Fauvism

Question 1-Henri Rousseau: Idea/Event:You should consider his life, time and place he lived, world events, culture and lifestyle. Effect/Influence/Impact:What was the effect/influence/impact? Example to use to support your idea What evidence do we see of this in his Artworks - name and the visual characteristic Job – Toll collector Boring, mundane, repetitive, dull-escape into a better place Dreamlike,Fantasy,Exciting/ exotic, like a need to escape shown in his artworks Where he lived-unable…

According to both videos watched, Ira Glass and Jake Parker have similar ideas. Ira Glass’ “On Being Creative” and Parker’s “Finished Not Perfect” both describe a starting point for, really, any artist. This can translate to personal work’s projects, the desired skill levels involved in each discipline, and the taste of each artist. This also involves a certain amount of knowledge on art history and pop culture, which helps artwork demonstrate content within the work, introducing a level of…

Paul Cézanne’s painting, The Large Bathers, has influenced many artists, particularly those that include nude figures in their work. This essay will describe how two of those artists in particular, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been inspired by and broken free of this particular Cézanne painting; their works to be discussed are Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, respectively. Flam (2012) described The Large Bathers as having no emotion, nor having a polished…

the Industrial Revolution. This meant that with the changes occurring in society, we were required to adapt and be open minded about the new ‘style’ that was being developed. Modernism has been seen to coexist during other movements such as Cubism, Fauvism, Constructivism, De Stijl and Dada where many artists and designers wanted to reject the old methods of art. However; whilst coexisting with these movements, it wasn’t until the 1960s that the modern version of art was widely accepted by the…

Dada is an artistic and literary movement of the European avant-garde, an artistic anarchy born out of disgust for the social, cultural, and political values of the time. Dada was not as much of a style of art like Fauvism or Cubism; it was a rebellious movement attached to an anti-establishment manifesto. It was established around World War I. Its purpose was to ridicule the supposed meaninglessness of the modern world. It peaked in 1916 to 1922, with early centers in Zürich, Switzerland at the…

This project discusses the African Mask. The earliest use of the African mask was for rituals and ceremonies and the oldest found mask is from 7000 BC. However, Masks were found older but because of the materials that were used from making the mask included leather and wood, they did not survive to be found. (2) The masks were important during the Paleolithic times. (3) The African masks are an important part of African ceremonies, rituals, initiations, celebration and secret communities. (1)…

horizon. Georges Braque, a prominent twentieth century painter who contributed as much to cubism as Picasso did, believed that perspective was a cursed thing. Though he originated by dabbling in impressionism, a more realistic form of art, he explored fauvism, the comparison of strong colors or realism, and later cubism. Braque played with the idea of perspective. What does it mean to see behind that which…

We can say that we live in cultures of technology or technological world. Nations have devised means for the display and encourage their manufacturers and art. In the culture of technology, it has become the ultimate tool within itself. A tool used whereas to achieve political, economic, and social goals. Culture has reduced to an existence only justified to serve external demands today. Art being an expression of societal culture. Value within culture has an interchangeable relationship. The…

painting working on mare traditional still-lifes and landscapes he later transitioned into more contemporary styles of art. Never openly affiliated with a specific school of art, he produced pieces that aligned with a few different genres including Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism. All of these separate schools can be grouped together into part of the fantastic movement, which is comprised of two main schools, surrealism and Dadaism which works in non-realistic,…

Marc Chagall was born in a small community in the suburbs of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His dad was a fish seller and his mom sold miscellaneous stuff. When Chagall was a child he attended a Jewish elementary school, he studied Hebrew and the bible there, later on he ended up attending a Russian public school. “He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would…