FAUVISM WHAT IS FAUVISM? FAUVISM A GROUP OF EARLY 20THCENTURY MODERN ARTISTS WHOSE WORKS EMPHASIZED PAINTERLY QUALITIES AND STRONG COLOR OVER THE REPRESENTATIONAL OR REALISTIC VALUES RETAINED BY IMPRESSIONISM. WHAT IS FAUVISM? • Uses bright, wild, and vividly intense colors to help convey a mood. • Lines are simplified as much as possible as well as very unnatural lines. • Usually have no really basis in reality, and often look very childish. • First Art Revolution of century. the 20th • Major Artist: Paul Gauguin, Maurice Vlaminck, André Derain, Henri Matisse, and Maurice Marinot. WHERE DID FAUVISM START? • Started in Western Europe during the 20th century in about 1905. • Were first recognized when they had their first exhibition in Paris, France. • Officially began in 1898 in France. WHAT IS FAUVISM STYLE? • • Fauvism, style of painting that flourished in France around the turn of the 20th century. Fauve artists used pure, brilliant colour aggressively applied straight from the paint tubes to create a sense of an explosion on the canvas. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FAUVISM? The characteristics of Fauvism include: A radical use of unnatural colors that separated color from its usual representational and realistic role, giving new, emotional meaning to the colors. Creating a strong, unified work that appears flat on the canvas. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF FAUVISM? The Fauves' simplified forms and saturated colors drew attention to the inherent flatness of the canvas or paper; within that pictorial space, each element played a specific role. The immediate visual impression of the work is to be strong and unified. Above all, Fauvism valued individual expression. ARTISTS Paul Gauguin Maurice de Vlaminck Henri Matisse André Derain Maurice Marinot PAUL GAUGUIN • June 7th 1848- May 8th 1903. • A major founder along with Henri Matisse. • Loved experimenting with colors, even had symbolic meanings for each color. • Mostly did Self- portraits. • He moved to Tahiti to paint the people and he believed, “water does not reflect what’s above the surface”. • He also loved to do paintings of native people in Tahiti. “The Yellow Christ” (1889) “Day of God” (1894) “Riders on the beach” (1902) MAURICE DE VLAMINCK • April 4th 1876- October 11th 1958. • French painter who is also considered a major figure in the Fauvism movement. • Much of his inspiration comes from the Impressionist movement. • He was an artist who taught himself, rather then being trained. • He put much of his emphasis on nature. • He worked with Charles Surlier. Master Printer • Was in the Military which cause him to go back and forth with his art work. “The River Seine at Chatou” (1906) “Restaurant de la Machine a Bougival” (1905) “The Circus” (1906) ANDRÉ DERAIN • June 10th 1880- September 8th 1954. • Was considered to be one of the major founders of Fauvsim. • Attended Academie Carriere where he met Matisse. • He had to convince his parents to allow him to be a painter, and was originally going to be an engineer. • Derain loved using bold colors, especially in his paintings of the Thames and Tower Bridge. • After 1906, his role of colors were reduced and the forms became restricted. • After his military service was over (WWI) he went back to Classicism. in Paris “Charing Cross Bridge” (1906) “The Pool of London” (1906) “Portrait of Henri Matisse” (1906) HENRI MATISSE • December 31st 1869- November 3rd 1954. • Was a major founder of the movement along with Andre Derain. • Attended Academie Carriere. • The key to his success was by using exaggerrated colors with simplified drawings. • He amplified the sense of joy that he had achieved through the color he used. • He has an instinctive sensibility in his work. “The Roofs of Collioure” (1905) “The Open Window” (1905) “Woman with a Hat” (1905) MAURICE MARINOT • March 20th 1882-1960. • He was a painter a well as a glassmaker. • He was also a member of “Les Fauves” the Fauvism group. • His parents sent him to Ecole De Beaux- Arts in Paris for painting. • His glasswork was praised in his 1st exhibition saying “it has been a long time since an innovation of such great importance has come to enrich the art of glass”. • A lot of his works were destroyed in a bombing during World War I. “Interieur” (1973) “Nature mort aux pommes” (No given year) WHY FAUVISM? • Fauvism’s name was not given to it by one of the artists, but by a critic, Camille Mauclair. • He thought this entire movement was a threat to all the art standards. • He came up with “Les Fauves” which is French for “Wild Beast”. Who are the Filipino artist in Fauvism? DOY KASTILYO born in Bauan Batangas, is a 35 year old self taught artist, who just started painting around 5 years ago. He refuses to center his art on his persona, but like many artists, aspires to make his art known worldwide. He seeks to provoke the audience to make them think differently. Kastilyo prefer Fauvism as it uses vibrant, intense and bold colors, that expresses one's individuality. “Gusto ko yung colors pa lang eh makakapag pasaya na sa akin at sa viewers.” He added, “I want to create a subject with extra ordinary colors, lines and curves that depicts life and beauty itself” Here are some of his recent works: •KALSADA SUYUAN SERYE 22 X 28 Pastel On Paper •TINDERA FILIPINA •TAHO x SORBETES •HAPAGKAINAN DANILO PALOMER SANTIAGO (born November 27, 1951) is a Fulltime Filipino Eclectic painter, professor and Department Chair of University of Santo Tomas – College of Fine Arts and (USTCFAD), Painting Department. His murals are displayed at the Malacanang Palace, UST main Faculty of Civil Law and Veterans Memoraila Medical Center and whose works won awards in various art competitions. He was born in Sorsogon, Philippines and now lives in Manila. Danilo "Danny" Palomer Santiago Born: November 27, 1951 (age 71) Sorsogon, Philippines Nationality: Filipino Known for Painting, Drawing Movement: Eclecticism, Modern Fauvism Awards UST Albertus Magnus Awardee in Visual Arts 2009, UST Benavides Awardee 1971, HITO MILESTONE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN SERIES THANK YOU!
