Grid Drawing in the Negative(Unnatural Colors)

Fauvism

Fauvism

• Les Fauves (French for “the Wild Beasts”)• Fauvism was the first of the avant-garde movements

that flourished in France in the early 20th century– Avant-garde: New/unusual/experimental ideas

• Developed after Impressionism and Post-Impressionism• Very inspired by van Gogh and Seurat:

– Sometimes included components of Post-Impressionism, a melting pot of the techniques of Vincent van Gogh (squeezing paint right onto the canvas from the tube) and Georges Seurat (Pointillism)

Vincent van Gogh, 1872, Age 19

Vincent van Gogh; The Starry Night; 1889; Post-Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte, 1884-1886 (have you ever seen Ferris

Bueller’s Day Off?)

Fauvism

• Only lasted a few years (1904-1908)– This movement was more of a transitional

learning stage for artists– Eventually led to a regression back to the origins

of Cubism of Paul Cézanne, which led to THE Cubist movement (Picasso, etc.)• Revived interest in Paul Cézanne’s order/structured

vision of nature led artists to reject the turbulent emotionalism of Fauvism in favor of the logic of Cubism

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne; Maison Maria on the way to the ChEteau Noir; c. 1895; Post-Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso, Weeping Woman with Handkerchief; 1937; Analytic Cubism; Oil on Canvas

Fauvism

• Wild brush strokes– Could see them, they weren’t hidden

• Wild colors/Bold colors/Unnatural colors – Often applied directly out of the tube/not mixed

with other colors = pure color• Simplification/abstraction of subject– Subjective response to nature

Fauvism

• Leaders of the movement:– Henri Matisse (considered the more “controlled” Fauve)– André Derain

• Other Fauvists:– Kees van Dongen– Maurice de Vlaminck (considered a true Fauve in

personality and painting)– Charles Camoin– Jean Metzinger– Georges Braque (also became the cofounder of Cubism

with Picasso)

Henri Matisse

Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line); Henri Matisse; 1905; Fauvism; Oil and Tempera on Canvas

The Red Room; Henri Matisse; 1908; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Woman with a Hat, Henri Matisse, 1905, Fauvism, Oil on Canvas

Luxembourg Gardens; Henri Matisse; 1902-1903; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Open Window, Collioure; Henri Matisse; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

André Derain

Bridge over the Riou; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Charing Cross Bridge, London; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Henri Matisse; André Derain; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Landscape Near Chatou; André Derain; 1904-1905; Fauvism; Oil on Board

Mountains at Collioure; André Derain; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

The Turning Road, L'Estaque; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Kees van Dongen

Gisele; Kees van Dongen; 1908; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

In the Plaza/Woman at the Balustrade; Kees van Dongen; 1911; Fauvism; Oil

La Parisienne de Montmartre; Kees van Dongen; 1911; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Le Coquelicot, "The Corn Poppy"; Kees van Dongen; c. 1919; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Portrait of a Woman; Kees van Dongen; 1909; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Portrait of a Woman; Kees van Dongen; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Maurice de Vlaminck

Restaurant de la Machine a Bougival; Maurice de Vlaminck; c. 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

The River Seine at Chatou; Maurice de Vlaminck; 1906; Fauvism; Oil Canvas

Charles Camoin

Quai du port de Cassis; Charles Camoin; 1903; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas

Jean Metzinger

Jean Metzinger, c.1906, Femme au Chapeau (Woman with a Hat), Oil on Canvas

Jean Metzinger, 1913, La Femme à l'Eventail (Woman with a Fan), Oil on Canvas

Country Village; Jean Metzinger; 1916; Analytic Cubism; Watercolor

Georges Braque

Georges Braque, La Calanque, temps gris, 1907, Oil on Canvas

Houses at L'Estaque; Georges Braque; 1908; Analytic Cubism; Oil on Canvas

Assignment• Select a person to portray in your grid drawing• Instead of doing a positive portrayal, you will do a negative image,

meaning that:– In the dark areas, you will use light colors– In the light areas, you will use dark colors

• Medium: Colored Pencil• Layer colors using cross hatching

– Use colors, not just black and white!– This assignment will help you to understand the difference between light

colors and dark colors, and that ANY COLOR CAN BE EITHER DARK OR LIGHT!!!• Consider choosing a person who is known for having both positive and

negative attention from the public as a metaphor for drawing them in the negative

Example of what “negative” looks like

Example of what “negative” looks like

Example of what “negative” looks like

Example of what “negative” looks like

OTMS Student Example:Negative vs. Positive

OTMS Student Example:Negative vs. Positive

OTMS Student Example:Negative vs. Positive

OTMS Student Example:Negative vs. Positive

OTMS Student Example:Negative vs. Positive

My Example

My Example + Color Inversion