Käthe Kollwitz, one of the most famous and influential artists to emerge from the German expressionist movement, used her works to display her feelings on the horrendousness of war and the human experience. She never used any color in her work, letting the carvings and printings speak for themselves. Holly Berry is a contemporary artist and book illustrator from Maine. Much like Käthe, she uses her art to tell stories and evoke emotions within them. She uses similar techniques in carving and printing her works, but many of hers are in color and tend to be a bit softer than Käthe's.
Island Scene 3 by Holly Berry
Die Mütter by Käthe Kollwitz
These two works are similar in that they are both black and white pieces created with striking use of lines. Both of them are fairly simple in shading, and use thickness, direction, and amount of lines to create depth and design. They also both use a large amount of contrast. Island Scene 3 uses more straight lines than Die Mütter, and the lines are thicker and farther apart. The subjects are also very different, Island Scene 3 being a calmer picture of a small cottage and garden contrasts greatly with the emotional scene of Die Mütter that features a large group of people huddling together.
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