The image shown above is sculpted by Kathe Kollwitz, a German painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was an antiwar advocate. The title of the image above in "The Grieving Parents", which is a reflection on Kathe and her husband because her son was killed in WWI and now rests at Vladslo German Cemetery.
Kathe Kollwitz did her work during an art period called Expressionism. Expressionism began in Germany and from there spread throughout Europe. Expressionism is described as art that portrays not reality but rather subjective emotions that arouse feelings within the audience. The artist accomplishes this aim through distortion, exaggeration, and fantasy of natural elements.
Expressionism helps express Kollwitz's views on war because of the more direct focus on emotion. All of Kollwitz's pieces are brimming with emotion and as an audience it's very easy to relate to someone grieving over a lost loved one, and Kollwitz's pieces always contain all the needed elements to allow the audience to relate and agree with her work and views.
Expressionism helps express Kollwitz's views on war because of the more direct focus on emotion. All of Kollwitz's pieces are brimming with emotion and as an audience it's very easy to relate to someone grieving over a lost loved one, and Kollwitz's pieces always contain all the needed elements to allow the audience to relate and agree with her work and views.
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