The document discusses the art movement of Fauvism, which emerged in the early 20th century. It covers the origins of the term "Fauvism", the artistic developments that preceded it including Impressionism and Pointillism, the science of color involving additive and subtractive mixing, color theory principles of hue, saturation and brightness, and how Fauve artists such as Matisse and Van Gogh used intense color in a non-naturalistic way to express themselves.