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James Ensor, Oskar Kokoschka, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gaughin, Marc Chagal, Ego Schiele, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch were the most famous artists during the Expressionist Art Era of the late 1800’s through the 1920’s.
This was a hard time for many people, especially those in the war torn areas of Europe and Germany. Expressionist Art became a way to show the emotions they and their country were going through with the use of distortion and violent colors. The Expressionist Era did not only involve paintings and drawings, but came through in the music, dance and sculptures of that time.
Although many people, who have seen this style of art, thought it to be a modern or abstract type, it was nothing of the sort. If you look at one of these paintings you can see the pain, anguish, hatred, love or multitude of other emotions clearly by the way that distortion and color was used.
Anyone can go to art school. Anyone can become an artist. To be a good artist, you need to study all the different types of art that have come and gone. Looking around you today, you can still see where some of these types of art are still being used, although they may not be as popular as the current fad.
Art students often find that sitting outside to practice their skills is enjoyable. The peace of an ocean view, a park, nature settings or mountains gives them the silence and privacy they need for concentrating on their current work. San Francisco art schools are in the perfect location for this kind of practice.
The weather is warm most of the year, and there are so many different places to just sit and watch the activities of life go by. It is easy to get inspired by what you observe. This area is great for the Expressionist style because of the quantity, quality and diversification of the people and activities.
An artist could sit in one spot all day, just watching the activity around him, the expressions on people’s faces, hear the different tones and inflections in their voices and be inspired to do several drawings or paintings depicting all of this activity and emotion.

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