Kirchner did not start his career intending to be an artist. He went to the Königliche Technische Hochschule university in Dresden for architecture. There he had to take classes in free hand drawing and perspective drawing. He later met Fritz Bleyl, Karl Schmidt-Ruttloff, and Erich Heckel. Together they founded the artist group, Die Brücke, meaning "The Bridge". This group help create the style of Expressionism. The work of this group focused mostly around group-life drawings and painting of nudes from their social group. In 1911 he founded a private art school called MIUM-institut. Kirchner's work focused mostly on nudes, nature, nudes in nature, and everyday life. They were all very vibrant in color and not naturalistic. His figures were all out of proportion and expressionistic. Here are a few examples of his work:
Erna, 1930, Pinakothek der Moderne, München
Nude Dancers, 1909. Woodcut, 13 3/4" x 22 1/2". Private Collection,Germany.
Ernst Kirchner, Alpine Shepherd, 1917
I find myself more drawn to his works done in woodcut so on photoshop I would like to if I can make my self-portrait look like that.
Why Photoshop? Get a woodblock and do some real cutting. :)
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