tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post3343557844165424820..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: Kirchner's Street ScenesDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-14209682570852831022016-02-08T03:59:22.784-08:002016-02-08T03:59:22.784-08:00I actually enjoy Kirchner and will be discussing t...I actually enjoy Kirchner and will be discussing the Expressionists this semester in a fair amount of detail. But I must admit that the street scenes he painted just before the war and in the first years of the war were a bit strange. The brilliant colours were exciting but the large and distorted forms were a tad monstrous. I am assuming he found city life to be disturbing, or he was seriously depressed, or both.<br /><br />You might find the "Twilight Over Berlin" Exhibition of German art 1905-1945 to be interesting. Thanks for the link<br /><br />Hels<br />melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.auHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com