TWENTIETH CENTURY ART Breaking the rules Not representing reality, but reconstructing it
Dec 31, 2015
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART
Breaking the rulesNot representing reality, but
reconstructing it
FAUVISM• “Explosion of color” lasting only 1904-08 in France• Exhibition of 1905 had harsh reactions- and actually
where group got their name. “Fauves”=“Wild Beasts”• However, it was crucial in art history because it
changed the way one can look at the world, and look at art.
• Used intense , bright, clashing colors Distorted forms and perspective, vigorous brushstrokes, flat linear pattern.
Henri Matisse• Founder of Fauvism• Starting painting after falling sick and was given a
paint set to be occupied• One of the “Twin Titans” of the Twentieth Century
( other being Picasso)• Eliminate nonessentials and retain subject’s most
fundamental qualities ( line, shape, COLOR)• Believed painting not only be beautiful, but more
the viewer to enjoy
“Luxe, Calme et Voluntpe” 1904
Madame Matisse “The Green Stripe” 1905
“Open Window” 1905
“Woman with a Hat” 1905
“Harmony in Red” Henri Matisse 1908
“Dance” 1911 ( second version)
Matisse also started to go blind, so began building collages, simplifying organic shapes from nature
“Jazz”