Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Expressing Inner States

"Art does not reproduce the visible, rather, it makes it visible." - Paul Klee


Expressing inner states become the stepping-stone for expressionist art. The idea of that, "art no longer spoke for the mainstream," Bird states, suggests that art started to become an expression of the artist unseen vision. Therefore, it allowed for Expressionist art to allow the technique of the art become the content. The Bridge and the Blue Rider groups emerged from this idea. Their art expressed the inner state.

"Expressing inner states" does not directly parallel my own work, however their aesthetic appeal could fit in well to my big idea of distortion. The idea the inner expresses and influences the exterior and how the distorts the beauty and aesthetic demand. What if I had my students make artwork as if they were members of The Bridge or Blue Rider? What if I have my students start a journal about their dreams to get inspiration for their artwork?

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