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Jessica Wilke & Gabbi Zott

FAUVISM

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Used intense color to emphasize light & space; show artists emotional state.

Favored traditional subjects. One of the first modernist movements. Rejected natural perspective Used ordinary subject matter in own

expressive ways. Juxtaposing colors to create new tones

and looks

WHAT IS FAUVISM?

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Lasted from 1903-1907ish Became evident at Salon d’Automne of 1905 “Fauves” translates directly to “wild beasts” Grew from works of several acquaintances

interested in the same technique› pupils of Gustave Moreau

Artists used the unique light of the south of France to inspire new color pallets. › The city of Chatou

HOW DID IT BEGIN?

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GUSTAVE MOREAU

“He did not send us on the right road, but off the roads”-Henri Matisse Fauvist painter

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Known for his strange and mystical works Parents were both artists Began studies with Neoclassicism Attended L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts Learned to love exotic romanticism,

dramatic lighting and bright colors Inspired a lot of symbolist painters, poets

and writers Became professor at L’Ecole des Beaux-

Arts

GUSTAVE MOREAU

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HENRI MATISSE

“Fauve art isn’t everything, but it is the foundation of everything”-Henri Matisse

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Pointillism led Matisse to develop color structure

Studied at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts Goal was to create his own language through

works Studied under Gustave Moreau Basically the founder of Fauvism Only artist who really stuck with it his whole life Inspired many young painters Liked to paint with the female figure

HENRI MATISSE

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MAURICE DE VLAMINCK

“In art, theories are as useful as a doctor’s prescription; one be sick to believe [the other].”-Maurice de Vlaminck

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Born in Paris from two musical parents Didn’t get to have “the best” education

› Still very curious and emotionally fearless Seen in his works that he was not afraid

of how the public would react› Rebellion, roughness, and disorder

Met Derain on a train; shared a studio in the city Chatou

After fauvism, turned toward more conserved paintings

MAURICE DE VLAMINCK

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ANDRE DERAIN DERAIN

“I used color as means of expressing my emotion and not a transcription of nature”- Andre Derain

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Studied with de Vlaminck in Paris Met Matisse in 1899 and began to work

together Can see a lot of Impressionist subjects in his

work› Landscapes› Cities

Was drafted into the war from 1901-1904 and art studies intrupted

When he returned, jumped right into Fauvism with his old friends

ANDRE DERAIN

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GEORGES ROUAULT

“My only objective is to paint a Christ so moving that those who see him will be converted.”-Georges Rouault

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Cubism, expressionism, and fauvism all part of his work; but never wanted to be tied to a specific movement

Very religious, aimed to show life in “best light”

Paintings sought to reveal society’s imperfections

Paintings showed this by using violent colors and sharp strokes

Also studied at L’Ecole de Beaux Arts under Moreau

GEORGES ROUAULT

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COMPARISONS

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COMPARISONS

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COMPARISONS

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COMPARISONS

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Influences for Fauvism› Represented the break of ordinary things

in nature to artist’s interpertation› Post-Impressionism: the bright and vibrant

colors & crazy brushstrokes› The pure, bright colors with which Vincent

Van Gogh will forever remain associated› Futurism: broke away from Romanticism › Futurism and Fauvism worked together› Naturism: cultural and political movement

promoting public nudity

INFLUENCES

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Influences from Fauvism › Modernism: reject normal connections and

committed to new ideas› Experimentation, discovery, searching were used

to define art› Abstractionism › Began to ignore “social realities” › Bold colorization was a formative influence on

countless artists, including Max Beckmann, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele, and George Baselitz

› Context of being first modernism movement highly influenced Katherine Mansfield Writer for a journal that used “raw” qualities of Fauvist

movement

INFLUENCES

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INFLUENCED ART

Max Beckmann

Oskar Kokoschka

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INFLUENCED ART

Egon Schiele

George Baseelitz

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Exhibition at Salon d’Automne 1905 shocked many people › Where critic Louis Vauxcelles gave them their name

All of the works put in a room with a renaissance statue put in the middle of them all

Some saw as political statement since colors challenged normal aesthetics of traditional art

Judges of Salon asked Fauves to stop painting “out of respect”

Positive critics said paintings were “flat”; considered a window to the world

PUBLIC REACTION

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