This document discusses several early 20th century art movements:
- Les Fauves emphasized bright expressive colors and simplifying forms to convey emotion. Matisse was a leader of this short-lived movement.
- Kandinsky was a pioneer of non-representational, abstract art and sought to create visual compositions like music.
- Cubism, developed by Picasso and Braque, deconstructed objects into geometric forms showing multiple views simultaneously and influenced by African art. It broke from traditional 3D space.
2. Les fauves-the wild beasts
Matisse is considered the forerunner of this
movement that only lasted two years
Matisse was trying to express his enthusiasm for life
He simplified his forms to preserve the initial feeling
he got from the object
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4. Expressionism-emphasizes inner feelings over
objective description
Simplifications of the subject’s form
Bright expressive colors
Areas of intense brushwork and areas of flat color
coincide in the same work
7. By 1910 Kandinsky was breaking a key rule in art
He was making art that was completely
nonrepresentational
He thought that art should transcend physical reality
He sought to make a visual language akin to how we
hear music or taste….
The content of the paintings is simply what the viewer
experiences under the effect of the forms and color
combinations
8. Emphasized pictorial composition over personal
expression
Pablo Picasso is generally considered the inventor of
Cubism
Deconstructed and reconstructed forms
Often a forward view and a side view of a person or
object is shown simultaneously
Abstracted forms
9. Considered the main player in the creation of cubism
Began as a traditional painter and began to
experiment with collage and abstracted forms
He was very influenced by African sculpture,
especially African masks
11. Fractured, angular figures
No longer using the tradition representation of 3d
space
Cubists often show multiple views of one object at a
time
Ex: simultaneously showing the front and side view of
a figure
14. Constantin Brancusi was a pioneer in the movement
from 19th century to 20th century art
He was inspired by the Cycladic sculptures and their
abstract style
He wanted his viewer to be conscious of form
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16. Italian Futurists were a group of artists inspired by
cubism
They often wanted to show fast motion and a love for
the machine
Multiplying the image and using lots of repetition
became a strong way to show movement
Curved and diagonal lines also gave a feeling of
movement in their compositions