Expressionism

         “ Expressionism refers to art that puts a premium on expressing emotions. Artists communicate emotion by distorting color or shape or surface or space in a highly personal way.” (Robert Atkins, Artspoke).

It is an artistic and literary movement of the early 20^th Century, particularly in Germany.

Expressionist Woodcuts

Expressionists used black and white woodcuts to create a genre of wordless novels told entirely through images. This really helped for the creation of what we nowadays call graphic novels.

One of the most famous artists was Frans Masereel. I really like some of his works because I find it very interesting how they managed to create a scene with just black and white and by drawing very simple things.

Frans Masereel- Rooftops

Frans Masereel- Workers