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TWENTIETH CENTURY ART. Breaking the rules Not representing reality, but reconstructing it. F A U V I S M. “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”
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TWENTIETH CENTURY ART Breaking the rules Not 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
Matisse also started to go blind, so began building collages, simplifying organic shapes from nature