FAUVISM FAUVISM By Ashley Davis and Sarah Redman WHAT IS FAUVISM? Bright, unblended colors, usually symbolic Simplified shapes and forms that exaggerate color Loose brushstrokes Distorted figures Mostly portraiture, still life, and landscapes Started in 1905 and lasted for three years First avant-garde style of the 20th century WHAT INFLUENCED FAUVISM? Impressionism/Post-Impressionism Van Gogh Cezanne Pointilism Seurat WHAT MOVEMENTS DID FAUVISM INFLUENCE? Cubism Orphism Abstract Expressionism Expressionism CRITIC RESPONSES Critics and Parisians didn’t like the paintings at all and actually covered their eyes at the first Fauvist show. Were angry at the form of art because it looked so savage. The name “Fauves” came from Louis Vauxcelles as a derogatory term to describe their lack of structure in their paintings. “Fauves” literally means “Wild Beasts” Some also found their style confusing HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 “What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity, and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.” “The artist only sees old truths in a new light, because there are no new truths.” “Construction by colored surfaces. Search for intensity of color, subject matter being unimportant. Reaction against the diffusion of local tone in light. Light...expressed by a harmony of intensely colored surfaces.” “We move towards serenity through the simplification of ideas and form… Details lessen the purity of the lines, they harm the emotional intensity, and we choose to reject them. It is a question of learning – and perhaps relearning the ‘handwriting’ of lines. The aim of painting is not to reflect history, because this can be found in books. We have a higher conception. Through it, the artist expresses his inner vision.” Luxe, calme et volupté 1904 Henri Matisse La Joie de Vivre 1905-1906 Henri Matisse The Open Window 1905 Henri Matisse Portrait of Madame Matisse 1905 Henri Matisse Woman With a Hat 1905 Henri Matisse ANDRE DERAIN 1880 - 1954 “I used color as a means of expressing my emotion and not as a transcription of nature.” Drying Sails 1905 André Derain Boats in Collioure 1905 André Derain Self-Portrait in Studio 1903 Andre Derain Charing Cross Bridge 1906 Andre Derain Portrait of a man with a newspaper 1911 Andre Derain The Pool of London 1906 Andre Derain Portrait of Henri Matisse 1906 Andre Derain MAURICE DE VLAMINCK 1876 – 1958 “I wanted to burn down the Ecole des Beaux-Arts with my cobalts and vermillions and I wanted to express my feelings with my brushes without troubling what painting was like before me” Sailing Boat on the Seine 1906 Maurice de Vlaminck The Circus 1906 Maurice de Vlaminck The Orchard 1905 Maurice de Vlaminck Barge on the Seine at Pecq 1906 Maurice de Vlaminck Andre Derain 1906 Maurice de Vlaminck GEORGES ROUAULT 1871 – 1958 The Old King 1937 Georges Rouault Femme fière 1936 Georges Rouault Près des fortifications désertiques, je naquis 1929 Georges Rouault Faubourg 1910 Georges Rouault Apostles 1937 Georges Rouault HOW FAUVISM HAS CHANGED ART Color freedom Talent levels Irregular shapes and forms
