Art: Primitivism and Expressionism

The art of the 20th century was indicative of revolutionized thinking and newly found perceptions of the world: the present preconceptions of nature were being challenged by scientists and artists alike, the Freudian researches were unfolding new levels of the human consciousness or the subconscious, and the aftermath of the world wars starved artists with the need to find the mechanism in which to disclose their inner most emotions; to realize them in some tangible …

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