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Fauvism is a 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.
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INTRODUCTION TO FAUVISM
- The group of French artists who created the movement were called the Fauves, or ‘wild beasts’, as coined by the critic Louis Vauxcelles when he saw the work of Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, and André Derain in an exhibition.
- Matisse was the leader of the group. They used intense color to describe light and space, and they redefined pure color and form as a means of communicating the artist’s emotional state.
- The Fauve artists adopted an approach to enhance their work’s emotional power, not to capture fleeting effects of color, light, or atmosphere on their subjects.
- Matisse exhibited his masterpiece, Woman with the Hat, at the 1905 exhibition. He used brisk strokes of color – blues, greens, and reds – to form an energetic, expressive view of the woman.
- Derain’s Fauvist paintings exploited every tone of a landscape into pure color and used short, forceful brushstrokes.
- Vlaminck’s paintings featured cityscapes and landscapes, as well as unknown denizens of Parisian nightlife that were brought to life by his bright, unnatural Fauve palette.
- The expanding group of Fauves eventually included Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, Kees van Dongen, Georges Braque, and Raoul Dufy.
- They traveled together and showcased their artwork to the public.
- The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by apparently wild brushwork and rough, basic colors, while their subject matter was simple and abstract.
- Despite initial criticism, many of the Fauves became popular following the Salon d’Automne exhibition of 1905. Their art was featured at additional exhibits in the following years.
- In 1906, Salon des Indépendants provided a special spot for the Fauvists. The centerpiece of the exhibition was Matisse’s Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life).
- The following months, Salon d’Automne allowed other Fauvists to exhibit their artworks.
- Finally, in Salon des Indépendants in 1907, the main attraction was a large room dubbed “The Fauves’ Den”.
- Matisse’s Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra) appeared at the exhibition.
- As Fauvism progressed, Fauvists began to incorporate more sharp, angular edges and defined outlines, as it transitioned into early Cubism.
- By the Salon d’Automne of 1907, Fauvism had ended. The shift from bright pure colors gave way to geometric approach, and the subject matter of the paintings became dominated by a network of interconnected geometric planes.
- The distinction between foreground and background in their paintings were no longer sharply delineated, and the depth of field had become limited.
- Unlike other art movements, Fauvists never published a manifesto outlining their artistic aims. However, Matisse published “Notes of a Painter” in 1908, formalizing their shared concerns, goals, and commitment to personal expression and individual instinct in producing their artwork.
- The Fauvist movement has been compared to German Expressionism since both used brilliant colors and spontaneous brushwork. The difference is that the German Expressionists were more emotionally involved in their subjects.
NEO – FAUVISM
- In the mid-1920s, Neo-Fauvism, a poetic style of painting, briefly appeared as a challenge to Surrealism.
- The Neo-Fauves challenged the Surrealist practice of automatism by seeing it as a development of traditional artistry and not as an unconscious expression.
ICONIC PAINTINGS
- Portrait of Madame Matisse by Henri Matisse, 1905
- Henri Matisse was a French painter, draughtsman, and sculptor who was the leader of the Fauvist movement.
- The Regatta by Raoul Dufy, 1908-10
- Raoul Dufy was a French artist and designer who was influenced by Impressionism and associated with Fauvism in his latter years.
- House Behind Trees by Georges Braque, 1906-07
- Georges Braque was a French painter, draughtsman, sculptor, and collagist who associated with the Fauvism movement. He later played an important role in the formation of Cubism.
- Jeu de Massacre by Georges Rouault, 1905
- Georges Rouault was a French painter, print artist, and draughtsman who was known for his combination of Fauvist and Expressionist elements.
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