Primitivism (noun)
The use of non-western art styles, such as African Art, in an effort to be progressive and new. Western artists believed that non-western art conveyed fundamental truths.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German Expressionist, was drawn to primitivism for its powerful and colorful properties that helped him to portray the alienation and violence he found in modern urban life.
I love all the movement and color in this one.
Kirchner is in my top 10. Wonderful refresher course. My Top 5 Expressionist (loved ’em in Berlin, Munich, Vienna): Kirchner, Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann, Emil Nolde, Alexej von Jawlensky. Add to those randomly and in different “isms”: Jesus Rafael Soto, Vik Muniz (just saw in NYC), Picasso, Matisse, deKooning (just saw his retro in NYC).