art history

Fauvism (1905) Debut in Paris  Inspired by Post-Impressionism  Stressed broad flat areas of violently contrasting color  Died out in 1908  Color harmonies suppressed so expressive effects could be maximized Expressionism (1905-1930) Inspired by Fauvism  Germany, Dresden  Formed by Art Group known as The Bridge (considered themselves a bridge from traditional to modern painting)  Began to forsake representational art; abstraction  Highly intellectual; saw abstraction as a way of conceiving the natural world  Cubism (1911) Created by Pablo Picasso Influenced by simple geometries of African masks  Breaks down human form into angles and shapes Looking at the human figure multiple sides at once  Shaded to simulate depth  Jagged edges, sharp faces to a curvilinear and flowing style 

The Portuguese. Georges Braque. 1911 C.E. Oil on canvas. In this canvas, everything was fractured. Pieces of broken form, almost broken glass.  By breaking these objects into smaller elements, Braque and Picasso were able to overcome the unified singularity of an object and instead transform it into an object of vision.  "If I want to be able to show you both the back and front and inside and outside simultaneously, I can fragment the object." Strategy of the Cubists. Worked with Picasso; rejected naturalistic and conventional painting; fractured forms; nearly monochrome; exploration of shapes; guitar player at cafe

The Kiss . Constantin Brancusi. 1907–1908 C.E. Limestone. Redefined sculpture in the modern age Paris center of the art world in the 19th century; brings primitiveness to Paris Tradition of stone/woodcarving in Romania Childish, simple Locklike; hands clasp each other; single incised line that separates the two Truthful, straight to the point; returns to the traditional.  Can tell it’s woman; breasts, thinner, long hair. Hair drawn line by line.  Symbolic; intertwined and enveloped figures; interlocked forms; cyclops-like; many different versions

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon . Pablo Picasso. 1907 C.E. Oil on canvas. A street associated with prostitution; a brothel Cubism is a radical break from the traditions of the Renaissance; chiaroscuro, linear perspective, manipulation of light are irrelevant Picasso was in love with illusionism, here he destroys it Ideas about sexuality, confrontational painting Women look at us directly, engage the viewer No stylistic coherence; many styles Figures are really close to us; no space behind or between some shadow, some highlighting; deconstruction of three dimensional form.  Can art be raw, ugly?  African masks represent danger France’s colonialism; France had large possessions from Africa; a rtists knew very little of the cultures these works came from Expresses flatness; visual language to represent modern culture.  First cubist work; no alluring poses; dichotomy in painting; others lightly painted, others roughly; multiple views expressed at the same time;...