Art Appreciation ppt on fauvism, cubism, and futurism

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Fauvism, Cubism, and Futurism

2. Fauvism
- French fauvisme, from fauve ‘wild beast’.
- originated from a remark of the French art critic Louis Vauxcelles at the
Salon of 1905; coming across a quattrocento-style statue in the midst
of works by Matisse and his associates, he is reputed to have said,
‘Donatello au milieu des fauves!’ (‘Donatello among the wild beasts’).

3. - Rejected optical realism created by Impressionism such as realistic
portrayals, and did not apply perspective, or use light-shadow effects.
- Spontaneous and subjective responses to the subjects in their artworks
were expressed through broken brushstrokes and bright colors, using
paint straight from the tube.
- Shifted away from urban themes and returned to subjects such as
country landscapes, leisure scenes, or portraits.
- Characterized by impulsive lines, spontaneous compositions, and a
simplified drawing technique.
Fauvism Characteristics

4. Fauvism’s Usage of Color
- Fauvist artists broke away from traditional impressionist methods and innovatively
experimented with exaggerated colors, composing their paintings based on wild color
contrasts.
- Pairing complementary colors, like purple and yellow, magenta and green, or orange and blue
and used in high saturations
- The Fauves used color radically, advocated for liberating color from realistic depiction
assigning emotionally charged meanings to it instead.
- Fauvist artists did not choose colors based on scientific theory as the post-impressionists did,
but on feeling, observation, and the nature of each chromatic experience.

5. Examples of
Fauvism
Charing Cross Bridge by André Derain
In 1906, the buzz around Fauvism
encouraged a French art dealer to
commission Derain to create paintings to
depict London, a subject that Monet had
previously featured. While Monet painted
a more sorrowful picture of London’s
foggy weather and industrial
environment, Derain’s depiction is wild
and fiery, but at the same time remains
realistic.

6. Examples of
Fauvism
The Joy of Life by Henri Matisse
Depicts an idyllic and imaginary scene
with bright and cheerful colors.

7. Examples of
Fauvism
The River Seine at Chatou by Maurice de
Vlaminck
In the summer of 1906, he started
observing the landscape of his home
village differently, as his intuitive
application of paint and employing
conventional hues became apparent in
his paintings like The River Seine at
Chatou (1906).