From Expressionism to Kosovo`s Abstract Expressionism

• Author: Agnesa Muharremi- Kastrati - Ilir Muharremi
• Position: Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Pristina, Kosovo - Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Pristina, Kosovo
• Pages: 293-297

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

Vol. 3 No. 1

January, 2019

ISSN 2519-1284

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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From Expressionism to Kosovo`s Abstract Expressionism

PhD Agnesa Muharremi- Kastrati

Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Pristina, Kosovo

PhD Ilir Muharremi

Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Pristina, Kosovo

Abstract

In this paper we have included the most essential characteristics of the historical developments

of this artistic movement and the most remarkable names of the fi eld who have lived in

Kosovo. Some artists such as Abdurrahim Buza, Qamil Grezda, Kujtim Buza, Muslim Mulliqi,

Tahir Emra, Nysret Salihamixhiqi, Rexhep Ferri, Xhevdet Xhafa etc., of the old generation

were inspired by this movement in the modern Art in Kosovo, which was also refl ected to their

art works for a long time.

In this paper we will write about the history of the beginning of the classical direction up

to modern and conceptual art. Many Kosovo`s artists, such as Muslim Mulliqi, Tahir Emra,

Xhevdet Xhafa, Rexhep Ferri, Daut Berisha, Karmon Fan Ferri and some others from the new

generation of the Faculty of Arts in Prishtina for the fi rst time have transitet from their traditional

elements (in their art works) to new concepts of modern contemporary art. Thus, we thank

the artists from the three generations that are involved in our Topic “From Expressionism to

Kosovo`s Abstract Expressionism”. Through the presentation of their research work they have

reached the concept of new movements that derive from the classic expressionism involved

in European and world historiography starting from Paris until the late sixties of abstract

expressionism by the well-known American painter Jackson Pollock who tries to geometric

expressionism, informel, Pop Art, and so on..

In this paper we have analyzed the most prominent names of Kosovo`s Art and Kosovo`s

paintings which are generally involved with this concept and until the last cycles of work they

have remained faithful to the direction of expressionism.

Keywords: Painter, sculptor, directions (Pictorial movement), Art works, artistic experiences,

impressive and expressive refl ection.

Introduction

Vincent Van Ghog, Henri de Toulouse -Lautrec, Edvard Munch and James Ensor

were artists that belonged to the Expressionism period between 1874 -1900. Vincent

Van Ghog was the fi rst artist who expressed through the colour the passion of human

drama or as he said “With red and green colors can express the most terrible human

experiences”. The expressionism in Kosovar Art began from the XIX century with the

fi rst generation of fi gurative creators. This generation appeared immediately a er

The First World War with painter: Abdurrahim Buza, Qamil Grezda, Shahin Kryeziu.