Fauvism:
Fauvism, dating back to 1899 – 1908, was mainly inspired by
Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat and Paul Cezanne. Later Henri
Matisse, Albert Marquet and Georges Rouault (all had been under the supervision
of the Symbolist artist Gustave Moreau )(altogether called Fauves – Wild
Beasts) appreciate what artists before them had created.
Henri Matisse was my favourite artist from
Fauvism and ‘The Red Room’ is my favourite painting of his. The bright colours
in that painting tell a story.
Figure 1: The Red Room
"The basis of my thinking has not changed, but the very
thinking has evolved and my means of expression have followed on."
(Matisse Henri, 1908)
The red fabric with blue pattern is like a table cloth that
continues going up the wall. Through the window you can see a garden and on the
table there are some fruit laying around. There are two chairs around the table
and a woman arranging fruits onto a stand.
Still life and nudes were his favourite subjects to paint, but
when he later was diagnosed with cancer, he could not paint more but still
wanted to do something artistic. He made a series of collage works using
cut-out shapes in bright, bold intense colours.
His collages are breath-taking especially this one:
Figure 2: The Parakeet and the Mermaid, 1952
This collage was made after Matisse went to Tahiti and went
under water for the first time. He was so fascionated at what he saw that he
turned it into a collage. He also lived in houses with gardens and birds and
that also helped him to make this collage. The mermaid/sirene represents the
aquatic world and the seaweed, plants and pomegranates represent both under and
above water worlds.
Figure 3: Matisse and his helper are cutting out the pieces for the collage - The Parakeet and the Mermaid
Matisse's work inspired a lot of artists and designers such as K Madison Moore and Tamara and Natasha Surguladze.
Figure 11: Fall/Winter,1980 (Haute Couture collection) Yves Saint Laurent. Inspired
by The Sheaf, Matisse
I personally really like Matisse's work because it is very unique and colourful.
I personally really like Matisse's work because it is very unique and colourful.
Symbolism dates back to 1885 in transition from Romanticism and
ended in 1910. It is the practice of art of using an object or an abstract
idea. Symbolism suggested ideas through symbols, forms, lines, shapes, and
colours. It is also the beginning of modernism. (theartstory.org, 2017)
One of the Symbolists was Gustav Klimt. Klimt’s father was a
gold engraver and thought his son how to work with gold. He was inspired by
Byzantine Mosaic from the medieval period which used stones, gold and silver to
make their patterns. He used gold in a lot of his work while using also bright
colours. His primary subject was the female body. (Educational videos, 2015)
My
favourite work of Gustav Klimt is The Kiss:
The kiss By Gustav
Klimt
The
Kiss was made in 1907-08 during his Golden Period where he used gold in mostly
every art work he did. Klimt focused on the man’s and woman’s face and the rest
is covered in gold and silver leaves and patterns. A couple is connected on a
floor of flowers resembling a meadow. The man’s cape and woman’s dress look like they are mosaic; the man has black
and white rectangles and the lady has coloured circles and flowers.
The artwork shows how deeply in love the couple is feeling.
It represents how bright, beautiful, and golden everything is when you first
kiss someone. The woman is rooted in the ground, symbolizing her connection to
“Mother Nature,” which means it’s only normal that she connects as the image of
flowers. Only the faces and hands of this couple are visible and the rest is a
swirl of gold; to express visually the emotional and physical explosion of
love. (blogspot.com.mt, 2011)
Work inspired by The Kiss or Klimt:
Artwork by Dieter Becker
Artist Dieter Becker made an artwork inspired by The Kiss of
Gustav Klimt. In the video you can see how the artist created this artwork step
by step. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpj2QoyWK6A
Artwork by Daniel
Irizarri Oquendo
Daniel Irizarri Oquendo is a modern artist who made this
artwork named The Super Kiss. This is inspired by The Kiss of Klimt.
Artwork by Bahman
Bahman is an artist that works a lot with
the colour gold just like Klimt. He used gold leaves in this painting as well
as different patterns and bright colours. This artwork is named the sleeper.
Artwork by Evgenia Silvina
The artist Evgenia Silvina from UAE made this wonderful
painting inspired by the different patterns and colours in The Kiss.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQ7n0ezr_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSZEX3ksUe0
I personally really like Klimt's painting because I had never seen a painting with gold leaves integrated into paintings.
References:
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-symbolism.htm
http://painting-analysis.blogspot.com.mt/2011/01/klimt-kiss-painting-analysis.html
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