The art movement i have researched and am interested in is Fauvism. Fauvism was not a normal movement with a large number of rules or regulations. It was more an instinctive coming together of artists who wished to express themselves by using bold colours‚ simplified drawing and expressive brushwork. Fauvism was an early 20th century art movement which originated in France. Two young artist‚ Henri Matisse and Andre` Derain formed the basis of a group of painters nicknamed ‘Les Fauves’ which meant
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Evan Williams Essay 2 Humanities II In the early 20th century‚ two art styles that were created and used were Fauvism and Cubism. Fauvism was used first in Paris in 1905 in the Autumn Salon as it referred to artwork created by Henry Matisse and his coworkers in art‚ such as André Derain and Maurice Vlaminck. When fauvist art was first put on display to be viewed and exhibited in the Autumn Salon‚ one critic called the painters ’Les Fauves ’ (Wild animals). (Elderfield‚ 1976) He came up with this
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Fauvism Fauvism‚ French Fauvisme‚ was a style of painting that flourished in France from 1898 to 1908 and used pure‚ brilliant color‚ applied straight from the paint tubes in an aggressive‚ direct manner to create a sense of an explosion on the canvas. The Fauves painted directly from nature as the Impressionists had before them‚ but their works were invested with a strong expressive reaction to the subjects they painted. First formally exhibited in Paris in 1905‚ Fauvist paintings shocked visitors
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Fauvism Fauvism started as a loosely associated group of artists who used explosive colors to portray emotion. They were not constrained by the Realists color palette and used this new found freedom to explore and experiment with other styles‚ helping to cut a path to 20th Century Modernism. Fauvism respected expression on a individual basis. An artists’ emotional response to all things natural‚ or intuition were far more important than classical training or lofty subjects. Another goal of the
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The main features of Fauvism‚ Expressionism‚ and Cubism Expressionism as an art form could be loosely defined as a movement of artist’s that wanted to break free from the conventional art movements of the time and express themselves individually‚ free from the constraints of their fellow artist’s ideals. They wanted to be able to express emotion and feeling in their work. The work that falls under the classification of expressionism is widely varied in its style and appearance. Some elements of
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Georges Rouault French Fauvism Biography: Georges Rouault was a French fauvist painter. He was born into a poor family. His mother always supported him in his love of art and was with him every step of the way. Rouault had been an apprentice glass painter and restorer for 5 years. This shows in his paintings because of the heavy black contouring and glowing colours. During his apprenticeship Georges also attended the School of Fine Arts. In 1891 he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Official
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The style of painters from the Romantic Era to modern times radically changed as their environment‚ other artists‚ and their overall worldviews influenced them. It is fair to say that the way artists created their world progressed from painting what they would see to how they would see the subject and ultimately how they felt about a subject much like Van Gogh did. After Romanticism and then Realism‚ in Europe at least‚ many painters were used to painting what was in front of them‚ eventually using
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Styles of Art Abstract -- Cubism -- Expressionism -- Fauvism --Impressionism -- Pointillism -- Pop Art -- Postimpressionism Primitivism -- Realism -- Surrealism THE STYLE >> Abstract Abstract artists felt that paintings did not have to show only things that were recognizable. In their paintings they did not try to show people‚ animals‚ or places exactly as they appeared in the real world. They mainly used color and shape in their paintings to show emotions. Some Abstract art is also
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Timeline Byzantine 350 -450 Medieval 400-500 AD Surrealism 1920-1930 Beginning in the mid-1920s‚ Surrealist captured the Modern imagination. In essence‚ Surrealism began as a direct spillover from the Dada movement in art and culture. The Surrealists wanted to explore through poetry and prose the psychic dimension of the human mind. A huge source of inspiration was the groundbreaking work of Sigmund Freud. Continued Surrealism 1920-1930 What is important to understand is
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Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born December 31st‚ 1869 to two storeowners‚ Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer‚ so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of artist in Henri because while working as a lawyer’s assistant he took up a drawing course (Essers 7). It was for curtain design but it seemed to be destiny for a lawyer’s assistant to take up such a
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