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Fauvist Self-Portraits During this unit we will… Discuss Color Psychology Learn about the art movement: Fauvism Learn to draw a proportional face Paint in a Fauvist style
Fauvism IMPORTANT DETAILS: Short art period, 1904-1908 Artists used brilliant, intense color Arbitrary color (non- naturalistic) Expressive brushwork Flat composition
Henri Matisse 1869-1954 “Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate nature. It was given to us so we can express our emotions.” –Henri Matisse
Madame Matisse (Green Stripe) 1905 Henri Matisse What emotions to do you think Henri Matisse was trying to convey in this painting?
Portrait of a Woman 1906 Henri Matisse What emotions to do you think Henri Matisse was trying to convey in this painting?
Andre Derain 1880 – 1954 “The visible world is a great deal less interesting than the world reimagined through color.” -Andre Derain
Mountains at Collioure 1905 Andre Derain What emotions do you think the Andre Derain was trying to convey in this painting?
Le Phare De Collioure 1905 Andre Derain What emotions do you think the Andre Derain was trying to convey in this painting?
TODAY: Select a 4th color Check that you have 2- 3 sentences per color Get your color sheets out