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So, here is the final verdict on your preferences in art:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Style: expressionism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre: genre paintings<\/strong><\/p>\n

You prefer expressionist genre scenes. Let\u2019s see how these paintings are different from all the rest. Expressionists magnified misery as the basic substance of being, and so they pictured the real world as the source of all kinds of distress.<\/p>\n

Misery is treated differently<\/strong> by expressionists, romanticists and realists. Romanticists<\/a><\/span>, for instance, suffered in an obvious and dynamic way, they fought the injustice and tried to right all wrongs, they never seemed to accept the world and themselves.<\/p>\n

Realists<\/a><\/span>, on the other hand, suffered in cold blood \u2013 in a very typical and consistent way, according to their family, professional and social status, their suffering being not individual but inherent to a TYPE of people.<\/p>\n

Expressionist misery<\/strong> is sustainable, overwhelming and unvoiced, part of the human nature and the core of human existence. In their genre scenes expressionists depicted events or phenomena that discreetly or directly emanate misery. Even the paintings featuring people laughing have a weird gloomy quality, the laughter being excessive to the point of suffocating that people seem to be gasping for air. That\u2019s what makes expressionist genre scenes so gut-wrenching and disturbing.<\/p>\n

The effect was achieved through the well-considered choice of artistic devices and techniques. The saturated intense colours enter into conflict, in many cases they are unnatural and deeply symbolic \u2013 take, for instance, Picasso\u2019s \u201cblue period\u201d screaming of anguish and loneliness. The contrast of colours was amplified by the rough winding lines and contours comprising an array of smaller brushstrokes that go merging and intersecting, interacting in a serpentine manner. The scale and proportions are distorted, the figures, faces and objects are deformed to debunk the myth of universal harmony and to claim misery to be the inherent handicap of a man and the world. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, everything around yields anxiety and oppression \u2013 the heavy solid sky, the ultrayellow caf\u00e9 in the dark of the night, the faceless passers-by, the bare-teeth smiles, the deep shadows and faces reminding of skulls. All these you will routinely find in expressionist genre scenes, and generally speaking, here is an advice on how to tell an expressionist paintings from any other work of art: when you look at it you fel as if watching a condemned prisoner enjoy his last meal.<\/div>

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A person who prefers expressionist genre paintings is a person of marked intelligence<\/strong> and all too often a loner, a clear-cut introvert with lots of baggage to carry from the past. He is intense and emotional, haunted by ghosts from the past. He is not capable of rush decisions, his advice is immaculate, once you endure through a ruthless, yet fair analysis of your weaknesses. Loving and trusting is not something he can do, his issues make him too vulnerable and scared of that. If he does fall in love, there will be no limit of commitment, care and devotion. He is accurate, efficient and meticulous at work, places the team goals far ahead of own motives. He is not a career oriented person, and will not feel comfortable at a leadership role. Only a limited number of people can squeeze into his personal space, and despite the negative and pessimistic exterior, he does appreciate them and stands on the guard of their happiness.<\/p>\n

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Take a step back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Back to the beginning of the test<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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