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Just a Second: primitivism

14 Oct ’11

Primitivism (noun)

The use of non-western art styles, such as African Art, in an effort to be progressive and new. Western artists believed that non-western art conveyed fundamental truths.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German Expressionist, was drawn to primitivism for its powerful and colorful properties that helped him to portray the alienation and violence he found in modern urban life.

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Liz

21 Oct ’11 at 4:36 pm

I love all the movement and color in this one.

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Jack

14 Oct ’11 at 11:53 pm

Kirchner is in my top 10. Wonderful refresher course. My Top 5 Expressionist (loved ’em in Berlin, Munich, Vienna): Kirchner, Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann, Emil Nolde, Alexej von Jawlensky. Add to those randomly and in different “isms”: Jesus Rafael Soto, Vik Muniz (just saw in NYC), Picasso, Matisse, deKooning (just saw his retro in NYC).

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