Paul Klee had a very diverse art career. He spanned multiple styles and multiple color schemes and could not be confined to one era of art. Instead, he had eras of his life. He would have a period of time when he would do mostly cubist art, then he would switch and do expressionism or surrealism or abstraction. Part of the success of his pieces is from the fact that he painted in so many different styles and could therefore appeal to a bigger audience. His works have a sense of dry humor and often childlike perspective, and he had a knack for capturing moods in his various styles. He would use differing color palettes and styles to create a wide array of moods. His art often had a childlike demeanor about it, but more often than not they would depict dark things and would contain political undertones or criticisms of Germany, where he lived. One example of that would be his piece Revolution des Viadukts, where the viaducts are separating from the bank and are in turn rioting. Another example would be his self portrait, titled von der Liste gestrichen, or in english “removed from the list”, in which his head is crossed out in the back, symbolizing how his art no longer had value in Germany. He painted it with a harsh expression and used very dark colors to also portray his mood. He also often used hieroglyphic elements in his pieces, with the pieces being light colors and the hieroglyphs being brighter or dark in comparison. This technique can be seen in his pieces Tod und Feuer, or death and fire, and also Die Vase. Incorporating this technique into a landscape could prove very interesting. Using this style with a monochromatic element could also be very fascinating, although rather difficult. I must find a landscape that could be deconstructed into simple lines, that way I could mess around with the colors and the mood of the piece, as did Paul Klee in his pieces.
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AuthorSophomore at Apex High School Archives
June 2018
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