Fauvism
(1905-1910)
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
'The Open Window, Collioure', 1905 (oil on canvas)
'The Open Window, Collioure', 1905 (oil on canvas)
Fauvism
was a joyful style of painting that delighted in using outrageously
bold colors. It was developed in France at the beginning of the 20th
century by Henri Matisse and André Derain. The artists who painted in this style were known as 'Les Fauves' (the wild beasts), a title that came from a sarcastic remark in a review by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles.
'Les Fauves' believed that color should be used at its highest pitch to express the artist's feelings about a subject, rather than simply to describe what it looks like. Fauvist paintings have two main characteristics: extremely simplified drawing and intensely exaggerated color. Fauvism was a major influence on German Expressionism.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
'Les Fauves' believed that color should be used at its highest pitch to express the artist's feelings about a subject, rather than simply to describe what it looks like. Fauvist paintings have two main characteristics: extremely simplified drawing and intensely exaggerated color. Fauvism was a major influence on German Expressionism.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
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