Understanding Expressionism: The Scream by Edvard Munch

Expressionism: A Societal Reflection

Expressionism emerged as a powerful artistic movement during times of societal crisis. This analysis focuses on the broad trend of expressionism in Nordic countries, particularly Scandinavia, Germany, and Austria, from the late 19th century to the early 1930s.

Die Brücke: Pioneers of German Expressionism

Key to this movement was the German expressionist group Die Brücke (The Bridge), formed in 1905. They were socially combative, employing violent and arbitrary

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Medieval Art in France: Gothic Period

Gothic Art

The term “Gothic” was first used during the Renaissance to refer pejoratively to the art of the Middle Ages. It was considered barbaric and inferior in comparison to classical art. Gothic art was born in the heart of France, in the Île-de-France (although the word comes from the Germanic people, the Goths).

Gothic was born around 1140 in France. The first monument of this movement is considered to be the Church of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis (built by Abbot Suger, advisor of Louis VII

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Lazarillo de Tormes: A Realistic 16th-Century Novel

It is a realistic narrative; facts are recounted as if they had occurred. The border between reality and fiction fades, taking an important step towards the creation of the modern novel by proposing that the work be read as if it were true. It is the starting point of the European realist novel. The characters change throughout the circumstances of their lives, and the protagonist changes from the beginning to the end of the work.

Structure

Foreword and 7 chapters. The latter reveals that the work

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Modernist and 98 Generation Poetry: Features and Trends

The Poetry of Modernism

The poetry of Modernism is an aesthetic renovation of poetic language. It incorporates features from French poetry. Parnassianism emphasizes art for art’s sake, a taste for refined and formal perfection. Symbolism embraces the love of music and the incorporation of symbols, including synesthesia. These sensorial images, introduced by Rubén Darío, are characterized by the pursuit of absolute beauty to escape from everyday reality.

Key Features of Modernist Poetry

  • The poet feels
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Filmmaking: Script, Shooting, Editing, and Key Concepts

Filmmaking: From Script to Screen

Film: The art of representing moving images on a screen through photography. The process of making a film consists of three phases:

Scriptwriting

To develop a script, follow these guidelines: select an idea, write the plot, develop the argument, create the treatment, and write the literary script with structured scenes. Finally, develop the technical script. The script usually presents two columns.

Shooting Angle

In filming a movie, the director will decide how to resolve

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Psychomotor Structure and Human Development

Psychomotor Structure

Structure: The way in which different parts of a set are arranged together, are supportive, and only become meaningful in relation to the whole.

Psychomotor: Refers to a holistic concept of the subject. It deals with the interaction established between knowledge, emotion, body, movement, and its importance for the development of the person and their ability to express themselves and relate to the world that surrounds them.

Psychomotor Structure: The complex relationships that

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