MarchTheme (Movements in Art): The Fauves (1/7) by gallimel
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Why doyou paint?
"I do it for translating into colours and into drawing my own emotions, my sensations and the reactions of my sensitivity, something that nor the most perfect of cameras, nor movie technique, could afford to reach."
What are painters useful for today?
"They can enlarge colours and traces of drawing through the richness of their imagination, intensified by their own emotion and through their own pondering and reflection about beauty of nature, the same way musicians and poets do.But we need only those painters who have the gift of translating their inmost feelings into drawing and colouring."
How do you express yourself in the creative moment?
"A focused study allows my mind to absorbe the object of my vision, and it lets me identify with it in the exact moment that I paint it on the canvas. I make this in the most elementary way: colours do not have to mix nor merge, for not trashing their pure light. I express myself only by the colours relationships and links."
Henry Matisse, radio interview, 1942
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Chalks and pencils on black paper, this is the first of a series of unusual works for me, linked to the awesome March theme which explores the "isms" of art of 1900. This one, inspired by the Fauves, is dedicated to my friend Luc,Cibele here, who adores them.
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When in 1905 the Salon d'Automne opened its gates, just when impressionism was just starting to make itself accepted for real, the Fauves (The wildbeasts, for the force of their expressivity) like a hurricane settled up a new revolution, although they weren't meant to be any organized group.
The Fauves' positions were the consequences out from the controversy created by Anti-Impressionism wills: they wanted to oppose to the theory of painting like representation of the impressions blossomed out from reality into the artist, the one of painting as exclusive ego of artist's representation: the artist SEES the reality in a peculiar way, different from what others see, since the artist feels the reality and then he pictures it, subjectively, by pouring into it the personal feeling, without obey to rules valid to everyone else.
The Fauves think that the fundamental of pure expression, namely not "polluted" by the object represented, must be the COLOUR.
The impressionism was celebrating the colours, but only after the proper impressionists, with Gaugin, Van Gogh, Seurat the colour becomes the proper way to a language, and not a mere filtering of lights,when it is considered a proper medium epressive AND symbolic.
There are some points of connection between Fauvism and Expressionism but while Expressionism, for the different ground he was fertile in, was filled with disturbance and anguish, the Fauves always pursuit a perfectly refined balance made of elegance and style, regardeless of any will of state controversial accusations to the society.
Comments (40)
syndroid
great addition to the march theme Meli :) I really like the colors you used here.
vangogh
I don't believe it! I'm on line when you post one of your works! And I am the first to comment, at least I think I am? Anyway, the colors in this are very rich and vibrant and satisfying to look at. I love it. It's a feast to look at.
groush2
Bravo....excellent art !!!
g_i_tammy
o0o!! great work.. love the colors, and truley educational!! thanks so much for sharing this!! :O)
clemens-k
wonderful work and great technique!
gallimel
Thank you everyone :) I wanted to wait for posting, to not draw away attention from my portrait of lovely mooncat , but having to post 7 pieces for the theme, I had to use days in more quick ways... I also decide to write a sort of introduction to every piece because, as these subjects are heavily different from my usual style (have I got any, btw? :P LOL) I wanted to give others elements to judge why I made things this new ways (for me ). And I hope it will be inspirational for more to join the theme!!!!! Have a trial, everyone :) you'll love it :)
Henrik_K
fantastic, breathtaking
Odious
Some really nice color work going on here... good job :)
Tanialmeida
lovely xzpresive piece of art!
MAJ
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL... AND AGAIN... WONDERFUL.
Synapse
Just finished the chat and now I can comment ... Yeah I'd say you do have a "usual" style of sorts - your pencil portraits, full of beautiful women, of which Erika is the latest :-) ... I like the softness of this. And I relate totally with a lot of the text written there. Thank you for including it hugs :-)
mooncat
Beautiful, beautiful, excellent color and texture.
crrunchyfrog
Supurb Meli! The colours sing. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable addition to the 2D theme :D I agree with Jim about your 'usual' style ;)
gunsan
Thank you for your introduction to this, and your wonderful piece of art. Yes, the colors really sing here, and the varying textures are so well composed in the image. Beautiful!
jddog
Vivo, vivace, andante ma leggero, fresco e caldo... l'equilibrio. Complimenti!
YL
Beautiful colored works. I also appreciate your citations, and your summary of art history
tallpindo
All of the colors come out like in the fire of a kiln. No warms or colds here only the central grayness of the exterior.
Akinom
A beautiful piece of art, so colorful, so rich, so strong!
linkinpark
Beautiful richful colour work,I love it...beautiful!!
abmlober
Colours, textures, lights, and composition are exactly my taste :-) I love it!
Infra5
I just wanted to say thank you for the coment on my photo it was very nice of you to haVE DONE SO :)I like the colors in this they have a warm feel to them grate job!!!
Barbarellany
Wow! The color is so powerful here. I love this one.
Sunster
Brilliant work! Your love of art shines right through.
SirJohn
Meli, I really love this image. The colors are so soft, yet vital and everything just seems to fit together perfectly. Brilliant work from an amazingly talented woman!
gab-mag
Really amazing work, Meli: I like the lovely smooth colours, but especially what you did with the lights!
RodolfoCiminelli
un eccellente lavoro, mi piace la combinazione di forme e colori che ha, l'illuminazione svolge un ruolo importante in questo lavoro, i riflessi e lucentezze producono interessanti effetti.
driverror
Im with Odious on this one,love the colour, Oo and I read your bio. I like !
cynlee
the color & form here is vibrant & rich, just now going through your gallery & am so sorry i have not done so sooner- you are very talented & your drawings are excellent- you've gained another fan in me looking up at the long list of names above i see i'm in good company :)
spiderwebb
This is so absolutely beautiful it takes my breath away!
coolj001
How did I miss this...it is most beautiful, like the colors-soothing.