Even those of us who are not particularly familiar with art history can fauvism — and you probably never thought what that has to do with Fauvemeaning wild beast in French. In fact, the two are related, at least in the sense of how certain critics evaluated certain artists in the early 20th century. The most notable of these artists was Henri MatisseIn the words of Evan “Nerdwriter” Pushak, he had been exploring the possibilities of a decision to “lean into the dramatic power of color” since the end of the 19th century. new video on.
Matisse’s unconventional use of color, while emotionally powerful, was not strictly realistic, and eventually led to him being labeled a beast. Even before that, in his famous 1904 Luxe, Calm, VolupteIn this work, which has its origins in a sojourn in Saint-Tropez, “one can feel Matisse carving his own path. His colors rebel against the subject matter. The painting is anarchic and dreamlike. Pulsating with wild energy. He continued this work during a trip to the southern fishing village of Collioure. The colors still speak of the bold, creative recklessness of that summer. ”
Essentially, what struck the art of Matisse and other Fauvists was the substitution of subjectivity for objectivity, most noticeably in its color, but also more subtle elements as well. As the years passed, and with support from far-sighted collectors rather than the establishment, Matisse “learned how to use color to define form itself” and “express deep, primal emotions and rhythms.” I created a painting titled “Do.” This evolution has reached its climax La Dansewhose “shocking scarlet color” was used to describe a “naked, dancing, leaping, spinning figure, less human than the mythical satyr”, earning him a harsher condemnation than anything he had ever shown before. I collected it.
However, “one cannot expect that something fundamentally new will be accepted immediately. Even if it is accepted, it will not be radical.” Now we can fully understand the importance of Matisse’s work. We can be shocked without being scandalized. ”And we can understand the importance of his contemporaries. You can recognize that you have discovered a universally resonant aesthetic that few could understand. Or at least that’s how it seems to me, more than a century later and with such a wide appeal on the other side of the world that his art now enjoys. Decorate iced coffee bottles in convenience stores.
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Based in Seoul, Colin Mbemust write and broadcastIt’s about cities, languages and cultures. His projects include the Substack newsletter books about cities and a book Stateless City: A Stroll Through Los Angeles in the 21st Century. Follow him on Twitter @Colinbemust or facebook.
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