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Tag: Fauvism

  • Red Room

    The Dinner Table (Harmony in Red) by Henri Matisse.

    Matisse is part of the art movement known as the Fauvists. Color is the central focus of the short-lived movement but they also concentrated on movement and primitive form. Matisse continued to use strong color throughout his career while exploring different mediums.

  • Father of Modern Art

    Mount Sainte-Victoire, 1904-1906 by Paul Cézanne, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

    Cézanne is considered to be the father of modern painting. His use of loose brush strokes and flattened planes led to Impressionism and Cubism. His bright palette influenced the Fauvist painters, as well.

  • The Armory Show – Then and Now

     Gallery A in the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art (nicknamed “Armory” Show)
    The International Exhibition of Modern Art (The Armory Show) of 1913 was a pivotal time in the world of art. It marked the first time that art considered to be the “modern” style was brought together and exhibited in one space. It took over a year of planning and received much public scorn from people unaccustomed and uninterested the burgeoning styles displayed like Cubism, Fauvism and Futurism.

     Currently, there is an exhibition of the same name taking place in New York at the Piers which highlights art of the 20th and 21st centuries and is primarily a venue to buy and sell. However, if you have the opportunity, it is also a chance to see works by famous and unknown artists in the same locations.

    2014 Armory Show in New York through March 9, 2014