EXPRESSIONISM CUBISM FUTURISM
Fauvism “Wild Beasts” ( ) Form of expressionism in Paris that comprised numerous loosely related styles. Wanted to explore new elements of art not embraced by the Impressionists or Post-Impressionists. Artists shared a sense of liberation and experiment & were interested in the sensation aroused by the objects rather than the object itself. Their technique disturbs and dislocates the form of the object, so that it becomes a vehicle for sensory impression. Most significant members included Henri Matisse, Maurice Vlaminck, Andre Derain, & Georges Rouault
Henri Matisse: Luxe, Calme, et Volupte
Henri Matisse: The Joy of Life,
Maurice de Vlaminck. Landscape near Chatou. 1906
Andre Derain: The Turning Road, L`Estaque, 1906
Die Brucke “The Bridge” ( ) Form of expressionism Counterpart to Fauvism-was beginning of modern art in Germany The name symbolized their bridge of common interests and their link to the future, from a passage in Nietzche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. Most of the artists were untrained in art, but the harsh colors and distorted shapes in their work successfully expressed their strong feelings and vivid imaginations. The principal members were Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Emil Nolde, & Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff: Three Nudes 1913
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Berlin Street Scene 1913
Emil Nolde: The Last Supper, 1909
Der Blau Reiter ("The Blue Rider") These artists were considered to be the pioneers of abstract art Their art was characterized by exuberant color and profoundly felt emotionalism. The painters, writers, poets, and composers who joined The Blue Rider dedicated themselves to the search for a common spiritual basis in a new international culture. Famous artists--Vasily Kadinsky & Franz Marc
Vasily Kadinsky Improvisation No. 30 (Warlike Theme) 1913
Franz Marc: The Large Blue Horses, 1911
Franz Marc: Animal Destinies, 1913
CUBISM ( ) Created by painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between 1907 and Emphasized the flat, two-dimensional surface of the picture plane, rejecting the traditional techniques of perspective, foreshortening, modeling, and chiaroscuro and refuting time-honoured theories of art as the imitation of nature...
Pablo Picasso Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907
Pablo Picasso Ma Jolie
Pablo Picasso Women With Pears 1909
Georges Braque House At L`Estaque 1908
Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending A Staircase 1912
FUTURISM ( ) Movement centered in Italy. Emphasized the dynamism, speed, energy, and power of the machine and the vitality, change, and restlessness of modern life in general. Famous Artists: Umberto Boccioni, Giocomo Balla, & Gino Severini
Umberto Boccioni: States of Mind: The Farewells, 1911
Umberto Boccioni: The City Rises,
Gicomo Balla: Speed of Motorcycle 1913
Gino Severini Armoured Train In Action 1915
Gino Severini: The Boulevard, 1910
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