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| Title: | ABOUT THE ARTISTS OF BRÜCKE |
| Author: | Blur Loterina |
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Ever heard of a political art group? Artists who use art,
particularly painting, to influence or to move people to action?
I have read of those in our history class before---it was quite
boring then. I used to think of it as an exaggeration of a
hero’s life. Until I read one of my favorite music artist’s
biography. His father was a leader of Chicano artists, the “Los
Four”. It’s a sort of a mural movement. But this is beside the
point. My objective for writing this article is to bring more
light into “die brücke”, a group of German expressionist
artists, which marked the beginning of modern art in Germany.
Since the early part of twentieth century German Expressionism
was very popular and it influenced most of the movements to
oppose Impressionists.
Die Brücke, German words meaning “the bridge”, was founded in
Dresden by architectural students lead by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
in 1905. Erich Heckel, Fritz Bleyl, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
gathered regularly in Kirchner’s studio. They were later joined
by Emil Nolde and Max Pechstein.
The group was called “brücke” because the members have common
interests and ideology. The bridge also symbolizes link, since
one of their objective is to link to the future and to use art
to change the society. Through art, they linked German history
with their own cultural past. They despised academic traditions
and strict constraints of the leading academies, realism and
impressionism.
Although, most of the members of the Brücke were not trained
artists, they were able to express their feelings and
imaginations through harsh and orgiastic colors, particularly
the black and white contrasts, distorted shapes and lines,
exaggerated forms, and anti-illusionistic perspective. The
subjects of their artwork include urban cabarets and dancehalls,
mostly in the nudes.
Their art works were influenced by the vibrant and emotive works
of Vincent van Gough, Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch and the Fauves.
They promoted their works by conducting art exhibits and through
innovative patron membership program. To ensure artistic
autonomy, the members of the Brücke did not accept conventional
gallery arrangement—they produced portfolios instead. The
portfolio is a compilation of the art works of one of the
members, but the cover was made by the other members of the
group. They made seven portfolios, most were single-artist
productions. These portfolios featured Brücke V, Bathers
Throwing Reeds, Three Bathers at the Moritzburg Lakes, and
Dancer with Raised Skirts. The images depicted city and country
themes. Some showed their models bathing in the nude and others
showed familiar scenes in a cabaret. They printed and inked
their own lithographs and etchings as well as their woodcuts.
In 1910 Die Brücke moved to Berlin and because of a certain
controversy among the members they disbanded in 1931.
Political art groups, like die brücke, encourage people to push
their ideology in a peaceful way. It’s not just about showing
your talent. It’s also about communicating your ideas and
reaching to other people.
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