Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born in Aschaffenburg in 1880, studied architecture in Dresden and then continued his studies in Munich. In 1905 Kirchner and his friends founded the German art society, "Die Brucke". "Die Brucke" (or "bridge" as it is translated in German) was a society of German artists that explored the color, form, and composition in creating contemporary life. In addition, the artists named the group "Brucke"/"Bridge" because it symbolizes the philosophy of Niche and the bridging of old and new. Kirchner's painting "Street, Dresden" (shown above) focuses on intense loneliness of modern society. Kirchner illustrates his feelings by distorting the color and shape of the women on the street, causing them to look vacant and ghost like. Kirchner also neglects to paint and architecture or even details of the street itself, instead he simply paints the street (the portion that is visible, at least) a blotchy pink to show the view that Dresden is so overpopulated, one cannot even see the street. In addition, the colored outline of the characters gives the view an effect of movement as well as separating them from one another, creating the effect of loneliness.
Resources
http://www.bruecke-museum.de/englkirchner.htm
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Expressionism.html
http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=78426
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