TWENTIETH CENTURY ART
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TWENTIETH CENTURY ART
Breaking the rulesNot 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
“Luxe, Calme et Voluntpe” 1904
Madame Matisse “The Green Stripe” 1905
“Open Window” 1905
“Woman with a Hat” 1905
“Harmony in Red” Henri Matisse 1908
“Dance” 1911 ( second version)
Matisse also started to go blind, so began building collages, simplifying organic shapes from nature
“Jazz”