Modern art was revolutionary, in all senses of the word. It birthed artists such as Matisse, Picasso and Moore. Matisse, Picasso’s rival, made Fauvism popular and was inspired to do things differently to others. Picasso in turn, brought Cubism into the art industry, and became arguably one of the most famous and well known artists in the world. Moore was not as famous as the other two artists, but he also was unique, in the way that he used sculpture as his main medium. These three revolutionary artists, changed the art world.
Matisse was one of these revolutionary artists. Born in 1869, Matisse always held a special place for art in his heart, no doubt because of his mother’s passion for painting porcelain vases. But instead of a job in the …show more content…
It had Impressionistic qualities -something that was quite frowned upon, as it was not following tradition- such as the curved lines, the obvious brush strokes, the overpowering colours and the play of natural lighting. Matisse had spent an entire winter working on his oeuvre, and then offered it to the Salon. However, they were not happy with it. So they hung it in a poor location, disgusted by what they considered its radical, Impressionist aspects. It was simply too out-of-the-box. However, Matisse still persisted on his journey, insisting, “Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.” Even though Matisse loved Impressionism and all its modernity, he soon moved on to …show more content…
Although Picasso did not classify himself as a Surrealist artist, he did at the time develop new imagery and formal syntax for expressing himself emotionally, “…releasing the violence, the psychic fears and the eroticism that had been largely contained or sublimated since 1909…”, writes art historian Melissa McQuillan. Arguably Picasso's most famous Surrealist work is his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War – Guernica (1937), which attempts to show the brutality, inhumanity and suffering of war. When asked to explain its symbolism, Picasso said, "It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand
Matisse was one of these revolutionary artists. Born in 1869, Matisse always held a special place for art in his heart, no doubt because of his mother’s passion for painting porcelain vases. But instead of a job in the …show more content…
It had Impressionistic qualities -something that was quite frowned upon, as it was not following tradition- such as the curved lines, the obvious brush strokes, the overpowering colours and the play of natural lighting. Matisse had spent an entire winter working on his oeuvre, and then offered it to the Salon. However, they were not happy with it. So they hung it in a poor location, disgusted by what they considered its radical, Impressionist aspects. It was simply too out-of-the-box. However, Matisse still persisted on his journey, insisting, “Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.” Even though Matisse loved Impressionism and all its modernity, he soon moved on to …show more content…
Although Picasso did not classify himself as a Surrealist artist, he did at the time develop new imagery and formal syntax for expressing himself emotionally, “…releasing the violence, the psychic fears and the eroticism that had been largely contained or sublimated since 1909…”, writes art historian Melissa McQuillan. Arguably Picasso's most famous Surrealist work is his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War – Guernica (1937), which attempts to show the brutality, inhumanity and suffering of war. When asked to explain its symbolism, Picasso said, "It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand