FAUVISM BY: KARLI LIVINGSTON AND LIZA NEMIROVSKI

HENRI MATISSE His use of color was particularly present in his works He lived from He was the centrifugal force of his group Woman with the Hat Oil on canvas Depicted his wife, Amélie “With pure colors we obtained stronger, more striking, simultaneous reactions”

FRANZ MARC Marc grew pessimistic about the state of humanity The Large Blue Horses 3 main colors were used- Blue- represented male, severe and spiritual Red- matter, brutal and heavy Yellow- feminine, gentle happy and sensual Fate of the Animals “Like a premonition of this war- horrible and shattering”

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM The use of distorted forms, ragged outlines, and agitated brushworks resulted in savagely powerful, emotional canvases in the years leading to World War I. 2 groups of expressionists- Die Brüke Der Blaue Rieter

DIE BRÜKE Led by Ernest Ludwig Kirchner Means “The Bridge” because these artists were crossing the bridge between old age and new.

DER BLAUE RIETER Means “The Blue Rider” Its founding members were Kandinsky and Franz Marc They both had a mutual interest in the color blue and horses