Fauvism to CubismChapter 21, Part 1 of 2

Rebekah Scoggins

Art Appreciation

March 26, 2013

Fauvism Introduced in Paris Characterized by areas of bright, contrasting

color and simplified shape and composition Stunned critic called them “Les fauves,”

which is French for “The Wild Beasts” Officially separate from the French Academy

and the official Salon Went even further with color than van Gogh

and Gauguin had before, using it both for expressive and structural ends

Henri Matisse, Woman With the Hat, 1905. Fauvism.

Henri Matisse, The Joy of Life (Le bonheur de vivre), 1905-1906. Fauvism.

Henri Matisse, Harmony in Red (The Red Room), 1908-1909. Fauvism.

André Derain, London Bridge, 1906. Fauvism.

German Expressionism• Shared the expressive goals of the Fauves. • Desire to display emotions very pronounced

• Developed imagery characterized by vivid, often angular simplification of their subjects, dramatic colors contrasts, with bold, at times crude finish. • Built on van Gogh and Gauguin (like Fauves) and Munch.• Used the power of Expressionism to address the human condition, often exploring such themes as natural life, sorrow, passion, spirituality, and mysticism.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Street, Berlin. 1913.

German Expressionism: The Bridge.

The Bridge appealed to artists to revolt against academic painting and establish a new, vigorous

aesthetic that would form a bridge between the Germanic past and modern experience.

Wassily Kandinsky. Blue Mountain. 1908–1909. German Expressionism: The Blue Rider

The Blue Rider wanted to develop an art that would turn

people away from false values toward spiritual

rejuvenation. Thought that paintings should be “exact

replicas of some inner emotion.” Kandinsky hoped to create art only in response to

what he called “inner necessity” or the emotional stirrings of the soul, rather

than in response to what he saw in the world.

Wassily Kandinsky. Composition IV. 1911. German Expressionism: The Blue Rider

Cubism

Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Girls of Avignon). Paris. June-July 1907. Cubism.

Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Girls of Avignon). Paris. June-July 1907. Cubism.

African Masks.

Georges Braque. Houses at l’Estaque. 1908. Cubism.

Paul Cézanne. Mont Sainte-Victoire. 1902–1904. Post-Impressionism.

Georges Braque. Houses at l’Estaque. 1908. Cubism.

Georges Braque. The Portuguese. 1911. Analytical Cubism.

Analytical Cubism involved talking apart, or breaking down, the subject

into its various aspects.

Pablo Picasso. Guitar. 1912-1913. Analytical Cubism.

Pablo Picasso. Violin, Fruit, and Wineglass. 1913.

Synthetic Cubism.

Synthetic Cubism was a process of building up or combining bits and

pieces of material.

Pablo Picasso. Still Life with Chair Caning. 1912. Synthetic Cubism.