist abstraction. For the first time Blaue Reiter is ...subjected to a variety of novel inter-disciplinary perspectives, ranging from a philosophical enquiry into its language and visual perception to analyses of its gender dynamics, its reception at different historical junctures throughout the twentieth century and its legacies for post-colonial aesthetic practices. The volume offers a new perspective on familiar aspects of Expressionism and abstraction, taking seriously the inheritance of modernism for the twenty-first century in ways that will help to recalibrate the field of Expressionist studies for future scholarship. Blaue Reiter still matters, the contributors argue, because the legacies of abstraction are still being debated by artists, writers, philosophers and cultural theorists today.This book presents new research on the histories and legacies of the German Expressionist group Blaue Reiter, the founding force behind modernist abstraction. For the first time Blaue Reiter is subjected to a variety of novel inter-disciplinary perspectives, ranging from a philosophical enquiry into its language and visual perception to analyses of its gender dynamics, its reception at different historical junctures throughout the twentieth century and its legacies for post-colonial aesthetic practices. The volume offers a new perspective on familiar aspects of Expressionism and abstraction, taking seriously the inheritance of modernism for the twenty-first century in ways that will help to recalibrate the field of Expressionist studies for future scholarship. Blaue Reiter still matters, the contributors argue, because the legacies of abstraction are still being debated by artists, writers, philosophers and cultural theorists today.
August macke Macke, August; Cohen, Walter
2013., 2013-07-05
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August Macke (1887-1914) war einer der herausragendsten Kunstler des deutschen Expressionismus, einer Kunstrichtung, die sich im fruhen 20. Jahrhundert entwickelte und es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht ...hatte, die unmittelbaren emotionalen Erlebnisse zur Darstellung zu bringen. Als ein Virtuose im Umgang mit Farben und Formen gelang es Macke, beeindruckende Leinwande zu kreieren, die den Betrachter bis heute bewegen. Er war ebenso vertraut mit der Darstellung sonnendurchfluteter Straen Tunesiens wie mit dem wolkenverhangenen Himmel um die Bonner Kathedrale und der gesichtslosen Menschenmenge auf dem Bahndamm. In einem fesselnden Text erforscht Walter Cohen das kurze Leben eines Knstlers, dessen anscheinend unbegrenztes knstlerisches Potenzial auf tragische Weise nur durch seinen frhen Tod verkrzt wurde.
Risdon profiles August Macke (1887-l914), and Franz Marc (1880-1916) who were key figures in early German Expressionism before the First World War. Macke grew up in Meschede, Cologne and Bonn in the ...German Rhineland, and studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy of Applied Art. It is odd that on his only visit to London Macke chose to stay in Anerley, a bland suburb about 10 miles from the city centre. His relatives in Anerley were the Brickwede family running the Railway Hotel at 1 Station Road, beside the station on its east side. Marc and Macke met for the first time in January 1910 at Marc's studio in Munich. Marc and Macke were very different, Marc intense and always active, Macke more genial and contemplative.
This article examines the importance of visual culture with regard to its pedagogical applications in the German language classroom. I begin by outlining the benefits and concerns associated with ...making visual art a part of the curriculum. Next, practical ideas are presented for using paintings in beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses. From the acquisition of basic vocabulary, to a springboard for descriptive writing, to the illustration of literary and cultural movements such as Classicism, Romanticism, or Expressionism, visual art can be employed on all levels of instruction to enrich both language acquisition and cultural competency. Perhaps most significantly, visual art can be used to inspire students to take a closer look at literature, providing access to verbal art ranging from prose to drama to poetry. The immediacy of images engages interest in a way that encourages critical thinking and an understanding of how language, literature, and culture are inextricably connected.
