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The Slave Market and the Theatre of European Anxiety

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Author Brian Hawkeswood.                                                                                                   Nach unten scrollen für die deutsche Übersetzung https://artelbestudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/orientalist-beautiful-form-of-realism.html When Jean-Léon Gérôme exhibited The Slave Market in 1871, Europe was not an innocent observer of slavery. The Atlantic system had only recently been dismantled in parts of the Western world; Brazil would abolish slavery in 1888. European empires were expanding across Africa and the Middle East. Racial hierarchies were being codified in pseudo-scientific language. Anthropology, colonial administration, and academic painting shared an overlapping visual culture.         ...
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Die Brücke (The Bridge) and Expressionism.

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  Author: Brian Hawkeswood. Die   Brücke  ( The Bridge ) Die Brücke (The Bridge), founded in Dresden in 1905 by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Fritz Bleyl, played a pivotal role in the emergence of Expressionism. This group sought to break away from traditional artistic conventions, emphasizing raw emotion and subjective experience in their work. Their approach was characterized by bold colors, distorted forms, and dynamic compositions, aiming to convey intense emotional states and the complexities of modern life.  One notable example is Kirchner’s “Street, Dresden” (1908), which portrays the bustling energy and alienation of urban life through exaggerated figures and vibrant, clashing colors.  Similarly,  Lying Girl, 1913, Erich Heckel depicts a young girl in a relaxed pose, using simplified forms and expressive brushwork to evoke a sense of immediacy and emotional depth.  Die Brücke’s influence extended beyond i...
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