Fauvism
Started in the early 20th Century, this movement is recognised as an explosion of colour and expressiveness in the art world. Here are some of our PE artworks that share these wonderful qualities and ideas.
Fauvism was the first avant-garde movement to come up and break with Impressionism and traditional perception with bold and unnatural use of colour, expressive unbridled brushstrokes, and flat coloured areas.
The name, from the French 'les fauves' - the wild beasts- was coined by Louis Vauxcelles when he saw the work of Henri Matisse and André Derain in an exhibition at The Salon d’Automne in Paris, in 1905.
About Fauvism
During this time, the depicted trees and landscapes were impossible colours and the human face was a flat surface where the painters translated emotions through a rough and spontaneous translation of character and emotions.
This pictorial revolt against the norm was supported by the sociocultural situation at the time where notions of humanity were being altered with the discoveries of Darwin, the research done by Freud and the philosophical thoughts, and ideas of Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Nietzsche.
Artworks featured:
-Knight on a white horse by André Derain, 1905
-The Young Sailor by Henri Matisse, 1906
-La jetée à L'Estaque by André Derain, 1906
-Le Bonheur de Vivre by Henri Matisse, 1905
-Henri Matisse by André Derain, 1905
-Red Nudes by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912
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Testing the Water 2 Print (Framed)
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- Vendor
- Cecilia Reeve
- Regular price
- £200.00
- Sale price
- £200.00
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