Fauvism: a brief history
Fauvism was an art movement that began around 1900 and ended around 1910. Influenced by van Gogh, Henri Matisse and Andre Derain began to use bright and unusual colors in their paintings. When introduced, they were called "Fauves" (meaning wild beasts) by a critic and thus the movement began.
This band of Fauvist artists was loosely shaped and created with Matisse at the helm. The Fauves were believers in pure color, or color as it directly comes out of a tube. But the color is not placed where it typically is seen. Color is placed wherever, and it is up to us to try and picture the actual color, a lot like we would analyze a black and white photo.
This made some critics and viewers unhappy. Why? The simple answer is human nature. We are dissatisfied with anything we are unused to. These pictures seemed wrong to society. They looked unfinished and unnatural and attacked the eye with its boldness.
Even so, this movement thrived until around 1910 when some of the Fauves began to drift away from the Fauvist style. For most of them, Fauvism was a little like an experiment with their own various approaches. Matisse, however, continued to paint Fauvism until his death in 1954.
This band of Fauvist artists was loosely shaped and created with Matisse at the helm. The Fauves were believers in pure color, or color as it directly comes out of a tube. But the color is not placed where it typically is seen. Color is placed wherever, and it is up to us to try and picture the actual color, a lot like we would analyze a black and white photo.
This made some critics and viewers unhappy. Why? The simple answer is human nature. We are dissatisfied with anything we are unused to. These pictures seemed wrong to society. They looked unfinished and unnatural and attacked the eye with its boldness.
Even so, this movement thrived until around 1910 when some of the Fauves began to drift away from the Fauvist style. For most of them, Fauvism was a little like an experiment with their own various approaches. Matisse, however, continued to paint Fauvism until his death in 1954.
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