EXPRESSIONISM
AIM - to
achieve
the highest expression intensity both from the aesthetic and human critics
point of view
BEGAN - Europe (20th century)
COINED / PIONEERS - Max berg & Haur Poelzing
DRAWBACKS - Economic conditions (resulting many works on paper only)
CHARACTERISTICS
FORMS often sculptural, sometimes irrational,
usually personal and idiosyncratic.
FEATURES/ ELEMENTS are applied in vivid,
jarring, violent or dynamic
way
MATERIAL thematic (bricks, steel, glass...)
COLORS sharply contrasting, often vivid
CONCEPT of natural phenomena
-hybrid solution, not just single concept
EXAMPLE
Einstein Tower - Eric Mendelson
Glass Pavillion - Bruno Taut
many others.....
