DIE BRÜCKE

This art movement started in 1905 in Dresden, Germany. Four painters ; Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Ernst Lud­wig Kirchner and Fritz Bleyl came together and named their style as;The Bridge in German because that bridge was intended to "symbolize the link, they would form with art of the future".
Die Brucke made use of a technique that was controlled, intentionally unsophisticated and crude, developing a style hallmarked by expressive distortions and emphases. Die Brucke artists often used color similar to the Fauves, and they were also influenced by art form from Africa and Oceania.   Most of Die Brücke were untrained in art, but the harsh colors and distorted shapes in their work successfully expressed their strong feelings and vivid imaginations. The dramatic contrasts of black and white in their woodcuts, a medium they revived, were especially effective. The group moved to Berlin in 1910 and disbanded in controversy in 1913. 
Painting of the group members by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 1926/7

*http://www.msxlabs.org/forum/sanat/267042-sanat-akimlari-die-brucke-kopru.html#ixzz1rR3KmjjB

*http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c20th/diebrucke.htm
*http://the-artists.org/artistsbymovement/die-Brucke