1. Fauvism DJ BOWEN

2. What is it?  Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a loose group of early twentieth- century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism.

3. Some examples of fauvism art

4.  One of Fauvism's major contributions to modern art was its radical goal of separating color from its descriptive, representational purpose and allowing it to exist on the canvas as an independent element.

5. Major artist  Henri Matisse born December 31 st 1869 and died November 3 rd. known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship

6. Time period  (French, 1869–1954)

7. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fauv/hd_fauv.htm