F I N E A R T S

What is Fauvism?

Objectives: Students will be able to:

• Identify and describe the painting style of the Fauve artists.

• Understand why the works of Matisse and Derain outraged critics and labeled them as “wild beasts”.

• Discuss the non-traditional use of color in Fauve paintings.

• Explore color mixing, and identify emotion expressed through color.

• Create a spontaneous landscape painting representing an explosion of color.

• Paint like the Fauves!

Sketching The Composition:Gather ideas for a landscape painting. Make thumbnail sketches and choose your favorite composition. A simple outline sketch the of painting plan will be drawn with a paint brush on mat board.

Painting: Guided Practice:

The Fauve landscape painting is our first painting experience of the year. Spending time to explore color mixing is important to painting success. We will start out by exploring several painting techniques.

After a short introduction, we are ready to continue on your own. But remember I am here to help, so let me know and then I can guide you, one on one.

Materials: Acrylic Paint (or Tempera) ,Palettes, Brushes, Water containers, Landscapes sketches, & mat board.

“You are going to paint like the Fauves. Have fun with color. Painting the green grass and the sky blue would be too ordinary. Be original in your color choice! Be as wild as the “Wild Beasts”. Today is your day to have fun and be free with your choice of colors! EXPLORE!”

Have class critique. Compare and contrast finished work to that of the Fauves.

Art Assessment:

Fauvism was an art style that lasted only four years, beginning in 1905. Fauvism was a movement in French painting that revolutionized the concept of color in modern art. The word Fauvism is french for "wild beasts". It got this name because the paintings had bright and unusual colors. The subjects in the paintings were shown in a simple way, and the colors and patterns were bright and wild. The leader of this movement was Henri Matisse. At the end of the nineteenth century, Neo Impressionist painters were already using pure colors, but they applied those colors to their canvases in small strokes. The fauves rejected the impressionist palette of soft, shimmering tones in favor of radical new style, full of violent color and bold distortions. These painters never formed a movement in the strict sense of the word, but for years they would nurse a shared ambition, before each went his separate and more personal way.

Main Representatives• Henri Matisse• Paul Gauguin• Andre Derain• Raoul Dufy• Maurice de Vlaminck• Kees van Dongen• Albert Marquet• Charles Camoin• Georges Braque• Othon Friesz• Henry-Charles Manguin• Jean Puy

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