Groups which formed part of German Expressionism include:

Die Brucke (The Bridge), Der Blue Reiter (The Blue Rider)

Words to describe the Der Krieg series:

nightmarish, hallucinatory, terrifying, horrific

Woman with Dead Child, 1903 represents:

a mother grieving, but not based on personal experience

Dix and Kollwitz can be best understood through which Frames?

Subjective, Structural and Cultural

relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect

How was Der Krieg different to typical representations of war?

neither glorified nor heroizes, aftermath of battle

Otto Dix's works from Der Krieg showed:

soldiers battered minds, bodies, nightmarish scenes

depicted impact of poverty, hunger & war on working class

Kollwitz's works often represent:

impact of poverty on women & children

German Expressionism can be described as:

art which sought to depict the world as it felt viscerally

Peter, Kollwitz's son died when?

In 1914, on the battlefield during WW1

German Expressionism is characterised by:

Extreme angles, flattened forms, garish colours, distortion

volunteered, fought as machine gunner on Western Front

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German Expressionism - Dix and Kollwitz (Yr 12 HSC Visual Arts)

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1
Groups which formed part of German Expressionism include:
The blue man group, The long hallway
Rue Friesch (The Bridge to Nowhere), Der Patrish (The Green)
Primativist, Ethnographiqe
Die Brucke (The Bridge), Der Blue Reiter (The Blue Rider)
2
Words to describe the Der Krieg series:
problematic, difficult, thoughtful
nightmarish, hallucinatory, terrifying, horrific
scary, unbelieveable, hard, freaky
challenging, subversive, difficult, imagination
3
This artwork is called:
Troops Advance Under Pressure
Ghouls Advance in War
Troops Menace Forward
Shock Troops Advance Under Gas
4
Woman with Dead Child, 1903 represents:
the tragic death of her child Peter in 1903
a mother grieving, but not based on personal experience
the tragic death of her child Peter in 1914
sorrow
5
Der Krieg is made up of:
10 etchings
74 etchings and lithographs
50 paintings and etchings
50 etchings and lithographs
6
Dix and Kollwitz can be best understood through which Frames?
Subjective, Cultural
Postmodern, Structural
Structural, Cultural
Subjective, Structural and Cultural
7
Visceral means:
relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect
all about emotions
8
How was Der Krieg different to typical representations of war?
was pacifist
glorified and made soldiers look like heros
neither glorified nor heroizes, aftermath of battle
represented an illusion of war
9
Otto Dix's works from Der Krieg showed:
depressing scenes
soldiers battered minds, bodies, nightmarish scenes
the great experiences of war
the horror
10
Kathe Kollwitz:
was a artist which represented many emotions
depicted impact of poverty, hunger & war on working class
was a war artist
was a subjective artist
11
Otto Dix's series of works about war was called:
Der Krieg (The War)
Der Farsh (The Horror)
Die Brisch (The Madness)
Der Riech (The War)
12
This artwork is titled and was made in:
Woman with Dead Child, 1903
Child Dead Woman, 1914
Woman with Dead Child, 1918
Dead Woman and Child, 1903
13
German Expressionism occurred between:
1899-1925
1905-1933
1900-1945
1905-1995
14
Kollwitz's works often represent:
impact of poverty on women & children
impact of war on women
impact of hard society
impact of war on men
15
German Expressionism can be described as:
art which was about war
art which sought to depict the world spiritually
art which was about emotions
art which sought to depict the world as it felt viscerally
16
Peter, Kollwitz's son died when?
In 1918, by a car
In 1903
In 1912, with the spanish flu
In 1914, on the battlefield during WW1
17
World War II occurred between:
1945-1963
1936-1942
1938-1945
1914-1918
18
World War 1 occurred between:
1911-1922
1938-1945
1914-1918
1910-1918
19
German Expressionism is characterised by:
symbolism, rough application of paint, diagonal lines
Extreme angles, flattened forms, garish colours, distortion
geometric form, appropriation, lines
bright colours, realism, pattern
20
In WW1 Otto Dix...
volunteered, fought in the British force
was conscripted, flew in planes as a gunner
was conscripted, was on front line
volunteered, fought as machine gunner on Western Front

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